In the Netflix series La Palma, a Norwegian family goes on holiday to the Canary Islands when a young researcher discovers ...

In the Netflix series "La Palma," a Norwegian family goes on holiday to the Canary Islands when a young researcher discovers ...

The possibility of a mega-tsunami caused by a volcanic eruption sounds far-fetched, but the premise of Netflix’s newest four-part disaster series isn’t as implausible as it seems. La Palma ...

the La Palma disaster theory was first presented in 2001 by Steven N. Ward and Simon Day, suggesting that the Cumbre Vieja volcano would lead to a massive mega-tsunami. However, since its proposal ...

A new Netflix series making its own waves centers on the scenario of a volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands off west Africa. A mega tsunami more powerful than any recorded ...

The tsunami expert Simon Day, whose research inspired the show, is also thanked in the closing credits. However, La Palma does nothing to capture the more up to date and reassuring science.

A new Netflix series making its own waves centers on the scenario of a volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands off west Africa. A mega tsunami more powerful than any ...

But stories like La Palma can have real world impact. The series presents itself as being based on a real hypothesis, which is communicated by newscasters and a scientist in the title sequence of each ...