They want to drop a bomb on the volcano to stop it. The network has compared the idea to "Armageddon"

In a week, the volcano on the island of La Palma will break the record for the duration of the eruption. No sign

there is no indication that it will stop any time soon and Casimiro Curbelo, president of the municipal council of La Gomera, a neighboring island, has proposed an ingenious way to stop it - bombing.

The Spanish politician suggested that the bombingthe incandescent lava flows of the La Palma volcano may be the only way to stop the eruption. For example, dropping multiple bombs can redirect destructive lava flows that move into populated areas.

"Maybe it's crazy, but with technologicalpoint of view, I got the impression that this should be tried,” Curbelo said during a debate on the Canarian radio Faycán. The politician’s proposal drew criticism and spawned several memes depicting him with Bruce Willis in the film “Armageddon”, in which the character The actor is tasked with destroying an Earth-bound asteroid with a nuclear bomb.

Volcano La Cumbre Vieja on the Spanish Canary Islandsthe islands erupt on the 42nd day. Some 7,000 local residents have already fled their homes as lava flows 300 meters away destroyed homes, offices and large tracts of land throughout the southwestern part of the island, Hightech previously reported.

According to a study carried out by the European satellite system Copernicus, the lava destroyed 2,519 buildings and covered 9.4 m². 

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