The Active Volcano in the Canary Islands; El Hierro
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- čas přidán 23. 09. 2021
- Within the Canary Islands are 6 active volcanoes. One of these, La Palma, is erupting right now. With this being said, another island produced a volcanic eruption from 2011 to 2012. The island in question is El Hierro, which is the youngest of the seven large Canary Islands. It has erupted several times since the island has settled, and contains a large amount of young lava flows. This video will discuss this volcano, and mention what its future hazards are.
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These videos are like little cookies for the brain, so nice and so satisfying.
Healthy cookies, I would say.
Agree, I also like it there are just facts and no " sensationalizing".
Mmmm...brain cookies!😁❤🍻
100% Agreed! I have learned SO much about volcanoes which I find so incredibly fascinating!
Well im ecstatic everybody is getting "brain cookies" whilst the inhabitants of that island aren't receiving the same. We all should be in prayer for the people there.
For those of you who are curious, the submarine eruption of El Hierro from 2011-2012 was rated on the volcanic explosivity index as a 2. It is quite curious that this island doesn't produce the most frequent eruptions, considering its the overall youngest island. This could be due to a lack of age dating performed on young looking volcanic rocks.
I know people say the hotspot is moving westward, and that may be the case. However, I think it's important to repeat that the plate is moving eastward over the hotspot.
@@uncleelias From what I have always understood is that the hotspot stays in the same place & its the plate that moves ..
@@wayneandrews9298 Correct. The crust above is moving, the hotspot is staying put.
@@wayneandrews9298 That is the hypothesis I grew up with. But there is a new one based on new research which has hotspots also moving.
@@uncleelias I just commented the same. I feel that he should explain that more clearly since he's said the same thing on several videos now. It's not the hotspot gravitating west, but the oceanic plate moving eastwards over the hot spot.
Thanks. Your videos are always clear, informative and interesting! Cheers from Australia.
I am at El Hierro right now and this video is so highly informative. Thank you!
Love these videos! its crazy how your first Video on La palma preceded the eruption. Please do more Follow-ups as things Progress and more information is known
edit: i came back to add.. I think a new vent opened on La palma? Lots of videos of a large explosion and a large river of Lava
Yes, that was at the weekend.
Thanks again for your detailed reporting, buddy
You know your business and give good information about the unfolding event in the islands. I have come to rely on you for information about this event.
Thank you for your facts and knowledge! Get maps are alway appreciated!
Another very good and informative video, I discovered your channel recently and I've been enjoying it since.
As for requests, I'd love to learn more about the geography of my own country, like the Faial and São Jorge Islands in the Azores or the Lisbon Volcanic Complex.
Keep up the good work.
I’d love to cover more volcanoes in the Azores! So far, I’ve only covered one. On the islands there are a lot of calderas, and eruptions are highly explosive.
Link: czcams.com/video/czxUbDwLwBc/video.html
Do you live in the Azores? I could cover the closest volcano to where you live.
@@GeologyHub I live across the river from Lisbon, so I'm guessing the Sintra area would be the closest volcanic region to me.
Any way, I'm happy you took the time to respond to me, any place you cover I'll be glad to learn about, thank you.
Great Videos man! Could you cover the volcanic history and threat of Gran Canaria? She also has some trully fascinating topographic characteristics compared to the other islands. Would love to hear your insight on how she was formed.
Another interesting topic might be to cover the overall activity of that progressive Hotspot and the tectonic planes causing the activity in the region.
It just blows my mind where some people decide to build their homes.
If the volcanoes don't get ya, the earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, floods, droughts, fires, and the government will.
Spare a thought for the three million people who live at the foot of Mount Vesuvius....
This has become my favorite channel! 🤗🤗
At this point we need a volcano compilation video of all the volcanoes erupting
Awesome video! Right now Cumbre Vieja is having a very explosive eruption with shockwaves even emanating from the crater.
And that can be dangerous if more explosive eruptions take place especially if magma comes in contact with water beneath. A part of island can collapse.
@@wildlifeisthewealthofnatur5457 Nah
The shockwaves weren't powerful enough to cause a lot of damage but were very odd for a cinder cone and basaltic eruption
@@KaiserStormTracking thank you professor…….. just wondering…. do you have a degree in vulcanology?
@@mandatethis8024 Im planning on studying for one.
Love your videos! Keep up the good work🤗
Love the graphs and pictures. . .Like watching a cautionary time travel log video.
Can you do some videos on the Cape Verde island as well. Love your content BTW.
On a side note, Tenerife is the tragic site of the worst commercial airline disaster in history.
Thanks very muuuccchh. Nice to see these videeeeooooss.
Thank you for the vid, awesome as always. Could you please do a deep dive on the Rat islands. Many Thanks 😊
Hi, thanks for the information, very instructive. Would you be able to do the same for La Palma island? Many thanks
I'd love to see a video about the discussion of whether the Canaries were created by a hotspot or by other mechanisms. I read there were 5-6 different hypothesis why the islands formed.
Oh really? I wasn't aware of the various hypotheses. Thanks. I found the research paper from 1999, "The Canary Islands origin: a unifying model".
you are right.
There is another mechanism.
NO HOTSPOT HERE
the whole earth was created by God it's that simple Genesis 1-3 - mankind being destructive are probably more intrinsic to the ongoing disasters than anything else
It's a hot spot. The hot spot is fixed and the plate is moving to the east. I think.
Excellent videos!
Same story as the Hawaiian Islands, which are a lot larger than the Canary Islands, however. The island of Hawaii is the most volcanically active (although Maui is not considered to be volcanically extinct yet). The former is composed of 5 volcanoes, of which one is extinct and two are the most active. In addition, there's an underwater volcano offshore (Loihi) which is still so deep that it will not be reaching the surface as a new island for probably another 10,000 years.
Awesome vid :D and love how the island shaped into a shark tooth :D
Have there been any historical eruptions at La Gomera?
Thank you. Awesome. Is there an unusually high number of volcanoes in the northern hemisphere right now? Talking about going back maybe 10,000 years to now
Very interesting!
sorry this is unrelated but I am having a lot of trouble finding information on a caldera called the "lam teuba caldera" and was hoping that I could ask if you knew anything about it. thank you
The various NZ volcanic fields would be a good subject to pursue. Especially Rangitoto Island and the Auckland volcanic field.
I think he’s got the Auckland one covered
Great channel
That's the end of this video, I really hope you enjoyed, and I see you guys ver ver soon. Later!
What's the latest theories about how plate tectonics was initiated and is driven? I have heard a few things about expanding and deflating earth, with a some plausible arguments, regarding sea floor, pattern of deep see rifts in the Atlantic, and the match of coast lines both in the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Taking Geo 101 lab rn, all I got for you is something something convection cycles
Very interesting! And is good to remember that the most recent eruption happened in el Hierro in 2012, not el Teneguia in 1971 like all the media is parroting.
The most recent eruption in La Palma was Teneguia 1971, .....El Hierro is another Island. ....
@@Souliban I'm aware of that, thank you, but I really have seen media saying that el Teneguía was "the last eruption to happen in Las Islas Canarias"
@@eljcd In that case yes, it's wrong
I'd like to know the future developments of the volcanic eruptions in the area, which could be next or could the canary Islands form one big Island
Very cool! 🙏🌋🌋🌋
people live in such a crazy places..
The entire island looks like half of a massive caldera. How can you not mention this. Seems like half the island has slipped into the ocean.
Could you talk about the various different hotspots in the world? I hear about Hawaii and Yellowstone a lot but not the others
Volcano: *erupts*
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amazing!
I hear "El Hierro". My brain inserts "Taco Bell". Get it together brain! You're making me look silly!
I miss those Meximelts😢
It would be great to see a video on Mount Asama in Japan, as well as some more Japanese volcanoes
Hope it doesn't go off any time soon
THAR ( SHE ) BLOWS MATEY!😜
The Hot Spot is moving West, or is the East Atlantic Plate is moving East or both?
Atlantic plate moving East.
The poles are shifting and the crust can't keep up with the core.
What about the megatsunami
So, if La Palma eruptions slowed down and gets kinda dormant-ish in the future, would it also be as "dead" or dormant as the other islands toward the east? Or am I a bit confused and all of the islands are as active as La Palma right now? Please someone smarter clarify my ignorance lol
Hello from tenerife. First of all all Islands on the canaries have some kind of active magma Chambers. Except of La Gomera. The last eruption on tenerife was 1909. A volcano is called dead if there was no eruption for more tne 10000 years. Otherwise they are dormant. Basically we live on an active volcano which just sleeps.
@@Paddy007 incorrect
Between now and 10,000 years ago=active
Beyond 10,000 years but still has a active magma chamber=dormant
10,000 years or more with no active chamber=extinct
Monogenetic volcanoes are different cause once they stop erupting they are extinct
@@KaiserStormTrackingthanks for the explanation but that is not all correct. Here are the words from official volcanologists.
An active volcano is a volcano that has had at least one eruption during the past 10,000 years. An active volcano might be erupting or dormant.
An erupting volcano is an active volcano that is having an eruption...
A dormant volcano is an active volcano that is not erupting, but supposed to erupt again.
An extinct volcano has not had an eruption for at least 10,000 years and is not expected to erupt again in a comparable time scale of the future
Thank you both for the insight that I would've never really know about, unless I clicked on the second search page of Google for articles on the subject
You mention that the hot spot keeps gravitating west. Is that the case, or is it that the oceanic plate the islands sit on is moving eastwardly over the hot spot, much like what happens in Hawaii, where geologists surmise that there's a generally stable hot spot and the oceanic plate is moving northwestwards, creating the archipelago.
Hot spot is still and the plate moves
@@KaiserStormTracking That's what I was implying. He should correct his videos to reflect this.
@@stonew1927 its just the way Hes says it
It could be interpreted as both but depends on the person and how your putting it
I am a geologist and love to follow the dynamics of volcanic eruptions
I'm a NASA astronaut
its a volcano on teneriffe named Teide its much much much bigger than this... and active.. if that one goes up then we have a real BIG problem
how do we charge them carbon credits
Make the produce Carbon Fiber
liked video
Please try to improve the pronunciation google transate can help you. The H in spanish is always "mude" no sound at all, aways.good video
As a Latin your correct but he was close and i can excuse him on that
Do scientists know when those 3 massive landslides took place and did they cause tsunamis?
Almost in 60k!
Great
Great video. You should learn how to pronounce the name of the islands though. Because it hurts when you're butchering them...
I know the risk has been downgraded, but could you talk about the potential of the island generating a mega tsunami?
La Palma?
If so the risk is slim to known.
Landslides were found to be gradual on the island not all at once
I was planning on doing an internship this year at Tenerife for my Geology major but kinda got scuffed by the prices and covid precautions. Not sure how I feel about an island I would have visited currently erupting, fun and interesting but very dangerous. Like an ex wife.
I live on tenerife and if you need any information feel free to ask.
keep the ex wife - i'll take La Palma any day! both La Palma and El Hierrio are well worth visiting and island hopping between them is easy enough by air through tenerife north (when not erupting, anyway)
@@Paddy007 Tenerife is a beautiful volcano, with a number of fun volcanic features. I would recommend the experience. A fun fact is that it is "technically" safer to build a house on the literal top of the volcano than a decent chunk of the northwestern island.
@@GeologyHub Yeah mate. I am here for 2 Years now and been on Holidays for 15. I did Paragliding the first time 3 Weeks ago and i was just amazed. This Island is amazing but also overdue for an Eruption like we have in La Palma now.
I'd like a 20 minute video about the African rift.
That is a great suggestion! I think that region is really interesting.
Mother nature's furnace at work doing what she does
Only one of all these volcanoes is dangerous; the western Las Palmas cone is steep and has avalanche rocks that could drop westward into the ocean. It is the only cone that is dangerous to to east coast of north and south America.
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So Spain basically owns a random land generator.
Pretty much
You mean the *other* active volcano in the Canaries
Canaries have active vents, butt not volcanoes.
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When did eruptions, pandemics and agricultural problems cause migrations from this beautiful island. Who's been in charge over the years since the island was founded. Who were the oldest inhabitants before the spanish. Why haven't they planted other island plant life to attract new birds and lizards. What is the local population fluctuations caused by and when. Has their been any research into what lays below the ocean outside of the island. What are the major imports and exports. Has there been any archeological discoveries under the ocean of the old volcano chambers. Did Egyptians, carthaginians, philistines, hittites, arabs, muslims, Vikings, Germanic, anui, vietnamese, persians, greeks, Roman's, Israelites annnnnndddddd Aztecs, mayans, olmec, incan, Cherokee, or any other group of "CIVILIZATIONS" mess with the original inhabitants. Oh and why????
1:15: If I may dissent about the movement of the hotspot... I think that the hotspot has remained in the same location, but the plate on which the Canary Island lies is moving to the East. This is the same of what happens with the Yellowstone hotspot, which is stationary, but the plate on which Northamerica is placed drifts to the West.
University of Utah right?
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Why didnt the past eruptions create tsunamis
In the USA? Why is the threat that this eruption will create one or would it be manufactured to create a threat?MBraithwaite Yorkshire zViking
The H in Spanish is mute. So much effort in this and the main name hurts my ears
Hes not Spanish himself so you gotta give him a pass since hes primarily American
@@KaiserStormTracking disagree, I wouldn't have learnt English if I was given the easy pass. If you are to post a video to thousands of viewers, the least you can do is spell the main name correctly and earn some kudos.
@@aaronegro the almost 60K followers can ignore the little mistakes here and there, why can’t you? You don’t know about him or who he is as a person… maybe he has a speech impediment or something. Just be nice.
@@rosiegirl1234 maybe this, maybe that… too many ifs
I live on El Hierro, and have never seen Tamaduste described as a city before.
Seven small paradise weather always oscillalting between 23 C and 28 C. Too bad that these paradises lie under a Damoclès' sword.
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Lets face it, we wanna see a tsunami (on TV of course)
Everything was great until he said the earth had been here for millions of years 😳 oh dear… next!
I really had people who believed the planet is only 2021 years old.
@@Paddy007 you’re right it hasn’t been here for 2021 years it’s been here much longer… just not millions of years. Anyone who thinks the earth has been here for 2021 years is naive 🤣
@@ChildofYah1405 American religious fanatics 😂😂
@@Paddy007 oh dear another fool. I’m in the UK so behave yourself
@@shawnduncan7846 and I’m guessing we all just ‘happened’ from the Big Bang and evolved from bacteria? 🤣 this has just become really entertaining. Please provide absolute proof of the 4.2billion year timeline. I’m waiting…
sure, try to keep it fresh and interesting
but that pic at :23- days old
starting to smell a bit unfresh
how about a pic of the pool filled with lava?
and give the robo voice some more personality
something newer, please
His voice is precise and clear so that it is better understood. There is no need to insult HIS VOICE. How would you feel if people told you to “get more personality” in your standard voice? If you don’t have something nice to say, then don’t say anything at all.
Repeat
This does not look good!!!!!!!!!!
Why this voice,sounds like the last day on earth over there and he now's it🥺🥺🥺🥺 ,CHANGE YOUR VOICE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
FASTIDIOSO.....
You talk too fast
You process too slowly 🤷🏻♀️
you have no idea what you are talking about with formations of the islands you were not there nor was anyone else. The planet is not older than 6,500 years old. Other than that it is interesting what you say.
This way of speaking is really irritating!
You never know, he might have a really funny voice. This could make him sound more masculine.🤔
Don’t like it then don’t listen and don’t comment. There is no need to be rude. Take that out of here.
If you are going to have someone narrate in English please make sure they can speak English.
That guy speaks perfect English, you may have a problem with your ears.
Not sure what you were listening to but I understood every word.
I agree with the others, His English is perfect. His cadence is a little strange but I think that might be because he goes out of his way to enunciate every syllable.
Looking at your channel I have to say you should learn proper English first.
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