Tirelessly updating Avalon on the El Hierro eruption.

[randles]

Goodnight Avalon

I will leave you with the latest post from Prensa Hierro.

http://www.emergenciaselhierro.org/

"The president of the Cabildo de El Hierro, Alpidio Weapons will be interviewed from 8:30 am in the morning."

[Hervé]

Most notable event:

For the day:

Frequencies spectrogram, the vertical streaks indicate "events (tremors/EQs)

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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 remain in the El Julan Sea of Calm:

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[5thDimension]

Love & Light to you Sis and your daughter! I will hold you in my focus! And please keep your focus as well!!! Keep us updated (as best you can).

Sending you loads of love Sis!!!

[randles]

Good Morning Avalon, what a beautiful day

No press releases as yet until after the Cabildo have adjourned their meeting this morning which started at 8am

[randles]

Still waiting for the official press release, this is from rtve.es... there is also a sound clip available on this link of the radio interview

http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20111012...d/467797.shtml

"The Director General of Security and Emergency of the Canary Islands, Juan Manuel Santana, has tried to reassure the inhabitants of El Hierro and asked them to understand that measures such as eviction from the fishing village of La Restinga, the area closest to the point where can produce the volcanic eruption, "do not take for free, but for their safety."

Santana, interviewed on the Radio, explained that on the first night after the evacuation of the town, the majority of its approximately 500 residents have stayed in other second homes or with relatives on the island, while 68-mainly tourists - have spent in a residential school and 18 in a sports Valverde.

The security canary recognized the "hassle" which means to break the routine for citizens and also for the traders involved, but insisted that "we try to avoid the risk" to safety.

Although he has confidence that we can "normalize" the lives of the islanders "as soon as possible," acknowledged that "one can not know" how long to remain evacuated the village of La Restinga because scientists can not delilmitar last time the eruptive process.

The PVOLCA decided on Tuesday to order the red light volcanic risk in the area of ​​La Restinga to the possibility of a second eruption near the coast than the first which took place on Monday morning about 5 miles and about 1,000 meters depth.
Media available

On the security device deployed in El Hierro, the Director General of Security and Emergency explained that there are over 200 people working, including health personnel, the Emergency Military Unit (UME), Civil Defence, Police and Civil Guard, among other effects .

Indeed, the Government of Spain to the Canary Islands last night offered all forms of the state administration necessary to deal with the situation created, according to the expressed José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to the head of the regional government, Paulino Rivero, in several discussions in the Tuesday afternoon, reported the delegate of the central executive in the islands, Dominica Fernandez.

The delegate has asked the public tranquility El Hierro and added that he does not believe that "the Government of Spain has to take care of the situation, it will not reach a level 4 warning," the most serious of the stages envisaged in civil protection plans once declared a red light volcanic risk. In fact, he recalled that "the technicians say that if there is an eruption, it will be quiet."
Several earthquakes recorded

Just since this morning the National Geographic Institute (IGN) has recorded four earthquakes in the island with a magnitude between 1.8 and 2.4 degrees on the Richter scale and none of them has been felt by the population.

Since most of the evac from the village of La Restinga, the Ministry of Tourism of El Hierro announced Wednesday they will seek a new relocation to the island's resort hotels, sources with the insular corporation.

This Wednesday is expected that the President of the Canary Islands, Paulino Rivero, El Hierro attend the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Health and Safety Plan for Volcanic Islands (PVOLCA) and the scientists will analyze the evolution of this process volcanic."

[randles]

http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=233073

"18 Civil Guards on Wednesday joined the contingent moved to El Hierro"

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As reported by the Government Office in a statement, so far the central government has moved to El Hierro 56 people, including scientists, technicians, civil guards, members of the Marine Rescue and soldiers of the Military Emergency Unit (UME).

For two weeks, the EMU has in El Hierro with a contingent of 25 troops, supported by six trucks, a communications vehicle, four buses to transport citizens if necessary equipment and power generation.

In turn, Salvage has moved to port Stakes three boats: the "Punta Salinas", with twelve crew members, the "Salvamar Adhara" with three, and the "Lima Sierra" with two.

For its part, the Civil Guard has moved proactively to El Hierro to 30 agents (who will join with immediate effect other 18), seven-terrain vehicles, a rubber dinghy from eleven meters long, five diving equipment and facilities Telecommunications

If necessary, the Civil Guard is ready to move to the island a hundred troops."

[randles]

Here can be found a 26 minute report from rtve.es
............... here you will find the people of ElHierro, and how they are living WITH Polly and learning to carry on their wonderful lives
Beautiful Beautiful People.... YOU DO NOT need the language skills to 'read' these people !

I am reallly sorry that I cannot embed this video,..

Done it now...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=M3R0io9tk-8

http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/r...olcan/1221270/


"Repor - El Hierro, waiting for the volcano
October 12, 2011

For many years it has been forgotten, silent and away from all but a few days ago the island of El Hierro has become the center of global atenciñn the possibility that a volcano unleashes its power. Scientists, reporters and the occasional curious these days come to El Hierro to see the hypothetical scenario of a volcanic eruption. But how the islanders live this state of alarm?"

[randles]

http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=233099





"A total of 78 people slept Wednesday night at the Residence Valverde School after being evicted from the village of La Rerstinga, decreed maximum alert after risk of volcanic eruption. Of these, 31 are tourists (9 English, 6 Germans, 2 French and the rest, Spanish) were spending their holidays especially diving. This group has had to spend the night in this public building waiting for the Ministry of Tourism of El Hierro Cabildo got them accommodation in hotels and apartments on the island. Also, is managing the transfer and accommodation at hotel complexes on other islands if the tourists prefer to go out of El Hierro.

According to the President of the Corporation insular Alpidio Armas, the situation "has not changed and the records are similar to those of yesterday so the alert level as we continue to maintain and rash may occur in the same way." Advanced weapons that after the meeting to be held today at 11.00 hours on presdiente Government, Paulino Rivero and other security members and scientists, will take "decisions, but what we are going to do is to let in La Restinga one person per family accompanied only plan of the Red Cross and Civil Guard, to pick up clothes, medicine and feed the animals. "Dive centers also have applied to enter the village to reorganize the groups that were scheduled to arrive to El Hierro on Wednesday and Thursday.

Many of the tourists who are on the island have already left their respective places of origin, as well as during the morning a large number of residents of La Restinga acomiodando have been a second home located in other towns or relatives."

[randles]

http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=233097

"The National Geographic Institute (IGN) has recorded five earthquakes Wednesday low intensity, with the largest magnitude of 2.4 degrees on the Richter scale, and after yesterday rising to red light volcanic risk in the area La Restinga.

The movement of 2.4 degrees was detected at 03.33 hours about 18 miles deep. The last record was registered at 08.06 hours and reached 2.2 degrees. Both in the municipality of El Pinar. The last earthquake felt by the population was recorded at 16.45 hours on Tuesday and added 2.7 magnitude on the Richter scale."

[randles]

At the moment The Pevolca is meeting in Valverde. Prensa El Hierro will complete a report after the meeting, which began at 11:00 hours.


http://www.diarioelhierro.com/





"- I'm from La Restinga

It was sudden, unexpected, a nightmare that began in the morning and no one knows, for now, when it ends. The residents of La Restinga is found, surprisingly, with an emergency before your eyes.

Sergio Gutierrez, DiarioElHierro.es, Valverde (10.12.2011. 11:21 pm)

The huge moon that shone in the sky last night of El Hierro seemed sadder than ever, beautiful, but painful, such as inert. And the eternal sea that daily ply the seasoned sailors left alone, absent, dead.

La Restinga is empty, is a people without sailors, whose ships have ceased to operate until who knows when. Fishing gear hanging on the walls and steep streets and alleys have been left empty. Silence, like a hot iron through the village from one place to another causing a painful wound difficult to heal.

And the 500 residents of this town south of El Hierro, born between lava, now fleeing from it, as terrified by the uncertainty of not knowing what will happen tomorrow or tonight. This is Mother Nature, so beautiful and unpredictable, so ductile and at the same time, implacable, feared and appreciated, clearly inexorable.

It was sudden, unexpected, a nightmare that began in the morning and no one knows, for now, when it ends. The residents of La Restinga is found, surprisingly, with an emergency before your eyes.

Everyone had to leave home and go to the meeting point, the football field, so of course, attend. The evolution of the earthquake that roars just 5 kilometers from the town threatened to get too close to the coast. The spot where magma seeks out and is feared to be too close to town. Therefore, and as a precautionary measure it was decided to transfer him.

Except about 48 tourists, who have been relocated to the residence of Valverde, the entire village of La Restinga is found in homes of relatives and friends, especially in El Pinar, a town that has opened its doors wide and welcomed them with open arms, seem less problems together.

Serenity (within the pain, uncertainty and fear on their faces) of this village has been praised by the president of the Canary Islands, Paulino Rivero, who on the day of the eruption underwater expressed appreciation to the inhabitants of the island " at all times maintain the serenity and tranquility, "although" not easy "in situations like this have the behavior as" exemplary "they have shown.

Words that are repeated again and again the President of the Cabildo de El Hierro, Alpidio Armas, who noted, also, the behavior "exemplary" of people evacuated, and by the Director General of Security and Emergency of the Canary Islands, Juan Santana, who found the magnificent behavior of displaced residents, "who have always followed the recommendations of the security forces", which led to the evacuation process, "was carried out as normal."

And, although this unique coastal enclave now looks like a ghost town, empty, lost, as absent inhabitants are not alone, a whole island is with them, at his side. Today, we are all El Hierro de La Restinga.

Published this Wednesday, October 12, the paper edition DAILY NOTICES."

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And ... Dear El Hierro,... Avalon is with you Too !!

[randles]

http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=233111

"The authorities have ordered the transfer of all of the boats and recreational fishing both are docked at the pier of La Restinga to the stake, in order that they can continue their activity."

[randles]

"The Prime Minister, Paulino Rivero, has invited the El Hierro population to continue to maintain calm in a situation of "uncertainty" that lives on the island since it was decreed maximum alert eruption. Currently there are no data to suggest changes. The Government is in the area include a boat with an underwater robot to get data.

http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=233112

Sources from the National Geographic Institute of tremor intensity is equal but "people felt yesterday, on Wednesday have not noticed." The evolution of the phenomenon is in his opinion "unknown and therefore unpredictable," and it is unknown what the weather will last aa. Still, he said that the previous signaling fenómenio continue, as it did with the greatest sense earthquakes before the eruption."

[randles]

The latest Official Press Release

http://www.diarioelhierro.com/



"El Hierro is kept in suspense about the risk of a volcanic eruption and the Government calls for calm

President of the Canary Islands, Paulino Rivero, said that''there is no accurate data on the reorientation of the magma.''
The 400 people remain displaced La Restinga, although the authorities have allowed a person for each of the families to return home Wednesday to collect personal belongings.

Sergio Gutierrez, DiarioElHierro.es, Valverde (10.12.2011. 13:12 hours

President of the Canary Islands. Paulino Rivero, on Wednesday asked the people of El Hierro to continue to maintain calm in the situation of "uncertainty" that lives on the island since it was decreed maximum alert for volcanic eruption on La Restinga.

At the press conference Wednesday at the Plenary Hall of the City Council of El Hierro after the meeting of Pevolca, Rivero said the situation in El Hierro "remains the same" and said "there is no accurate data on the reorientation of the magma "which remains the same as in the last hours.

Rivero appeared before the media in the hall of the Cabildo de El Hierro accompanied by the government delegate in the Canary Islands, Dominica Fernández, the Minister of Safety and Emergency Canary Government, Javier González Ortiz, president of the Cabildo Iron Alpidio Arms and the other authorities of El Hierro and technical IGN.

Also, Rivero confirmed that the Government of the Canary Islands area studies incorporate a boat with an underwater robot to learn more about the eruption.

Thus, the situation on the island of El Hierro remains the same as on Tuesday, and 400 people displaced from La Restinga not know when they will return to their homes.

On Wednesday, the authorities have decided to allow one person per each of the families displaced from La Restinga can return to their homes today to collect personal belongings, because until this time is unknown how long they will stay out of their homes.

Those affected can not go on their own but have to wait to be transported and escorted by members of Civil Defense and Red Cross.

NOTE FROM THE PAST WITH PINE 400 inhabitants About 400 people displaced from La Restinga is found in the village of El Pinar has seen an increase in population in just a few hours. For this reason, as explained during the press conference the president of the Cabildo de El Hierro, Alpidio Weapons were opened on Wednesday, Day of Pilar, supermarkets, shops, bars and restaurants in town.

Arms confirmed that the situation in El Pinar "is controlled and the problems that arise by solving go on the fly," he said.

Armas added that "there is absolute availability by us and by the mayor of El Pinar and their own neighbors," he said. "Any matter that will appear will go by solving on the fly, because obviously there are more people and that demand for extra services, "added the President Hierro."

[White Rabbit]

Posted by randles (here)
Here can be found a 26 minute report from rtve.es
............... here you will find the people of ElHierro, and how they are living WITH Polly and learning to carry on their wonderful lives
Beautiful Beautiful People.... YOU DO NOT need the language skills to 'read' these people !

So true... it is quite apparent in the video that the canary people are not worried... and carry on with the day to day with a smile.

[randles]

http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=233128



"President of the Canary Islands, Paulino Rivero, wanted to convey the tranquility on the island of El Hierro in spite of the volcanic crisis , whilst taking a beer in a bar in the company of other authorities, the president of the Cabildo El Hierro, Alpidio Armas, the mayor of El Pinar, Juan Miguel Padron and Herreño Association spokeswoman Independent, Isabel Allende.

To be more precise, the photo to remember the president of 'stems' in El Hierro was taken just after 14.00 hours in the bar Liars. Not many people were there because they were having lunch."


Beer and Tapas...

[randles]

http://www.diarioelhierro.com/

" ''The eruption is in progress''

The director of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) in the Canary Islands, José María Blanco, said that there is less vibration felt in La Restinga, but has to be studied over time. This called for officials to attend and that the organization is transparent. ''The eruption is in progress,''he confirmed.

DIARIOELHIERRO.ES, writing (10.12.2011. 15:06 pm)

The director of the National Geographic Institute (IGN) in the Canary Islands, Maria Jose Blanco said Wednesday in Valverde, about the 'bulge' of the island, which has been a change in trend. "Before there was inflation and now deflation," he said to insist that the trend will be necessary to see the next few hours and that this "is consistent with the current eruptive process."

White noted that there is less vibration felt in La Restinga, but has to be studied over time. This called for officials to attend and that the organization is transparent. "The eruption is in progress," he confirmed.

PRAISE THE BEHAVIOR RIVERO the islanders

On the other hand, the president of the Canary Islands, Paulino Rivero, Valverde admitted Wednesday in the "magnificent performance" of the citizens of El Hierro and La Restinga namely, "to follow faithfully and calmly directed the authorities working to ensure their safety, "he said.

Executive President also thanked the collaboration between government and the work of the media, who recalled that official information is transmitted only through the Cabinet Information provided for this purpose.

Paulino Rivero also announced that management is considering plan to make available alternative means for scientists to help study more closely the situation such as a boat with sonar that can identify the area of ​​volcanic phenomena.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES AT SEA

Among the security measures to ensure the safety of the population remains the designation by the Maritime Authority of Santa Cruz de Tenerife maritime exclusion zone which is closed to shipping, fishing, diving, sports or recreation in the area within a radius of four nautical miles from the tip of La Restinga.

Further, it remains closed in both directions road HI 4, Tacorón crossing and access tunnels Roquille.

Finally, people displaced during the day yesterday in the area of ​​La Restinga remain relocated to other homes or homes of relatives, while the rest, most tourists remain in the residence Valverde School and the Municipal Sports Pavilion."

[randles]

Here are some vidoes courtesy of rtv.es showing yesterdays relocation of la Restinga

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=uU5T9lC3y7Y

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=nFibwx_yi3g

[Hervé]

The whistling got toned down right then:

[randles]

http://www.canarias7.es/articulo.cfm?id=233150




"Tremors in the house of beaked whales

The area is home trembles beaked whales. The site chosen for the magma to escape the heart of the Earth is one of the most important places of the Canary Islands for this type of elusive whales and undoubtedly one of the most concentrated areas of beaked whales coast around the globe.

These animals were known by the canaries when their bodies were found floating dead off the coast of Fuerteventura and Lanzarote as a result of various military exercises.

The conditions for these mammals are deep habits in La Restinga, idyllic: where to dive deep to feed and a nearby coast to seek shelter and grow their young. Therefore, researchers have identified two distinct families living on a regular basis in this area: the Blainville's beaked whale (Mesoplodon densirostris) and the Gervais beaked whale (Mesoplodon europeaus).

The importance of this place attests to the research biologist Natacha Aguilar by de Soto in front of the University of La Laguna and in collaboration with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts (USA) and University of Aarhus (Denmark).

This group was able to make several beaked whales with digital markings, attached to his body by suction cups to help you discover for the first time diving patterns of whales. Also in the waters of El Hierro was recorded for the first time the song of these animals.

Scientists estimate that the resident population of beaked whales in the area of ​​La Restinga could be around 140 copies, although some experts believe they may have emigrated as a result of earthquakes. So believes the president of the Society for the Study of Cetaceans in the Canary Islands (SECAC), Vidal Martin, who said yesterday that "the volcanic activity is sufficient cause to go and it is possible that these phenomena affect their distribution."

The specialist canary, which has just joined the group of marine experts from the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs of Spain, says that in the area of ​​El Hierro affected by volcanic activity is also important for the presence of other cetaceans as whales and dolphins, but recalls that "there really interesting are the beaked whale populations."

The same view is Manolo Carrillo, Tenerife Conservation, who stated that "it is one of the few points where you can see with some frequency and beaked whales off the coast due to the great depth there."

From a theoretical perspective, earthquakes can also refute a theory under discussion that points to this type of situation as the cause of death of cetaceans.

Professor of Pathology at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Antonio Fernández, points in this direction. "Without saying that" he explains, "what is clear is that there has been a significant number of earthquakes and has not detected the stranding of any animal, nor have seen any floating dead."

Sharks and humpback

The waters of calms are also where some species of shark in depth, as the Sardinian or SolRayo (Odontaspis ferox) sporadically comes to give birth. Although their presence has been identified on a few occasions, in all cases it was of pregnant females. This type of shark can grow to four meters in length and they weigh about 300 kilos.

But is that also this part of El Hierro has also the honor of being the first in the Canary Islands which was a humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), according to Manolo Carrillo, Tenerife Conservation. The humpback is a giant of the sea with 17 meters long and nearly 40,000 kilos."

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The whistling got toned down....

Is that like taking the steam kettle off the Stove ????

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But what does that mean... has someone taken the Kettle off of the Stove ??

Posted by Amzer Zo (here)
The whistling got toned down right then:

[Hervé]

Posted by randles (here)
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"... so the alert level as we continue to maintain and rash may occur in the same way." Advanced weapons that after the meeting...

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Trusting AIs like Google Translate would get us in WW III in no time...

A long way from: "...so we continue to maintain the alert level as an[other] eruption may occur in the same way." Suggested [Alpidio] Armas after the meeting...