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 ...

A large volcano in the central Philippines erupted today (Dec. 9) at 3:03 p.m. local time, spouting a column of ash and gas up to 1.86 miles (3 kilometers) into the sky, according to the Philippine ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported brief lava fountaining activity on Monday at Mayon ...

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 ...

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 ...

Residents living near the rumbling Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon have been told to avoid going inside danger zones due to threats of pyroclastic density currents.

A rare satellite image shows Mayon volcano’s 2026 eruption in the Philippines, combining natural color and infrared to reveal ...

A total of 279 volcanic earthquakes was observed in a 24-hour period at the Mayon Volcano in Albay, the Philippine Institute ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Friday afternoon reported two lava-collapse pyroclastic density current events (PDCs) at Mayon Volcano in Albay. “At the moment: ...

MANILA, Philippines — A series of lava effusions and a strombolian activity or low-level eruption were recorded at Mayon Volcano in Albay, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said ...

The largest pyroclastic density current (PDC) or uson in Mayon Volcano was generated on Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said. The ongoing PDC was ...