What is Mayon Volcano cooking?
In Daraga, Albay, on the foothills of Mount Mayon, small springs have dried up and the water supply from the Budiao spring has dropped as Mayon volcano started to act up again. When the...
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Mayon alert level raised to 1
PHIVOLCS has raised Mayon Volcano’s alert level to Level 1 as bluish steam emissions and crater glow were spotted. PHIVOLCS’ resident volcanologist said the level one alert was hoisted on Friday afternoon after PHIVOLCS instruments noted a...
A phreatic explosion on Mayon Volcano
Mayon Volcano at 8:00 AM today, produced a small phreatic event that lasted about 73 seconds. The gray to brown clouds reached 500 meters above the summit and drifted west southwest. No volcanic earthquake...
Taal and Mayon volcano slightly nervous
We had stopped our status reports of 3 Philippine volcanoes, Mayon, Bulusan and Taal earlier this year, because the 3 volcanoes calmed down to nearly no activity. But now, Mount Mayon and Taal show...
Good news – only 2 volcanoes with Alert Level 1
In their bulletin from April 24, 2011, PHIVOLCS informs that they lowered Bulusan Volcano’s status from Alert Level 1 (abnormal) to Alert Level 0 (normal). Mount Bulusan in Sorsogon had shown increased activity since...
Mayon is definitely a “she”!
Volcanoes do have a sex. Grumbling Mount Hibok-Hibok is rather male. Looking always with his white and gray beard over Camiguin Island. But Mayon is definitely a female. She is nearly always hiding her...
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