Marc-Antoine Longpré (@ma_longpre) profile picture

Volcanologist and Associate Professor at Queens College, City University of New York

Joined September 2021
Checked out the vent area of the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption today! Thanks to ⁦@involcan⁩ for taking us there! #fumeroles #volcanicbombs
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On September 29: strong winds blew the lapilli, ash and gas towards the west #LaPalmaeruption #VolcanicAsh #QueensCollegeVolcanoLab
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September 28: the main vent continued producing lots of ash, with the plume reaching 6 km altitude and drifting northeast, while the lower vent expelled lava fountains feeding a lava flow that reached the sea.
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Gas-rich plume from the vent in the foreground, ash-rich plume from the main vent in the background #LaPalmaEruption #QueensCollegeVolcanoLab
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Made it to La Palma, first peek at the new volcano. It’s noisy and ash-producing.
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