Well, "erupting" is one thing, and it's common for volcanoes. The problem comes (if it comes at all) is when said eruptions are in the explosive category like Mt. St. Helens a few years ago, or Krakatoa back in the 1800s. The latter is when huge pieces of earth are suddenly blown into the sky (or ocean) and can cause tsunamis and atmospheric issues many miles away. But the volcanoes like in Hawaii or here on Canary Island seem to be more of the slow seepage variety.... inconvenient and even dangerous locally, but not globally.
So yeah, if the Canary Island volcano suddenly erupted in an explosion of material into the Atlantic, we could experience tsunamis on the US east coast and all up and down Canada, Mexico, Central and South America. So far, though, it's just speculation.
This possibility has been known for years. Why is it just now becoming an OMG!! moment?
Because it is erupting
Well, "erupting" is one thing, and it's common for volcanoes. The problem comes (if it comes at all) is when said eruptions are in the explosive category like Mt. St. Helens a few years ago, or Krakatoa back in the 1800s. The latter is when huge pieces of earth are suddenly blown into the sky (or ocean) and can cause tsunamis and atmospheric issues many miles away. But the volcanoes like in Hawaii or here on Canary Island seem to be more of the slow seepage variety.... inconvenient and even dangerous locally, but not globally.
So yeah, if the Canary Island volcano suddenly erupted in an explosion of material into the Atlantic, we could experience tsunamis on the US east coast and all up and down Canada, Mexico, Central and South America. So far, though, it's just speculation.