2011–12 El Hierro eruption

Canary Islands · Spain

2011–12 El Hierro eruption, Spain
Photo: NASA's Earth Observatory, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A submarine volcanic eruption off La Restinga that stained the sea green and pushed steaming rock to the surface, the first witnessed eruption in the Canaries in decades. The site is now a focus for volcano-watching and marine science.

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