Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian flew to Negros Oriental on Tuesday morning, June 4, to oversee disaster response operations for families affected by Kanlaon Volcano’s eruption on Monday evening, June 3. He met with officials from the DSWD's field...
BACOLOD CITY – More than 100 individuals living in areas near Kanlaon Volcano in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental were evacuated on Monday night, June 3, following a phreatic eruption at around 6:51 p.m. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/3/kanlaon-volcano-erupts-alert-level-2-raised RESIDENTS...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 3, reported an ongoing eruption at Kanlaon Volcano, which started before 7 p.m. and produced a five-kilometer-high plume above the summit crater. ERUPTION – Kanlaon Volcano spews thick plume as seen in this photo...
IP camera footage of the phreatic eruption from the Taal Main Crater was captured by the Buco (VTBC) observation station in Talisay, Batangas on May 8, 2024. The plume reached 2,000 meters above the Taal Volcano Island. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded...
A weak phreatic or steam-driven eruption occurred at the Taal Volcano’s main crater between 8:27 a.m. and 8:31 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in an advisory. Phivolcs said the eruption produced white and steam-filled plumes that...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it recorded a phreatic eruption in Taal Volcano on Tuesday, April 30. Photo from Pixabay Phivolcs said the phreatic eruption, which occurred at 3:20 a.m., lasted for three minutes. It also said five volcanic...
Taal Volcano (Lizst Torres Abello/Manila Bulletin file photo) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday, April 29 that it observed another phreatic, or steam-driven, eruption at the Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. Phivolcs’ 24-hour observation of the Taal...
IP camera footage of the phreatic eruption from the Taal Main Crater was captured from the Buco (VTBC) observation station on April 12, 2024, between 5:09 a.m. and 5:23 a.m.. The plume reached 2,400 meters above Taal Volcano Island. (Screenshot from Phivolcs’ Facebook page) The Phillippine...
REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- A volcanic eruption began Monday night in Iceland, south of the capital Reykjavik, following an earthquake swarm, Iceland's Meteorological Office said. For weeks, the Nordic country has been on high alert for a potential eruption at any moment after a period of intense...
The lava effusion from Mayon Volcano, which began in early June and prompted the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to raise the volcano’s alert status, was still ongoing as of July 31. “Lava effusion from Mayon Volcano’s summit crater continues for the eighth...
The slow lava effusion from Mayon Volcano, which has fed lava flows in three gullies, has continued to weaken significantly over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday, July 28. “In the past 24-hour period, there has been a marked...
The lava effusion from Mayon Volcano is still occurring slowly, feeding and enlarging existing lava flows along three gullies that run down the volcano’s slopes, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Sunday, July 23. In the last 24 hours, Phivolcs said lava...