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Spain volcano threatens US East Coast with megatsunami
A Spain volcano collapse could trigger a 65-foot megatsunami hitting US East Coast in nine hours.
In brief
A Spain volcano collapse could trigger a 65-foot megatsunami hitting US East Coast in nine hours. A scientist warns an unstable Canary Islands volcano could create a 65-foot megatsunami reaching US East Coast within nine hours. Originally reported by New York Post.
Unstable Spain volcano
A scientist warns an unstable Canary Islands volcano could create a 65-foot megatsunami reaching US East Coast within nine hours.
“Based on extensive studies, I expect this part of the flank will eventually crash into the North Atlantic, launching a megatsunami in the process.”
Flank collapse risk
The growing concern centers on a massive wall of rock slowly inching toward the sea that would displace a biblical amount of water if it collapses.
Long-term threat
Experts stress the collapse may not occur for centuries or even millennia, with the worst-case scenario potentially reaching the US East Coast in nine hours.
“I have no doubt this will be a cataclysmic event, but have no idea when it will happen, it could easily be centuries or even millennia down the line.”
The main idea
A scientist warns an unstable Canary Islands volcano could create a 65-foot megatsunami reaching US East Coast within nine hours.
