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On 15 August 2023, a forest fire broke out on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands of Spain. The fire, driven by the wind, heat, and low humidity levels, caused mass evacuations, widespread damage to the island's flora and fauna, [1] as well as power and water supply cuts in some of the affected municipalities.
La Palma is a Norwegian disaster drama miniseries inspired by the Cumbre Vieja tsunami hazard hypothesis and partially based on the 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption. [1] [2] [3] The series, primarily filmed on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, [4] also includes scenes shot in Tenerife. [5]
Tenerife is the most visited island in the archipelago [8] and one of the most important tourist destinations in Spain. [9] In 2014, 11,473,600 foreign tourists came to the Canary Islands. Tenerife had 4,171,384 arrivals that year, excluding the numbers for Spanish tourists which make up an additional 30% of total arrivals.
During August 2019, a number of forest fires broke out in the Canary Islands of Gran Canaria, Tenerife and Lanzarote.The fires on the island of Gran Canaria were the most severe, resulting in the loss of large areas of the island's forests and leading to the evacuation of thousands of residents from a number of towns and villages.
San Cristóbal de La Laguna (commonly known as La Laguna, Spanish pronunciation: [saŋ kɾisˈtoβal de la laˈɣuna]) is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Canary Islands, Spain. The former capital of the Canary Islands, the city is the third-most populous ...
The Tenerife flood of 2002 (Spanish: Riada de Tenerife de 2002), also known as 31-M, was a flash flood caused by a cold drop that occurred in the Santa Cruz de Tenerife area of Tenerife, Spain, on 31 March 2002. 232.6 litres per square metre of rain fell in less than six hours, causing the deaths of eight people, and damage estimated at €20 ...
The Carnival of Las Palmas has been involved in polemic several times. In the past there was certain controversy because a band named Los Indianos coming from the town of Santa Cruz de La Palma wanted to join the Carnival of Las Palmas, [3] [4] or joining the Carnival of Las Palmas of so-called "Carnaval de Día" which belongs to Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and to use the same model of ...
The Tenerife News is a bi-weekly English language newspaper in the Canary Islands that is published by Seven Island Media Group S.L. Printed in tabloid format, the paper focuses on local news in Tenerife, but also includes coverage of news on Spain. [1] The Tenerife News is edited by Romina Torres Hall. Regular contributors include: Rita Sobot ...