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Saturday, 18 February 2012 10:45 |
 El Hierro is still registering a succession of minor earthquakes. The tremors are not as strong as before but o one day alone, 18 were recorded, one of which was felt by the local population. The National Geographic Institute has confirmed that on February 3rd there were 18 quakes in total, located in the north-south at El Golfo and El Julán. They were at a depth of eight to 23 kilometers and with a magnitude ranging from 0.8 to 3.2 degrees on the Richter Scale.
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Monday, 09 January 2012 19:13 |
 A new name has been coined for the large chunks of volcanic material shot out into the ocean off the coast of El Hierro during the recent underwater eruption. Scientists are still not sure about the exact content of the globular “bombs” but they have been dubbed “restingolitas” after the fishing town of La Restinga which had to be evacuated twice during a red alert.
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Tuesday, 01 November 2011 13:39 |
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The Canary Island Government's Ministry of Health has established a group to monitor all available data on air quality, epidemiological surveillance, bathing water, drinking water and food quality.
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Monday, 02 November 2009 11:32 |
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 If all the Canary Islands could be seen as fairytale characters, then El Hierro would be Shrek!!
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009 13:54 |
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 A wooden boat carrying 68 people reached La Estaca in El Hierro late on Sunday.
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Thursday, 03 November 2011 17:38 |
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Scientific investigation has shown that the first volcanic material collected from the surface of the Mar de Las Calmas off La Restinga consists of basalt and trachyte.
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Saturday, 07 May 2011 15:23 |
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 The furthest eastern Canary Island is launching an innovative wind-power system that will make the island fully energy self-sufficient by 2015
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Friday, 24 July 2009 09:43 |
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Tenerife Cabildo is one of four town halls and 46 out of 88 city councils to sign a new Social Pact to help with regeneration of the Canary Islands.
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Thursday, 19 March 2009 11:32 |
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 The Canary Islands may need to be virtually self-sufficient in producing alternative energy within the next quarter of a century.
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