La Palma Season 1 was released on Netflix on December 12, 2024, and ever since it has been among the most watched series of the week on the streaming platform in India. Directed by Kasper Barfoed, La Palma revolves around a Norwegian tourist family and a geologist researcher named Sara. La Palma on Netflix delves deep into the famous tourist island of Spain's Canary Islands where an active volcano is also present.
La Palma features Anders Baasmo Christiansen as Fredrik, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal as Jennifer, Fredrik’s wife, Alma Gunther as Sara, Fredrik, and Jennifer’s daughter, Bernard Storm Lager as Tobias, Thea Sofie Loch Næss as Marie, a doctorate student at the La Palma Geological Institute, etc.
Since you have landed on this page, True Scoop assumes that you have already watched La Palma on Netflix and wondering whether turtles can actually sense Tsunamis in real life or not.
Can turtles sense upcoming natural calamities like Tsunamis as shown in La Palma?
There are debates when it comes to turtles or animals sensing upcoming natural calamities in advance. BBC quoted Irina Rafliana who was previously part of an advisory group for the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Risk (UNISDR).
Irina narrated that during the 2010 tsunami generated by a subsea quake near Sumatra some animals, such as elephants, were reported to have responded as if possessing some kind of early knowledge of the event. Just days ago, a newly re-released turtle made a sudden U-turn two days before January's volcanic eruption in Tonga.
Gemini AI answers that Yes, turtles can sense earthquakes. It outlined that turtles can detect low-frequency sounds between 50 Hz and 1600 Hz. When turtles sense seismic sounds, they may change their behavior, such as Increasing their swimming speed, Going deeper, and Changing direction.
The Netflix series La Palma has showcased somewhat similar scenes. La Palma has showcased turtles going away from the Island i.e. change in their behaviour.
However, Gemini AI also mentions that turtles cannot sense upcoming Tsunamis in advance. Still, tsunamis occur due to earthquakes.
Is La Palma a Real Story?
The answer is no. La Palma is a fictional story that uses real-life places and facts on volcanos and tsunamis with the famous Spain's Canary Islands in the backdrop. Hence, there is confusion around La Palma's true story and La Palma's real story.