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Ward & Day 2001
Ward, S.N. and Day, S. (2001). Cumbre Vieja Volcano—Potential collapse and tsunami at La Palma, Canary Islands. Geophysical Research Letters 28: doi: 10.1029/2001GL013110. issn: 0094-8276.

Geological evidence suggests that during a future eruption, Cumbre Vieja Volcano on the Island of La Palma may experience a catastrophic failure of its west flank, dropping 150 to 500 km3 of rock into the sea. Using a geologically reasonable estimate of landslide motion, we model tsunami waves produced by such a collapse. Waves generated by the run-out of a 500 km3 (150 km3) slide block at 100 m/s could transit the entire Atlantic Basin and arrive on the coasts of the Americas with 10--25 m (3--8 m) height. ¿ 2001 American Geophysical Union

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Keywords
Oceanography, Physical, Tsunamis and storm surges, Volcanology, Eruption mechanisms
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Geophysical Research Letters
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