Sulfur Dioxide from Canary Islands Volcano Reaches Morocco, Experts Say No Health Risk

According to experts’ forecasts, these sulfur dioxide emissions could affect all of Spain in just two days. The Murcia region and other territories located in the southeast of the peninsula would be the first areas to be affected, reports AS. By Friday, the entire Spanish territory would be covered by these emissions, which will not pose any health risk, reassure the experts. "It is only in the vicinity of the volcano that this cloud of sulfur and ash is harmful," explained meteorologist Juan David Pérez to Cadena SER.

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This forecast is based on data obtained from the simulation carried out by Mark Parrington, principal researcher at the Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service, a European Union program launched after the eruption of the Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma. This simulation shows the evolution of the trajectory of the sulfur dioxide cloud and warns that these emissions will be directed in the coming hours towards Africa, particularly northern Morocco, before reaching almost the entire Spanish territory.