The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is ramping up its preparations amid escalating seismic activity at Taal Volcano, an agency official said on Monday, July 7. DSWD-Disaster Response Management Group Assistant Secretary Irene Dumlao said the agency’s central and field offices,...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia 's rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 18 kilometers (11 miles) into the sky and depositing ash on villages. Indonesia 's Geology Agency said in a statement it recorded the volcano...
LEMBATA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia 's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again Wednesday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from the resort island of Bali. Several eruptions sent ash up to 5,000 meters (16,400 feet)...
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — One of the world 's most active volcanoes, Kilauea on Hawaii 's Big Island, began spewing lava from the north vent Wednesday, the latest event in an ongoing eruption that began almost six months ago. Lava fountains reached heights of more than 330 feet (100 meters)...
A total of 167 volcanic earthquakes were recorded at Bulusan Volcano over a 24-hour period, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in its latest observation released on Wednesday, June 11. This is higher than the 14 quakes recorded the previous day. The agency also...
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala began evacuating some residents from the slopes the Volcano of Fire Thursday after a new eruption spewed hot gas and ash high into the sky. Juan Laureano, spokesperson for the National Disaster Reduction Coordinator, said that at least 594 people were moved to...
MILAN (AP) — Sicily 's Mount Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several kilometers (miles) into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population. The level of alert due to the volcanic activity was raised at the Catania airport, but...
A minor phreatic or steam-driven eruption occurred at Taal Volcano’s Main Crater at 9:18 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It ended at 9:22 p.m. The eruption generated a 1,500-meter white plume, as recorded by the thermal camera at...
BACOLOD CITY – The province of Negros Occidental suffered losses in agriculture amounting to P1.8 million from the recent eruption of Kanlaon Volcano. A report from the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist submitted to Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson on Monday, May 19, said high-value commercial crops...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) maintained Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) over Kanlaon Volcano, as it warned that short-lived explosive eruptions remain possible following its eruption on May 13. As of Friday evening, May 16, Phivolcs reported no significant...
(Phivolcs) A moderately explosive eruption occurred at Kanlaon Volcano early Tuesday, May 13, lasting five minutes and sending a towering ash plume 4.5 kilometers into the sky, reported the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). This is the fourth eruption of Kanlaon since...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon province logged a weak eruption on Labor Day afternoon. The Philippine Institute of Volcanoloy and Seismology observatory based in Sorsogon City said Bulusan erupted at around 1:30 p.m. This was another episode of volcanic activity that may...
