Photo from Pixabay The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, Dec. 16 warned of elevated sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from Taal Volcano, as they pose potential health risks to nearby communities. The volcano released 8,322 tons of SO2, above its annual...
Kanlaon Volcano (Phivolcs file photo) Gas and ash emissions have continued at Kanlaon Volcano a week after its explosive eruption on Dec. 9, based on the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) monitoring report on Monday, Dec. 16. In the past 24 hours, Phivolcs observed weak,...
An explosive eruption at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano occurred at 3:03 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2024. The eruption generated a large plume that quickly rose to 3,000 meters above the vent before it drifted west-southwest. Pyroclastic density currents were observed descending the southeastern slopes....
The huge plume from the Dec. 9, 2024 eruption of Kanlaon Volcano is seen from the Iloilo City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Victorio Rejaba Jr.) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has reported 13 ash emission events at Kanlaon Volcano during its 24-hour monitoring period...
Kanlaon Volcano (Phivolcs File Photo) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has reported a significant surge in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from Kanlaon Volcano. In its bulletin on Thursday, Dec. 12, Phivolcs measured 7,019 tons of SO2 on Dec. 11, nearly double the...
Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol (Courtesy of OCD livestream via PTV) Thirty-three areas in Western Visayas (Region 6) and Central Visayas (Region 7) were affected by the ashfall from the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano, it was revealed on Wednesday, Dec. 11. In a press briefing organized...
ASH covers the roofs and roads in Barangay Ma-ao, Bago City, Negros Occidental after the Kanlaon Volcano eruption on Dec. 9, 2024. (Photo courtesy of XSR Adventures) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continues to monitor ash emissions at Kanlaon Volcano,...
Kanlaon Volcano’s explosive eruption on Monday afternoon, Dec. 9 (Photo courtesy of Phivolcs) Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Director Teresito Bacolcol warned that Kanlaon Volcano remains at high risk for another eruption following its “explosive” activity on...
An explosive eruption at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano occurred at 3:03 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2024. The eruption generated a large plume that quickly rose to 3,000 meters above the vent before it drifted west-southwest. Pyroclastic density currents were observed descending the southeastern slopes,...
Evacuation efforts were initiated in Negros Island in response to the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano on Monday, Dec. 9, with around 54,000 people projected to be affected, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said. The OCD convened an emergency meeting at the National Disaster Risk Reduction...
An explosive eruption at the summit vent of Kanlaon Volcano occurred at 3:03 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2024. The eruption generated a large plume that quickly rose to 3,000 meters above the vent before it drifted west-southwest. Pyroclastic density currents were observed descending the southeastern slopes,...
Kanlaon Volcano (Phivolcs file photo) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Monday, Dec. 9 that Kanlaon Volcano on Negros Island continued to emit ash plumes from its summit crater over the past 24 hours. During its recent 24-hour monitoring, it observed a...
