Tirelessly updating Avalon on the El Hierro eruption.

[Amzer Zo]

Strongest so far (no data):

For the day:

Frequencies spectrogram, the vertical streaks indicate “events” (tremors/EQs) whereas the horizontal ones reflect volcanic/magmatic activity:

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The continuously changing scales keeps compressing the earlier graphs to the bottom and to the left!

How it's looking like now from Las Puntas de La Frontera:

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Following the count of EQs as shown by the red bars (≥ 2.0) there definitely is a subsiding of the overall seismic activity as the trend continues:

As for the location of the most recent EQs (red dots), they now seem to have random occurrences over the area:

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[Amzer Zo]

SPECIAL SEISMIC CRISIS - 10/17/2011 (8:01 pm)
The hydrophones are now installed at La Restinga

Scientists continue to research in the area of ​​eruption

The Marine Sciences vessel and newly moored at La Estaca harbour is heading, this Monday, south of the island with ITER and ULL scientists on board, .



Sergio Gutierrez, DiarioElHIerro.es (10.17.2011. 8:01 pm)
No rest. Scientists are working tirelessly to analyze all possible data on the eruption occurring in the sea of ​​La Restinga, 2.5 miles from the coast and 150 meters deep.

On the morning of Monday, October 17, the vessel Professor Ignacio Lozano of the Canary Institute of Marine Sciences (ICCM) departed the Port of La Estaca heading south of the island with ITER and University of La Laguna (ULL) scientists on board.

This campaign is to seek and locate new data on the eruptive process in the area of the large patch of sulfur which has attracted much interest not only from the scientific community but also from a large number of islanders who travel daily on the La Restinga road to see it.

The vessel is equipped with 'Niskin' bottles to collect water samples, and with a multiparameter probe which will record the variations that may have occurred on parameters such as sea temperature, salinity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen or chlorophyll content of water in the area of the plume.

Also, about 19:00 pm yesterday, Sunday, the installation of the hydrophones in La Restinga (to detect the position of the extrusion center and the orientation of the fracture, they could also detect the appearance of a new source of volcanic emissions) was completed, which allows for the controlled return of residents to their homes.

Also, this Monday the reopening to traffic of the tunnel Roquille is expected as within the 24 hours given yesterday by the President of the Canary Islands, Paulino Rivero.

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_6ydN4ivek

Update 17/10 – 08:13 UTC : Volcanologists from the CSIC (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) are convinced that it will take about 2 weeks to form a new small island 2 km out of the present El Hierro coast if the eruption continues like it does today. As IGN people say this is only one of the many possible scenarios. Researchers are convinced that if a new island would be formed at the current spot, the chance that it will connect to El Hierro above sea level is almost nihil.

[randles]

Good Morning Avalon

At the moment there is 'live feed' here from El Hierro, a documentry Especial !!
I am trying to upload the feed but it won't link via pc.
As soon as this is issued I will get it on here.

Polly looks amazing underwater

[randles]

Polly being tested out to sea.. Courtesy of Diario El HIerro

Video removed as it was posted at the same time by Amzer Zo

[Amzer Zo]

All right... nobody throws out the baby with the bath water...

Picture taken this morning (Monday, 17), on the sea in the area of ​​eruption. Photo: WWW.DIARIOELHIERRO.ES

[randles]

Your damn right !!


Polly happy in the bath !!

[randles]

rtve.es
update

The residents of La Restinga, in the municipality of El Hierro El Pinarbeen allowed to return from 10.00 hours on Monday to pick up belongings at home.

The return of the residents began around 10.00 am and do so with a maximum of five vehicles at once, and remain in the village half an hour.

The direction of the special civil protection for volcanic risk decide on Monday when the residents of La Restinga can return to their homes once they are installed hydrophones.

These hydrophones scientists can determine the evolution of submarine volcanic eruption have 2.4 miles of its coast.

[Amzer Zo]

Now... that's starting to look like a whirlpool rather than a bathtub...

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8G8wNucgFE

[Amzer Zo]

The current gets the plume in the bay of La Restinga

The ocean current has changed direction on Monday and has put the volcanic patch in the bay of La Restinga. According to neighbors who have been down to town to pick up belongings at home, and the stain is is reaching the Orchilla lighthouse.

Maritime Rescue has taken the 10 boats were still moored at the port of La Restinga, with the help of Salvamar and have left to la Estaca.

During the trip, carried out with the support vessel 'Punta Salinas' and 'Salvamar Adhara', they had to help a fishing boat which had an engine breakdown and a boat was intercepted by the Civil Guard patrol boat 'River Gallo' sailing near the exclusion zone, according to EFE.

[Amzer Zo]

From: http://earthquake-report.com/2011/09...sed-to-yellow/

Update 17/10 – 12:49 UTC :
- The Ramon Margalef, equipped with a deep sea enabled Remote Operated Vehicle or ROV will hopefully set sail soon from Vigo to El Hierro today . The thumbnail below links to the full size image @ laprovincia.es. We congratulate laprovincia for this outstanding image, which shows the difference in between the 2 ships. What cannot be seen on the image is that the sampling tool on the “Profesor Ignacio Lozano” cannot be directed towards a certain destination in the sea, it sinks perpendicular to the sea bottom. The ROV from the Ramon Margalef on the other hand has propellers enabling the ROV to navigate away from the ship (the ship has also to follow strict security guidelines).

The GPS position of the Ramon Margalef can be followed every 12 hours here. At midnight he was still in Vigo.

Click on the thumbnail to see the full size picture of what both ships will be doing

Update 17/10 – 15:08 UTC : Those among you (like we) will be very disappointed to be informed that the Roman Margelef, currently anchored in Vigo will only leave the port tomorrow morning and will arrive at El Hierro 3 days later at earliest. This was announced by the Spanish minister Cristina Garmendia (science and innovation) when she evoked a big 3-year plan to investigate the volcano risks in the Canary Islands …

This far too slow a reaction to the present situation is a blow to science. Due to whatever reason, science has lost valuable time to investigate what really is happening below the sea level (the current instruments are all of them indirect conclusions based on instruments installed on land). If the volcano stops releasing magma before Friday (we think he will only start working at earliest on Saturday), a unique chance will have been lost. We do not understand neither why the science community has not prepared for what happened. A lot of personnel and equipment where already at El Hierro. They should have known that a ROV (the ROV can also sample close to the magma releasing fissure) would be a great additional source of information.

Image from the erupted smurry nearing the La Restinga coast line - Image courtesy Government of Canary Islands

Very disappointed... they are... missing the boat!

[Amzer Zo]

The kettle is getting really hot now...

http://www.youtube.com/user/Diarioelhierro

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnmYVwOFf-I

[Amzer Zo]

Image and bubbling whirlpool in the area of ​​the rash. www.diarioelhierro.es.


City Council - 17/10/2011 (17:29 pm)
Establishing a 5 nautical miles no-fly zone around the spot of the eruption

VIDEO .- Flying over the volcano. Pictures taken this Monday. DAILY IRON CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE. CLICK HERE.

IRIN, Madrid (10.17.2011. 17:29 pm)
The State Committee for the Coordination of Volcanic Risk has established a no-fly zone of five nautical miles for aircraft with the exception of the properties which are used by emergency services in the area where an underwater volcanic eruption is being registered, off the coast of La Restinga.

This has been agreed by the State Committee for the Coordination of Volcanic Risk which convened to discuss the evolution of the seismic situation in the island and was chaired by Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior, Pilar Gallego, accompanied by the director general Civil Protection and Emergency, Maria Victoria Eugenia Sanchez Sanchez.

The meeting pointed out that state-owned means are maintained in support of the autonomous region, and coordinating the actions of state institutions with the Canaries.

Also explained that the volcanic activity is continuing and that the tremors have stabilized and maintaining the level 1 of the emergency phase in La Restinga. Similarly, the Maritime Captain of Santa Cruz de Tenerife who declared off limits to the navigation a secto of ​​four miles radius from the Punta de La Restinga remains in force .

Also ,the meeting has set scientists to be posted at the tracking point from the center of operations in the area. The moniyoring is being completed with the installation of several hydrophones at the dock at La Restinga, by the Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). This can monitor the volcanic phenomena, hazard mapping and early warning signs.

At the same time, the work of scientists and technicians from the National Geographic Institute is continuing and indicates that no significant changes have occurred in the last hours. From the early hours of Monday there have been three earthquakes, but none has surpassed the 2.1 magnitude on the Richter scale.

On the other hand, with the analysis and planning of the situation in El Hierroat the meeting, to keep informed ships in the area was added from the Rescue Coordination Centre located in Tenerife, they are issuing warnings through Radio Nautical-Notice to Mariners.

Similarly, it was reminded that all fishing activities, sports or recreation that are made from or with support vessels, including scuba diving activities are prohibited.

On the other hand, the vessels Stake 'Punta Salinas', the 'Salvamar Adhara' and 'L / S Hades' remain at the port of if their intervention and logistical support is required by scientists of the National Geographic Institute. In order to proceed with their transfer to the affected area for sampling and measurement of different parameters.

Maritime Rescue has also made available to the Emergency Department of the Canary Islands the aircraft 'Sasemar 103' to take pictures and proceed to the study of readinds from the sensors provided in this plane.

For its part, the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) under the Ministry of Science and Innovation, is sending the ship Ramon Margalef, largest floating laboratory in Europe, to sail to the island of El Hierro by morning where it will work on physical oceanography, chemistry and geophysics.

The Margalef has a dynamic positioning system and an underwater positioning system, which allows the operation of remote monitoring underwater vehicles. One of these vehicles LIROPUS2000 has the ability to observe ecosystems and sample up to 2000 meters deep and film the seabed. For sampling it, has two hydraulic manipulator arms accurate collection of solids and suction system for liquid and gaseous samples.

In total the state has deployed Canarias 1 light helicopter BO105; material GEAS as a zodiak of 11 meters, 1 compressor and five diving equipment, 1 MIR GRS No. 8 (20 components), seven off-road vehicles of GRS No. 8 , 2 of the Commander SUVs; communications equipment; 2 IDR outside the headquarters of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1 GATEPRO belonging to the Commandery of Las Palmas GATEPRO 1 IDR + 1 + 3 belonging to the INMARSAT Satellite Phone Telecommunications Service the DGGC, 38 vehicles and 6 components barracks on the island of El Hierro, Valverde based in El Hierro.

In addition, it has also deployed 12 members of the Public Safety Unit Command (USECIC), the Civil Guard Patrol Teide Provincial Maritime Service with 5 crew, moved forward to activation: Rescue Group Components and Intervention in Mountain (Greim), Functional Unit and Components NRBQ Transmissions Group Command (ITAG).

Meanwhile, a total of 17 soldiers of the Emergency Military Unit (UME) perform reconnaissance and observation in the risk zone. Of the twelve vehicles deployed there, there are two buses to transport staff.

This implementation is conducting the recognition of the routes and establishing observatories in risk areas like La Restinga, The Lajial and El Pinar, and links are being tested in the blind spots in the area of ​​risk. A responsible contact with emergency services moved to the island is maintained at all times.

The State Committee for Coordination of Civil Protection to Volcanic Risk is composed of representatives of the Department of Infrastructure and Monitoring for Crisis Presidency of the Government, the Directorate General for Defence Policy and Military Emergency Unit of the Ministry of Defense, the Department General of Police and Civil Guard and the Directorate General of Traffic of the Ministry of Interior.

Also part of the same, the Directorate General of Public Health and Foreign Health Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality, the Directorates General of Merchant Marine, Aviation and the National Geographic Institute of the Ministry of Development, the Geological Survey Spain and the State Agency Council for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Science and Innovation, and the State Meteorological Agency of the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs.


The craft and vessels allowed near the bubbling zone:

Ramon Margalef... stuck in Vigo


Punta Salinas... cruising around


Salvamar Adhara... cruising around


Search & Rescue... flying atound

[Amzer Zo]

Another example of what can be expected to occur off the coast of La Restinga (starts at 3:00):

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4rcT6TWO-E

[Molope]

Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
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Dr Bill Deagle interviewed John Moore on his Nutrimedical Report radio show (30 Sept, hour 3).

John Moore reported that he'd heard from a private source that El Hierro would "cut loose" (i.e. there would be a major eruption or earthquake) in 7-10 days -- "not weeks or months". According to his source, that would of course be round about now.

Potentially important 1 minute extract: http://projectavalon.net/John_Moore_...ember_2011.mp3

Well Thank God nothing happened.

[Amzer Zo]

Well... it's gona be soon...

We can expect new pictures and videos of the above boiling sea for tomorrow:

[Amzer Zo]

Oceanographic research vessel "Ramon Margalef"

SPECIAL SEISMIC CRISIS - 10/18/2011 (7:52 pm)
TO ARRIVE TO THE ISLAND THIS FRIDAY


IRIN, Madrid (18.10.2011. 7:52 hort)
The research vessel 'Ramon Margalef' of the Spanish Oceanographic Institute will depart on Tuesday traveling from Vigo to begin its mission of investigating the consequences of the eruption taking place underwater southeast of the island of El Hierro, where it is scheduled to arrived on Friday after a stop in Tenerife.

As reported to Europa Press by the chief coordinator of scientific fleet equipment, Jose Ignacio Diaz; the ship will allow "accurate" research because of its "very advanced and complete" probe systems which allow for a detection of the topography and sediment structure of the seabed. It also has a series of cables that will allow for different instruments to pick samples of water or rocks at great depth.

Similarly, Diaz added that now the LIROPUS 2000 system is being installed and the small submarine will dive to observe and film the seafloor so that volcanologists, geologists and other experts can identify the type and characteristics of lava coming out of the fissure.

For this, the sooner we get the necessary conditions to send the "ROV" (remotely operated vehicle) to the bottom the better because "no experience in volcanic environments" nor has "no capacity" to withstand these temperatures, nor can we put a ship in boiling water because its engines are cooled with sea water.

"We will first investigate if it is safe for the vessel and systems. There is no better test by fire as we will get into an eruption. Where it's already at the stage of emitting magmatic fluids, fumes and gases, but by that time we will film and work safely," he assessed.

In that regard, he pointed out that no one could enter the zone of magma extrusion because it would jeopardize the pipes of the ship, which precludes entering the area and may have to wait till you can.

In this context, the crew manager of the Ramon Margalef stressed that the ship was delivered on 23 September and they were then practicing the running of adaptive tests, techniques, instrumentation and crew when "that situation arised."

The ship has a specified maximum capacity of 11 persons but "probably the number of people who participate will be higher and will rotate", as you would expect different types of specialists. "Initially geologists and other scientists with expertise in handling ROVs, etc.,will be aboard" he commented.

DEPARTURE THIS TUESDAY, DAY 18

In this way, once the ROV, which was scheduled to be installed this week on the Ria de Ferrol but is now being completed in Vigo on the Ramon Margalef. "Once everything is assembled and relevant testing are made and successful, it will sail tomorrow (Tuesday) to the Canary Islands."

Finally, from Vigo to the Canaries, it's a journey of about four days and then stop to refuel and restock their supplies embarking researchers on the island.

"This is a challenge, with a vessel which is only a month old. It's a really complex maiden test with a lot of media attention. That's the reality, but we can face it with ease because these crews have a lot of experience as well as the researchers" he concluded.

[Amzer Zo]

The plume follows an anticyclonic eddy path

9:55

M. J. H. The green plume that was generated after the volcanic eruption in the Sea of ​​Calm, in La Restinga, follows the path of an anticyclonic eddy (clockwise flow) generated by the island, and of equal size to it.

This was explained yesterday by Professor Santiago Hernandez, a researcher at the Institute of Oceanography and ULPGC Global Change, which follows the satellite images from NASA's Aqua and Terra processed by the Remote Sensing group led by Francisco Eugenio Iocag.

"The plume follows the vortex flow, which explains why it has reached the shore by the side of Lighthouse Orchilla. It began in the east and has now touched the west. It is anticipated that it'll break off and swirl, or stretch around the island or go out to sea, towards the west," said Hernandez.

[Amzer Zo]

Un caravana de vehículos de la Red de Medición de la Calidad del Aire va a La Restinga. / Foto: EFE


SPECIAL SEISMIC CRISIS - 10/18/2011 (10:47 pm)

Four La Frontera families are returning to their homes today and those of La Restinga will know this afternoon

Also, at 08:00 am on Tuesday the Roquille tunnel has been reopened, albeit only partially, till 20:00 hours. It only allows the movement of goods vehicles exceeding a tare weight of 3,500 kilograms, transportation of dangerous goods and safety and emergency services.

[Amzer Zo]

Update 18/10 – 08:20 UTC : The harmonic tremors which increased seriously late last night have started to decrease gradually since midnight. We have the impression (to be confirmed by the local scientists) that the eruption is gradually winding down unless a new event would happen.

El Hierro harmonic tremors from October 17 14:00 until October 18 08:00


It basically means that Polly is gona enjoy her bath a little longer before perking out.

Well... we are not the only ones with the "bath" metaphor:


Update 18/10 – 09:47 UTC: People of El Pinar just told Joke Volta that the the Jacuzzi spot in the sea has disappeared. This is in line with what we expected (see above).

[Amzer Zo]

Several indicators seem to suggest that the volcanic phenomena in El Hierro could have stopped.

The bubbles in the sea can no longer be seen Tuesday morning at the surface and the tremors have slowed, according to the graph of IGN.

For now, scientists are silent on the meaning of these signs.

Moreover, this morning a team of the Canary Islands went down to La Restinga to measure air quality in town. For the moment, no one can return home, not even to collect belongings.

The tunnel Roquille was opened this morning for heavy vehicles, dangerous goods, emergency and security.