The ash cloud from the San Vicente volcano, which erupted on April 9 on the Caribbean island, is still far from the Canary Islands. Despite the six thousand kilometers of distance between this archipelago and the epicenter of this natural phenomenon, the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) monitors the movements of the cloud in anticipation that in one of the possible changes of direction it may head towards the Islands.
The bodies in charge of monitoring this phenomenon are the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers (VAAC), which are located in different locations on the planet, specifically the VAAC of Washington is issuing the updates and, as David Suárez points out, territorial delegate of Aemet in the Canary Islands, "they announce in their latest review that the cloud has been moving towards the west of Cape Verde. The models indicate that it would reach that area from this Tuesday, but looking at the satellites we see that it is still very close to the Caribbean area."
Likewise, the Canary Islands Air Quality Control and Monitoring Network, in charge of analyzing pollutants, has not detected any anomalous signal. "If the cloud arrives and it rains in the next few days, it would cause acid rain, but it would not have a major impact as it would be in small quantities," Suárez specifies.
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