Taking a moment to unwind in front of the stunning Mayon Volcano, with its perfect cone shape and lush surroundings, really puts life into perspective. It’s a reminder of nature’s grandeur and the serenity it offers, making me cherish the beauty and tranquility of such moments.
Just great, first the super typhoon and now this 😔 And that is NOT a "slight increase".
"#Phivolcs also observed a slight increase in #SulfurDioxide emissions in the past two weeks. From an average of less than 3,000 tons per day between April 1 and May 21, the average rose to 5,360 tons per day between May 22 and June 1." #Philippines#Volcanoes
"We allowed the #farmers to harvest their crops so that it would not be wasted and for them to have money while in the temporary shelters," says #TabacoCity Mayor Krisel Lagman-Luistro
"#MANILA, #Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (#Phivolcs) on Friday said it recorded the largest pyroclastic density current (PDC) registered since June 8 on Thursday night.
According to Phivolcs in its latest advisory, the PDC occurred at 11:18 p.m. on Thursday and is the largest seen since June 8." #MayonVolcano
"In its bulletin issued on Saturday, state volcanologists said the effusion of lava was observed from Mayon’s summit crater, feeding lava flows and collapse debris on the Mi-si and Bonga gullies." #Philippines#Albay#Mayon#Volcanoes
"According to #NDRRMC’s 8 a.m. situational report, #Mayon’s continuous volcanic activity has so far affected 38,979 persons or 10,123 families from 26 barangays in the #Bicol region." #MayonVolcano#Philippines
"According to #Phivolcs Director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol, the current activities in #Mayon are similar to its eruption from August to November 2014.
'So kapag ganito ang tinitignan natin, it will probably take at least three months bago huminto ang activity ng Mayon,' he also said during an interview with Teleradyo." #MayonVolcano#Philippines
"#BRPAndresBonifacio’s commanding officer Commander Paul Hechanova said the seacraft can produce 32,000 liters of clean drinking water in 24 hours from saltwater through desalination."
The desalination machine uses a #ReverseOsmosis process, wherein salt and impurities are removed from seawater to produce drinking water." #MayonVolcano#Philippines
#PhilippineNavy ship to provide drinking water to #Mayon evacuees through desalination.
"#MANILA,#Philippines — #MayonVolcano’s lava flow has expanded 2,500 meters (2.5 kilometers) long through its gullies, with debris from the collapse spreading 3,300 meters away from the crater, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (#Phivolcs) said Tuesday." #Philippines
"#ALBAY, #Philippines – A town mayor on Tuesday, June 20, defied Governor Edcel Greco “Grex” Lagman’s order to send home over 8,000 people who had evacuated to safer grounds because their homes were outside the six-kilometer radius danger zone of the active #MayonVolcano." #Mayon
"Based on its Thursday 5 a.m. bulletin, #Phivolcs said that the volcano, which remains under Alert Level 3 due to 'potential explosive activity within days or weeks,' continued to display 'intensified unrest or magmatic unrest.'" #Mayon#Philippines
"Wala pa pong indication na we have to lower the alert level because as of the moment, technically, nage-erupt pa rin ‘yung volcano. It’s just that it’s a diffusive eruption pero eruption pa rin po ‘yun,” #Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said in an interview with ABS-CBN’s Sakto. #MayonVolcano#Philippines
#ALBAY, #Philippines – Hundreds of families from areas outside the six-kilometer danger zone of #MayonVolcano began leaving evacuation camps barely a week after Albay Governor Edcel Greco “Grex” Lagman ordered their decampment.
But they left the camps without being compelled as local officials met on Wednesday, June 21, and agreed to make the decampment voluntary.
"#MANILA, #Philippines — #Mayon had registered 102 volcanic earthquakes from 5 a.m., June 25, to 5 a.m., June 26, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (#Phivolcs) reported Monday.
Phivolcs marked this as a sharp increase in volcanic quakes at Mayon since it only logged 24 volcanic tremors in the preceding 24 hours." #MayonVolcano
"According to #NDRRMC’s 8 a.m. situational report, the #volcano’s heightened unrest has so far affected 41,532 individuals or 10,655 families and displaced 20,181 residents from 26 barangays within the region." #MayonVolcano
"Four dome-collapse #PyroclasticDensityCurrents (PDCs) are recorded on Friday evening, June 30. #Phivolcs says TabacoCity residents reported ashfall from the PDCs."
"The #rockfall events and #PDCs were more than the 254 and 17 recorded on Saturday, respectively, while the #VolcanicEarthquake decreased significantly from the 65 logged the day before." #Philippines
"#LegazpiCity, #Albay, #Philippines — As Mt. Mayon continued to display an increasing level of restiveness, the #volcano on Monday spewed ash affecting two localities in Albay province, with brownish plumes created by pyroclastic density currents (#PDC) reaching up to 500 meters." #MayonVolcano
"The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (#Phivolcs) said this in a bulletin released Saturday, adding that a hazardous eruption within weeks or days is still possible – hence, advising that the six-kilometer danger zone is kept uninhabited." #MayonVolcano
"#MANILA, #Philippines – State volcanologists observed an increase in the frequency of pyroclastic density currents (#PDCs) from #MayonVolcano in #Albay, which started late Sunday afternoon, July 9.
PDCs are made up of fragmented volcanic particles, gases, and ash that travel down volcanic slopes at high speeds."