La Palma
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| Area | 706 |
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| Highest point | Roque de los Muchachos |
| Highest elevation | 24237949 |
| Did you know | Its base lies almost 4,000 m (13,123 ft) below sea level and reaches a height of 2,426 m (7,959 ft) above sea level. |
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| ID | 1199166 |
About La Palma
La Palma is one of Spain's Canary Islands, off northwestern Africa. Its rugged, forested terrain is dotted with volcanoes like Teneguía and Cumbre Vieja. The island's capital, Santa Cruz de la Palma, is a port town with narrow cobbled streets and houses with wooden balconies. The Caldera de Taburiente National Park has a huge crater-shaped formation and is covered in pine forest and cut by waterfalls.
Tenerife wildfires lead to evacuation of villages
... Last month, thousands of residents on the nearby island of La Palma - which also forms part of the Canary Islands archipelago off the coast of northern Africa - were Wildfires have raged in many parts of the world this summer, including in southern Europe, northern Africa, Canada, and Hawaii...
Spain faces stark left-right divide in hot summer vote
... His administration has navigated the pandemic, a volcanic eruption on the Canary island of La Palma and the impact of the war in Ukraine, while overseeing a steady drop in the jobless rate and one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe...
Heatwave: Italy's major cities on red heat alert
... The Spanish island of La Palma has been left devastated by wildfires, which have now been brought under control thanks to cooler overnight temperatures...
Europe heatwaves: Wildfires rage in Greece as temperatures soar
... Another wildfire on the Spanish island of La Palma, which started on Saturday, has destroyed 20 homes...
Heatwave scorches Europe, in pictures
... There have been wildfires on the Spanish island of La Palma and mainland Greece...
Heatwaves are new normal as 50C hits US and China - UN
... Flames destroyed homes on the Spanish island La Palma over the weekend...
La Palma: Thousands evacuated as Canary Island wildfire burns
...By Christy CooneyBBC NewsThousands of residents of La Palma in the Canary Islands have been urged to leave their homes as emergency workers try to bring a wildfire under control...
Europe heatwave: No respite in sight for heat-stricken southern Europe
... In Spain, a forest fire on the island of La Palma has forced the evacuation of at least 500 people...
Heatwaves are new normal as 50C hits US and China - UN
By Georgina RannardClimate and science reporter
The extreme temperatures sweeping the globe This Week are the new normal in a world warmed by Climate Change , the UN Weather agency says.
Temperatures went over 50C (122F) in parts of the US and China on Sunday.
The World Meteorological Organisation warned the heatwave in Europe could continue into August.
Millions around The World are under heat advisories as officials warn of danger to life from the hot temperatures.
Night-time in Europe and the US is not expected to bring widespread relief as temperatures stay above 30C in places including Arizona or Southern Spain .
Large areas of The World saw up close again on Monday what life is like under extreme temperatures:
Scientists say Climate Change is making heatwaves longer, more intense and more frequent.
" The Extreme Weather - an increasingly frequent occurrence in our warming climate - is having a major impact on human health, ecosystems, economies, agriculture, energy and water supplies, " said World Meterological Organisation MO Secretary-General Prof Petteri Taalas .
" We have to Step Up efforts to help society adapt to what is unfortunately becoming the new normal, " he added.
It underscores The Urgency of cutting Greenhouse Gas emissions as quickly and as deeply as possible, he suggested.
'We Are not in a stable climate'Leading UK scientist Dr Frederieke Otto, from Imperial College London, told The Bbc that " what We Are seeing at The Moment is exactly what we expect in a world where We Are Still Burning fossil fuels".
Humans are "100% behind" the upward trend in global temperatures, she explains.
The World has already warmed by 1. 1C since the Industrial Revolution when humans started burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Dr Otto says we have no idea what the new normal will look like because " We Are not in a stable climate".
We will only find out what the new climate looks like once The World stops burning fossil fuels and switches to green energy, she suggests.
The International Energy Agency has said that there can be no new oil, gas or coal projects if governments are serious about tackling Climate Change .
Scientists say that Europe in particular is warming faster than many climate models predicted. Using very powerful computers, models can compare a world affected by Climate Change to one without The Impacts of Global Warming .
" There is a feeling that it's going out of control. We have a lot of work to do to pin down exactly what's happening, " Prof Cloke explains.
Countries remain unprepared for the reality of excessive heat, explains Julie Arrighi, interim director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre.
" If We Are not ready for The Heat of today, We Are definitely not ready for The Heat of tomorrow. The Risk is only increasing, " she says.
In Greece, as wildfires broke out. Flames destroyed homes on the Spanish island La Palma over the weekend.
In Phoenix, Arizona temperatures above 43C (110F) have persisted for 18 Days . The City has been giving out water and cooling towels, as well as opening respite centres to help residents cope.
" These heatwaves are frightening. . We know this will be really deadly, " Prof Hannah Cloke at the University of Reading, UK, told The Bbc .
She Said More Than 61,000 people were estimated to have died from heat in Europe Last Year , and this year would be similar.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
