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 ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported brief lava fountaining activity on Monday at Mayon Volcano as its effusive eruption continues for 70 days. In its latest ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — State seismologists are looking at three scenarios following the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island early Tuesday morning. 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 ...

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 lava flows and pyroclastic activity, according to NASA and PHIVOLCS ...

Lava effusion is a normal occurrence in active volcanoes, but communities should watch for lava flows, the head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Thursday. The ...