I remember reading a novel a while ago where some maniac was trying to send a cruise missile into the side of La Palma. That was the first i'd even heard of the place.
The potential damage if La Palma fell is in my opinion higher than what Sky predicts. I dont know enough about they way tsunamis travel, but i woulda thought denmark and germany woulda been alright in the event of a wave, with nations more directly in the line of fire so to speak at risk - Spain as mentioned, Portugal, England, Ireland, western Africa. Not to mention Iceland, Greenland, the US's eastern seaboard, much of central and southern america...
The potential for devastation is almost unfathomable. I just hope it doesnt happen in my lifetime, that and the aftermath is one thing i DONT want to see.
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