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Island turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists

A scientist from IGME-CSIC (Geological and Mining Institute of Spain from Spanish National Research Council) measures the temperature of lava near a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2021. Scientists from around the world flocking to an eastern Atlantic Ocean island are using an array of new technologies available to them in 2021 to scrutinize — from land, sea, air, and even space — a rare volcanic eruption. (AP Photo/Taner Orribo) A scientist from IGME-CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) collects samples of volcanic ashes on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021. Scientists from around the world flocking to an eastern Atlantic Ocean island are using an array of new technologies available to them in 2021 to scrutinize — from land, sea, air, and even space — a rare volcanic eruption. (AP Photo/Taner Orribo) A scientist with the Canary Islands' volcanology institute, Involcan, collects a rock of lava during field work in the surroundings of the volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Scientists from around the world flocking to an eastern Atlantic Ocean island are using an array of new technologies available to them in 2021 to scrutinize — from land, sea, air, and even space — a rare volcanic eruption. But despite technological and scientific leaps, predicting volcanic eruptions and, more crucially, how they end, remains a mystery. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) Scientists with the Canary Islands' volcanology institute, Involcan, inspect as the lava flows from a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Scientists from around the world flocking to an eastern Atlantic Ocean island are using an array of new technologies available to them in 2021 to scrutinize — from land, sea, air, and even space — a rare volcanic eruption. But despite technological and scientific leaps, predicting volcanic eruptions and, more crucially, how they end, remains a mystery. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) A scientist with the Canary Islands' volcanology institute, Involcan, carries a rock of lava during field work in the surroundings of the volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Scientists from around the world flocking to an eastern Atlantic Ocean island are using an array of new technologies available to them in 2021 to scrutinize — from land, sea, air, and even space — a rare volcanic eruption. But despite technological and scientific leaps, predicting volcanic eruptions and, more crucially, how they end, remains a mystery. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) A scientist from IGME-CSIC (Geological and Mining Institute of Spain from Spanish National Research Council) walks near a volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2021. Scientists from around the world flocking to an eastern Atlantic Ocean island are using an array of new technologies available to them in 2021 to scrutinize — from land, sea, air, and even space — a rare volcanic eruption. (AP Photo/Taner Orribo) A scientist with the Canary Islands' volcanology institute, Involcan, measures the temperature of a lava flow on the Canary island of La Palma, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Scientists from around the world flocking to an eastern Atlantic Ocean island are using an array of new technologies available to them in 2021 to scrutinize — from land, sea, air, and even space — a rare volcanic eruption. But despite technological and scientific leaps, predicting volcanic eruptions and, more crucially, how they end, remains a mystery. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) Scientists from CSIC (Spanish National Research Council) take geophysics measurements on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. They come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision spectrometers. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions and the extent and direction of molten rock flows. And, on the ground, they collect everything from nanoparticles to 'lava bombs' the size of watermelons that one of nature's most powerful forces hurl as incandescent projectiles. (AP Photo/Taner Orribo)