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Atlantic mega-tsunami potential

The events in the Indian Ocean have once again focused considerable attention on the tsunami threat posed by the unstable Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Canary Island of La Palma. Answers to pertinent questions relating to the future collapse of the Cumbre Vieja are provided here.

New (December 2004) simulations of the future collapse, modelled by Steve Ward ( University of California , Santa Cruz ) can be accessed at:

http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward/LP_tsu_very_close_small.mov

http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward/LP_tsu_regional.mov

http://es.ucsc.edu/~ward/LP_tsu_Atlantic_small.mov

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