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Ben Ireland
@benirevolc.bsky.social
Volcano Geodesy PhD student at Uni of Bristol Earth Sci 🌋🛰 Advisor for GeoTenerife 🇮🇨 | Keen MTBer 🚵 DM’s open-Get in touch! 💬 He/Him. Views my own

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New around here, getting to know the place :)

Twitter/X: @BensVolcanology
As ever, all of our sources can be found in our open-access archive here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

And all our previous reconstruction updates can be read here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...

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GeoTenerife VolcanoStories La Palma news article archive
docs.google.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Other updates:

- Court appeal approved in case for making pre-eruption meeting recordings publicly available

- Cabildo urges changes to Spain's contracts law to streamline reconstruction projects

Video of the latest reconstruction:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4UP...

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📍 RECONSTRUCCIÓN DEL POLÍGONO INDUSTRIAL “CALLEJÓN DE LA GATA” – JULIO 2025
YouTube video by RESiSTE LA PALMA
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Science:

- EU-Modex project hosted in Tenerife, including practice eruption simulation exercises

- First results of ISVOLCAN studying health impacts of the eruption have been published

- Further marine recovery on the lava flows shown by the DELTA project: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPpQ...

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Constatan la “asombrosa” recuperación marina en las fajanas del Tajogaite
YouTube video by El Time
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Aid:

- Reconstruction commissioner has maintained the 60% income tax reduction, to revive the economy, will be reapplied by the end of 2025

- €6.5 million in aid for farmers available for 9 months, but yet to be distributed

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November 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Reconstruction:

- Citizen-led 'Volcano Law' to guarantee full compensation for those affected by future eruptions, was approved

- 120 reconstruction licenses granted for homes or farms in Tazacorte

- LP-2 road recovery has overcome a significant delay in its plans

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November 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
You can see all of our previous reconstruction updates here: geotenerife.com/la-palma-rec...

And you can see our open-access archive of news articles (3.2k articles and counting!) in both 🇬🇧 and 🇪🇸 here: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Reconstruction updates - GeoTenerife
geotenerife.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Science and other updates:

- Military personnel involved in the eruption request health monitoring

- Scientists from La Palma and Korean volcanic island Jeju share groundwater management knowledge

- Tierra Bonita submits a legal appeal for access to PEVOLCA recordings

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September 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Reconstruction and aid:

- €6 million transferred from Spain for infrastructure recovery

- Gas emissions control centre moves so Puerto Naos school can reopen

- Reconstruction of La Laguna school agreed

- Canarian Govt completes aid payments for primary homes

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September 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Great to have you back! 🌋
September 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
You’re welcome! We’ve found it very difficult to track the different reconstruction projects just from the Cabildo’s press releases but this is a lot more useful 👍
August 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM