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 ...

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 ...

State volcanologists logged another effusive eruption at the Mayon Volcano for the 51st consecutive day in the early hours of ...

Lava effusion with lava flow on Basud, Bonga, and Mi-isi gullies was observed with the past 24 hours on Mayon Volcano with minor ash emissions, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ...

MANILA, Philippines — Since showing increased activity earlier this year, Mayon Volcano generated its "largest" pyroclastic ...

In this photo provided by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, lava flows from the crater of the Mayon volcano in Albay province, north-eastern Philippines on Jan. 7, 2026. The ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) recorded at least 40 discrete pyroclastic density current (PDC) events at the Mayon Volcano since Thursday midnight. In a social media ...

MANILA — A total of 150 rockfall events and 90 pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) was recorded over the Mayon Volcano in Albay for the past 24 hours as it remained under Alert Level 3 , the ...