In the remote Galapagos Islands, the dormant La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina Island has roared back to life, casting a fiery glow across the darkened sky as molten lava cascades down its slopes towards the ocean. The eruption, which commenced shortly after midnight on Saturday, marks a significant event according to experts from Ecuador's Geophysical Institute, possibly rivalling the intensity of its last major eruption back in 2017. Standing at a height of 1,476 metres, this volcanic giant's latest eruption comes just two years after its previous outburst in 2020.
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00:00 In the remote Galapagos Islands, the dormant La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina Island has
00:09 roared back to life, casting a fiery glow across the darkened sky as molten lava cascades
00:15 down its slopes towards the ocean.
00:17 The eruption, which commenced shortly after midnight on Saturday, marks a significant
00:21 event according to experts from Ecuador's Geophysical Institute, possibly rivalling
00:25 the intensity of its last major eruption back in 2017.
00:30 Standing at a height of 1,476 metres, this volcanic giant's latest eruption comes just
00:36 two years after its previous outburst in 2020.
00:40 Despite the dramatic eruption and flowing lava, the Environment Ministry has reassured
00:44 that there is no immediate threat as the uninhabited Fernandina Island remains unaffected.
00:50 With no human settlements, hotels or restaurants on the island, access is limited to brief
00:55 visits via cruise boats.
00:57 However, the Geophysical Institute has cautioned tourists to avoid the area should the lava
01:02 reach the ocean.
01:03 "Gas emission and thermal anomalies were detected through satellite systems," said
01:07 the ministry in a statement.
01:09 It added that while they would continue to monitor the volcano, the eruption is not expected
01:13 to affect tourism to the islands.
01:15 It said that La Cumbre blew a gas cloud about three kilometres into the air, which was dispersed
01:20 by the wind without passing over other islands with human settlements such as neighbouring
01:24 Isabela.
01:25 La Cumbre has previously erupted three times in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
01:30 It stands 1,463 metres high and has the highest eruption rate among all the volcanoes in the
01:35 archipelago.
01:36 This eruption was likely bigger than those previously registered, authorities said.
01:41 The volcano is part of the Galapagos Archipelago.
01:44 It is one of the numerous activity volcanoes in the Galapagos, located nearly 1,000 kilometres
01:49 from mainland Ecuador.
01:50 The archipelago boasts flora and fauna found nowhere else in the world.
01:54 Famous British scientist Charles Darwin, who developed the groundbreaking theory of evolution
01:58 by natural selection in the 19th century, reportedly developed his theory by observing
02:03 the archipelago's wonders.
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