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by dhammack 1744 days ago
You can get the real content without the commentary at https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/lapalma/sep2021seismic-cris...

Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbre_Vieja_tsunami_hazard for a good summary of the risks.

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> They do not appear to form through individual collapses; multi-stage failures lasting hours or days appear to be more common

That's a pretty major factor.

Yes, and good news:

> most collapses in the Canary Islands took place as multistage events that are not as effective at creating tsunamis