Don't Panic: Tenerife Insists Volcano ISN'T About To Erupt...

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 5, 2016

... despite all the UK tabloids suggesting Mount Teide may be about to blow :ohmy:

https://www.thelocal.es/20161005/dont-panic-tenerife-insists-volcano-isnt-about-to-erupt

'In recent days a series of mini-quakes have been detected by seismologists on the island hitting south west of Mount Teide, the volcano that dominates the skyline of the Canary Islands.

Around 100 mini-quakes were recorded within 12 hours on Sunday.

Although equipment recorded at least 100 quakes during Sunday none of them were strong enough to be felt by people on the surface so islanders were perplexed at headlines in British tabloids warning of "panic" that the volcano was about to blow.

But while the seismic activity was largely ignored in the Spanish press, The Daily Express, The Sun and The Mirror all ran sensationalist stories warning holidaymakers of an imminent eruption.'

Run for the hills!

Edit: No, don't do that, run AWAY from the hills!

Whoislloydy · Oct 5, 2016

I'm off to Iceland at the end of the month, same situation. Few small earthquakes and the Media are all over it like beans on toast. They've linked it to Iceland's biggest Volcano which hasn't erupted for 100 years or so (historically erupted every 50 years prior to that)

skipper734 · Oct 5, 2016

It's America's eastern seaboard that needs to panic! Well not the seaboard but the people on the low ground.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 5, 2016

Whoislloydy said:
I'm off to Iceland at the end of the month, same situation. Few small earthquakes and the Media are all over it like beans on toast. They've linked it to Iceland's biggest Volcano which hasn't erupted for 100 years or so (historically erupted every 50 years prior to that)

To be fair tho, Iceland's got previous. The smaller volcano with the name like a dropped scrabble board grounded most all european airspace for a full week in 2010. The one that 'hasn't erupted for 100 years or so' is apparently five times bigger. Have a grand trip and be sure to report back (I'm off out there meself, prob before the end of the year, apocalyptic eruptions permitting)

Whoislloydy · Oct 5, 2016

Tom Hark said:
To be fair tho, Iceland's got previous. The smaller volcano with the name like a dropped scrabble board grounded most all european airspace for a full week in 2010. The one that 'hasn't erupted for 100 years or so' is apparently five times bigger. Have a grand trip and be sure to report back (I'm off out there meself, prob before the end of the year, apocalyptic eruptions permitting)

I remember the 2010 one all so well, I got stuck in Marbella!

You have a great trip also.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 5, 2016

skipper734 said:
It's America's eastern seaboard that needs to panic! Well not the seaboard but the people on the low ground.

Do you reckon they should panic more or panic less than those in the vicinity of the Yellowstone Supervolcano?

Danny-Boy · Oct 5, 2016

This panic about Tenerife stems from that documentary years ago where they speculated that another tidal wave could hit the West of England, if the mountain collapses into the sea. Apparently something like that happened about 700 years ago and the whole of Somerset was inundated for weeks according to medieval records.

cirC · Oct 5, 2016

If the yanks are to panic then La Palma ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbre_Vieja ) is the one to worry about.

Gwylan · Oct 5, 2016

Danny-Boy said:
Apparently something like that happened about 700 years ago and the whole of Somerset was inundated for weeks according to medieval records.

Wasn't that because of all the gays?

cirC · Oct 5, 2016

Danny-Boy said:
This panic about Tenerife stems from that documentary years ago where they speculated that another tidal wave could hit the West of England, if the mountain collapses into the sea. Apparently something like that happened about 700 years ago and the whole of Somerset was inundated for weeks according to medieval records.

Underwater landslide off the coast of Ireland caused that by all accounts.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 5, 2016

cirC said:
If the yanks are to panic then La Palma ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbre_Vieja ) is the one to worry about.

Went to Santorini a year or two back. They do an annual volcano festival in Thera which involves letting off fireworks on the island just across the bay and poking the volcano there - which last went off in 1950 - with a stick. Sake!

Rugrat · Oct 5, 2016

I'm here and no signs of the reported panic apart from last nights rush to get beers before happy hour finished

happypig · Oct 5, 2016

Rugrat said:
I'm here and no signs of the reported panic apart from last nights rush to get beers before happy hour finished

If it goes up, your happy hour is well and truly over matey

Papa Lazarou · Oct 5, 2016

cirC said:
If the yanks are to panic then La Palma ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbre_Vieja ) is the one to worry about.

Exactly - Teide is not a risk to anyone other than the locals..

Marshy · Oct 5, 2016

Hehe a good mate is off to Tenerife for a week tommorow, defo worth a wind up

LlcoolJ · Oct 5, 2016

skipper734 said:
It's America's eastern seaboard that needs to panic! Well not the seaboard but the people on the low ground.

I think all that mega tsunami stuff has been pretty much proved to be bollocks.

Tom Hark Preston Park · Oct 5, 2016

LlcoolJ said:
I think all that mega tsunami stuff has been pretty much proved to be bollocks.

And even if it isn't, two Hollywood maverick scientists who recently divorced with unresolved family issues will save the day :thumbsup:

Official Old Man · Oct 5, 2016

Imagine. Stuck on the island with smoke coming out of the volcano and Monarch going bust. Time to find a boat.

LlcoolJ · Oct 5, 2016

I remember the good times said:
Imagine. Stuck on the island with smoke coming out of the volcano and Monarch going bust. Time to find a boat.

Do you write for the Daily Express?

Theatre of Trees · Oct 5, 2016

LlcoolJ said:
Do you write for the Daily Express?

Not quite, he hasn't mentioned Gatwick being closed due to the worst ice age for two millennia.

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