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Tenerife fires - 14,000 evacuated. Fires seems stable though

in the recent few days a lot of terrible fires have caught on in Tenerife and other places on the Canary Islands (Gran Canaria).
Associated Press reports that 14,000 people have been evacuated in Canary Island fires

SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Spain - At least 14,000 people have evacuated homes, hotels and campgrounds on the Canary […]

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Rain in Tenerife

TenerifeResorts reports on the weather situation here, where the thundershowers and rain have made everything wet:

It was the rainiest January day on record with the torrential rains particularly heavy in the early hours of the morning and affecting most especially the southern part of the island where an amazing 145 litres per square metre fell […]

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Fabulous Tenerife Photos

Peter over at Canarias Foto has some astonishing must see photos from Tenerife.
Check this large one at Mount Teide out.
He also has a bunch from Gran Canaria, La Gomera, La Palma, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura.
A site you just HAVE to visit and explore all the great photos. Hat tip to CanariaFoto.com

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Olives hot crop in Tenerife?

TenerifeNews reports that:

The search for alternative crops has led one Tenerife municipality to give serious consideration to the olive and a quiet agricultural revolution is going on down Arico way, where some fifty groves are already flourishing. Next year the trees will bear their first fruit and it is confidently expected that 2006 will see […]

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Mapping out an eruption - Tenerife’s Mount Teide eruption risk?

TenerifeNews reports that
A team of scientists from the Estación Volcanológica de Canarias has unveiled the first-ever eruption risk map for Mount Teide. It aims to give a reliable evaluation of those zones considered to be at greatest risk in the eventuality of an eruption taking place in Tenerife.
The scientists claim the eruption report will […]

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