The volcanologist Joan Martí, director of the Geosciences Barcelona Institute, belonging to the Higher Council for Scientific Research, assures that "landslides and tsunamis are phenomena that have already occurred in the Canary Islands many thousands of years ago, and that they may occur again in the geological future of the Canary Archipelago." Despite this, Martí places the possibility of a tsunami occurring in the Canary Islands in the future. "I would say that at present it is not likely to happen." "It could happen, but it is not likely," he emphasizes.
"For a situation of these characteristics to occur, a seismicity and an energy production much stronger and more intense is needed than what has been recorded so far." The volcanologist maintains. Therefore, he maintains that "at this moment, the conditions are not adequate for a fissure, a landslide or a tsunami to take place."
Joan Martí has been the director of a research team specialized in reconstructing extreme geological events that cause great natural hazards.
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