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Erupting underwater volcano off Spanish Coast

Volcanic activity in the sea off the Canary island of El Hierro is seen in this areal photo taken and released by the Canary Islands Government on Friday Nov. 4, 2011. The regional government of the Canary Islands on Saturday Nov. 5, 2011has ordered the evacuation of homes and road closures near the southern tip of El Hierro after two earth tremors and increased offshore volcanic activity caused a buildup of malodorous debris floating on the sea.Seismic activity began in the area on July 17 and residents have since been rocked by more than 10,000 tremors, while underwater fissures have released an almost continuous flow of sulfurous gases, smoke and hot objects.El Hierro has some 11,000 residents and was formed by volcanic activity.

Volcanic activity in the sea off the Canary island of El Hierro is seen in this areal photo taken and released by the Canary Islands Government on Saturday Nov. 5, 2011. The regional government of the Canary Islands on Saturday Nov. 5, 2011has ordered the evacuation of homes and road closures near the southern tip of El Hierro after two earth tremors and increased offshore volcanic activity caused a buildup of malodorous debris floating on the sea.Seismic activity began in the area on July 17 and residents have since been rocked by more than 10,000 tremors, while underwater fissures have released an almost continuous flow of sulfurous gases, smoke and hot objects.El Hierro has some 11,000 residents and was formed by volcanic activity.


A water whirlpool is seen in a stained area in the sea caused by submarine eruption in front of the town of La Restinga, on the south coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro October 16, 2011. The Canary Islands authority has raised the emergency situation to red level 1 as the submarine volcano near El Hierro is spilling magma, however the risk to the population on the island is low, according to the Cabildo de el Hierro on Saturday after a scientific evaluation.
A Spanish Civil Guard authorizes fishermen and tourists to return to their boats after Tuesday's submarine volcano eruption in front of the town of La Restinga, on the south coast of the Canary Island of El Hierro October 16, 2011. The Canary Islands authority has raised the emergency situation to red level 1 as the submarine volcano near El Hierro is spilling magma, however the risk to the population on the island is low, according to the Cabildo de el Hierro on Saturday after a scientific evaluation.
In this photo taken and released by the Canary regional government on Saturday Oct. 15, 2011, fragments called pyroclasts from an underwater volcano are seen on the surface of the sea off Restinga on the Canary island of El Hierro, Spain. The regional government of Spain's Canary Islands has closed access to a port on El Hierro, ordered shipping to sail away from the area and banned aircraft from flying over the island's southern tip after an underwater volcano began spewing smoking debris. Scientists have detected airborne volcanic fragments called pyroclasts rising from the sea off the port of La Restinga, the government said in a statement. A research vessel that had been taking samples from the sea has been ordered to desist.

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