La Palma Volcano Fires Lava Half Kilometer Skyward

Lava was fired as high as 400 to 500 meters in the air above the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma on the evening of December 2, the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute (INVOLCAN) reported. As of December 1, lava flows had extended to 1,163.7 hectares (roughly 4.49 square miles) on the island,…