Two days (21 & 22 October) Opening season of Nazare. The biggest wave of the world with the best big wave riders. Axi Muniain, Francisco Porcella, Rafael Tapia, Maya Gabeira, Ross Clarke-Jones, Carlos Burle, Rodrigo Koxa, Marcos Monteiro and Lucas Chumbo.
How a giant tsunami may sweep the Atlantic
Volcanologists on the Canary Islands have been asked to assess whether Cumbre Vieja of La Palma is facing an imminent eruption. 400 tremors in 15 hours were recorded recently sparking fears of an eruption. The volcano which previously erupted in 1949 and 1971 has also seen a 3.5cm rise in the earth over the past year. There was a 3.5 magnitude quake at 8.25pm on Tuesday night degree snort of the archipelago.
Volcanic activity has also been recorded on Hiero and Tenerife, but La Palma is most worrying to scientists due to a large portion of the island having a fault line which could cause about a third of the volcano to slide into the sea. It is this landslide which could produce mega tsnuami with estimated heights of up to 100 metres high the giant wave could spread right through the Atlantic Ocean.
Researchers from National Geographic Institute (IGN) are monitoring the site for the volcano’s activity, after the swarms which included quakes of 1.5 and 2.7 on the Richter scale and up to 17.4 miles underground. While experts have long warned that an eruption holds the potential of creating a tidal wave, they have been quick to point out a mega tsunami is unlikely.
Iain Stewart, Professor of Geoscience Communication at the University of Plymouth, told The Independent: “The possibility of a catastrophic collapse of the volcano is a really controversial issue amongst geologists. There has certainly been large chunks of the volcanic island that have detached in the distant past, presumably associated with volcanic activity.
“But there’s no evidence that this is happened in the last 10,000 years, and no signs that the collapse was so big and sudden that it produced huge tsunamis. It is theoretically possible, but most geologists think that smaller more localised collapses of the steep sides is more likely.
“This could generate local tsunamis with destructive waves a few metres high, but what we call transoceanic tsunamis are unlikely.”
University of California and University College London experts have a massive landslide entering the Atlantic Ocean could create a 500mph tidal wave. The last historical eruption occurred in 1712.
David Calvo, head of outreach at Involcan – the Canary Island Volcanology Institute said “Regarding the swarm (of tremors), that’s something that happens on active volcanoes, and La Palma is the most active system of the Canaries. So, there’s nothing to worry about. “It is true that this is the first swarm of this kind in the last 40 years in La Palma, but I think we have to be cautious as the seismic stations have been improving through the years, and now we can see things we couldn’t in the past.
Reubyn Ash and Miles Lee Hargeaves dodge the #BrianStorm crowds, and bits of tree, at Britain’s most popular secret spot.
Shout out to the locals. Nice to see you all. And everyone else for keeping the vibe cool despite there being a lot of people there.
Please always respect the landowner, residents and parking rules.
Noa Deane, Ryan Burch, Gony Zubizarreta, and more, thrashing their way through Portugal, Spain, and France during their summer ’17 European vacation
Early season Mundaka with Rob Machado, Aritz Aranburu, Andy Criere, Natxo Gonzalez, Connor O’Leary and Norman Landa
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Boardmasters Andrew Topham (centre) and representatives of the charities that the Boardmasters Foundation is supporting the year including UKPST, SAS, RSPB and more
A new charitable foundation for Cornwall; the ‘Boardmasters Foundation’ set up by festival organisers has given £53,000 back to Cornish charity and projects.
“Born out of our desire to give back and support the culture and surrounding communities that are at the heart of our festival, the Boardmasters Foundation will build on and grow the annual fundraising and charitable donations that the festival has already made year-on-year!”
Since Since 2002 Boardmasters have been able to support a variety of local charities, organisations and projects – from Surfers Against Sewage and the UK Pro Surf Tour, to the Porth Residents Association and St Mawgan Minis Football Club.
But in 2017 they raised a huge £53,000. This year donations have been made to a wide ranging collective of charities SAS, UK Pro Surf Tour, Mawgen Porth Village Hall and primary school, to The Wave Project, RSPB, The Merlin Centre and more.
Dave Reed of UK Pro Surf Association said
” We are pleased to receive this essential support from the Boardmasters Foundation. This support is helping develop British Surfing. Giving opportunities for surfers from all over the UK, both men and women to gain invaluable competition experience. It will also assist in Junior surfing development, backing seven grommet categories from Under 12 to Under 18 allowing surfers to compete in their own age groups throughout the year in events across the UK. Undoubtedly these will be the surf stars of the future and challenging for the Boardmasters title in years to come.”
Hugo Tagholm, CEO, SAS – “As the longstanding nominated charity of the Boardmasters Foundation, Surfers Against Sewage has engaged hundreds of thousands of festival goers with our campaigns to protect waves, oceans and beaches for everyone. The annual donations from the festival helps us mobilise the largest beach clean community in the UK, now some 30,000 volunteers annually, who make a huge difference to the marine plastic pollution crisis. Our clean water campaigns also reach many more people thanks to the huge reach and unique nature of the partnership. Thanks for the amazing support.”
Claire Mucklow, Species and Habitats Officer RSPB – “Thank you Boardmasters! Your donation will go towards our advisory work with local farmers around Newquay where rare corn buntings and other threatened species need help. Such a huge event can have an impact on wildlife and working together helps minimise this, we appreciate the donation very much.”
Sally Vannoey, Head Teacher at Mawgen Porth Primary – “We’re all very grateful for this generous donation that will benefit all the children in our school. This Boardmasters Foundation grant will allow us to purchase and build a new ‘play train’ and seating areas for all the children, encouraging sociability and enjoyment in the playground, and as you can imagine, the children are very excited about it all!
Andrew Topham and happy local kids.
