Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) represent some of the most formidable and complex volcanic phenomena, characterised by a turbulent mixture of solid particles and gases that surge down slopes at ...

MANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano in Albay logged more seismic activities for the past 24 hours than the day before, the state seismologist said on Saturday. Based on the 24-hour monitoring of the ...

Mayon Volcano recorded a short-lived lava fountaining episode on Wednesday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology ...

Learning how these hard-to-predict and hard-to-escape currents work is paramount to protecting the communities that live in their potential paths. For instance, many pyroclastic density currents ...

MANILA, Philippines — Since showing increased activity earlier this year, Mayon Volcano generated its "largest" pyroclastic density current so far, with an ash plume reaching up to 1,000 meters on ...

MANILA, Philippines — State volcanologists yesterday detected a collapse of lava deposits on the summit crater of Mayon Volcano in Albay, which generated incandescent lava flows and pyroclastic ...

Thermal camera footage also released by PHIVOLCS showed pyroclastic density currents — fast-moving flows of hot gas and volcanic material — cascading down the southern slopes of the volcano. The ...

MANILA, Philippines — Mayon Volcano in Albay continued its streak of activity on Wednesday, April 8, as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported 92 consecutive days ...