The geologist Raul Perez He enters where he has never stepped before, one of the lava tubes of the La Palma volcano. Specifically, one of the initials that belongs to the north wash and that although it has not worked for a month, just 30 days ago we could see it red hot.
The expert tells us how it has been working. Despite the time that has elapsed, the area continues to be at a very high temperature: the rock is around 90ºC, while in the interior areas where precipitates appear they have measured a maximum 400ºC.
They have never gotten this close to one of those collapses and it is crucial to document the dynamics of the eruption and the functioning of the tubes. In a small fracture in the rock you can see how gas is still emanating.
With special meters, Pérez locates values of 1.33 ppm of sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide that displaces oxygen and is toxic.
This gives us even more insight into the dangers of stepping on this lava if we are not professionals like him, although we believe that a month is enough time to do it.
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