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 — State seismologists are looking at three scenarios following the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island early Tuesday morning. Philippine Institute of Volcanology ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Friday afternoon reported two lava-collapse pyroclastic ...

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — The moderately explosive eruption that occurred at Kanlaon Volcano on Thursday night generated a massive volume of ash, blanketing 121 barangays in Negros Occidental. The ...

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 Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) confirmed a lava-collapse pyroclastic density current (PDC) at Mayon Volcano afernoon on Friday, February 27, 2026.

There was lava effusion with lava flow observed in Mayon Volcano on the Basud, Bonga, and Misi gullies within the past 24 ...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday reported two pyroclastic density current (PDC) events or "uson" at Mayon ...