Lava flowing into sea creates delta, expands Spanish island

Lava flowing into sea creates delta, expands Spanish island

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https://apnews.com/145db3ab8528f69a8edcf3cbb2527208

LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — The surface of Spain's La Palma island is continuing to expand as lava from a volcano flows into the Atlantic Ocean and hardens when it comes into contact with the water, European Union scientists said Thursday.

Copernicus, the European Union's Earth observation program, said Thursday that its satellite imagery showed a D-shaped tongue of molten rock building up on the island's western shore measured 338 hectares (835 acres) by the end of Wednesday.