西班牙加那利群島拉帕爾馬島（La Palma）繼7日前火山爆發噴出大量火山灰和岩漿後，近日又有新破口，岩漿持續流出。受到火山灰影響，當地天空呈現一片灰濛濛，機場亦要暫時關閉。
火山上周日(19日)噴發以來，已流出數千噸岩漿，有數百棟房屋被毀，拉帕爾馬島當地8.3萬名居民中，有近6000人已撤離住處。
由於拉帕爾馬島周邊空域被火山灰雲籠罩，當地機場因此暫時關閉，機場營運商表示，目前機場工作人員及消防隊員正在清除堆積在跑道上的火山灰。
今次是拉帕爾馬島自1971年來首次出現火山爆發，在上周日爆發前數小時，當地曾發生4.2級淺層地震。
Acid rain caused by sulfur dioxide gas spewing from the volcano in Spain's Canary Islands of La Palma will reach Europe this weekend.
Lava flows from the Cumbre Vieja volcano is releasing thousands of tons of sulfur dioxide gas into the atmosphere, and mixing with clouds will fall downwind towards France and the Mediterranean basin.
The volcanic eruption emits between 7,997 and 10,665 tons of sulfur dioxide per day and may last between one and three months. Areas downwind are at risk of acid rain, posing health issues for humans and animals by aggravating pre-existing respiratory illnesses. There's also the risk it may damage crops and contaminate drinking water.
The latest activity of Cumbre Vieja this week was a new fissure that emerged on Monday and produced additional lava flows that resulted in 500 islanders evacuating.
Volcanologists expect Cumbre Vieja to continue producing similar behavior in the coming days and weeks, which means Europe might receive additional rounds of acid rain. Once the pressure in the magma chamber goes down, lava will stop flowing.
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