Day 10: Eruption Before Sunrise | Sep 28, 2021 | La Palma Volcano, Canary Islands

🌋 DAY 10: ERUPTION BEFORE SUNRISE — SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 In the darkness before sunrise on September 28, 2021, the volcano on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands continues its spectacular eruption for a tenth consecutive day. This extraordinary archival footage captures the Cumbre Vieja eruption in the early morning hours, as glowing molten lava illuminates the growing volcanic cone against the darkness. Explosive bursts of incandescent rock and continuing eruptive activity reveal the tremendous energy being released from beneath the island's surface. But September 28 would become one of the most important days of the entire eruption. DAY 10: LAVA APPROACHES THE ATLANTIC OCEAN The eruption began on September 19, 2021, near Cabeza de Vaca in the municipality of El Paso, following more than a