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TIDAL WAVE WARNING
A giant wave the size of Nelson's Column is set to wipe out parts of America's east coast and cause serious damage to areas of Britain - according to a doomsday scientist.
The eruption of a volcano in the Canary Islands could create an enormous wave that would hurtle towards Africa, America, Europe and the Caribbean.
The volcano would send a chunk of rock the size of the Isle of Man into the sea, creating the huge wave.
The tsunami would cause unprecedented damage, obliterating cities such as New York and killing millions of people, it is claimed.
The waves lashing the UK would be around 10 metres high, enough to cause significant damage to port towns.
At least that's the scenario painted by Professor Bill McGuire
Prof McGuire, director of the Benfield Grieg Hazard Research Centre at University College London, says not enough is being done to monitor the threat posed by the volcano on La Palma.
He is calling for governments to plough more cash into setting up seismic monitoring stations.
That could give governments a two-week warning of a potentially devastating tidal wave.
The alert could allow for large population centres to be evacuated.
"What we need now is an integrated volcanic monitoring set up to give maximum warning of a coming eruption," Prof McGuire said.
"The US government must be aware of the La Palma threat. They should be worried, and so should the island states in the Caribbean that will really bear the brunt of a collapse."
The Cumbre Vieja volcano last erupted in 1949 and parts of the mountain are highly unstable.
It is predicted to erupt again in the next 1,000 years
TIDAL WAVE WARNING
A giant wave the size of Nelson's Column is set to wipe out parts of America's east coast and cause serious damage to areas of Britain - according to a doomsday scientist.
The eruption of a volcano in the Canary Islands could create an enormous wave that would hurtle towards Africa, America, Europe and the Caribbean.
The volcano would send a chunk of rock the size of the Isle of Man into the sea, creating the huge wave.
The tsunami would cause unprecedented damage, obliterating cities such as New York and killing millions of people, it is claimed.
The waves lashing the UK would be around 10 metres high, enough to cause significant damage to port towns.
At least that's the scenario painted by Professor Bill McGuire
Prof McGuire, director of the Benfield Grieg Hazard Research Centre at University College London, says not enough is being done to monitor the threat posed by the volcano on La Palma.
He is calling for governments to plough more cash into setting up seismic monitoring stations.
That could give governments a two-week warning of a potentially devastating tidal wave.
The alert could allow for large population centres to be evacuated.
"What we need now is an integrated volcanic monitoring set up to give maximum warning of a coming eruption," Prof McGuire said.
"The US government must be aware of the La Palma threat. They should be worried, and so should the island states in the Caribbean that will really bear the brunt of a collapse."
The Cumbre Vieja volcano last erupted in 1949 and parts of the mountain are highly unstable.
It is predicted to erupt again in the next 1,000 years
