Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-Phivolcs) has recorded the largest pyroclastic density current (PDC) since January, causing heavy ashfall that has affected 32 barangays in ...

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) represent some of the most formidable and complex volcanic phenomena, characterised by a turbulent mixture of solid particles and gases that surge down slopes at ...

MANILA, Philippines — Since showing increased activity earlier this year, Mayon Volcano generated its "largest" pyroclastic ...

Learning how these hard-to-predict and hard-to-escape currents work is paramount to protecting the communities that live in their potential paths. For instance, many pyroclastic density currents ...

Mayon Volcano in Albay generated the largest pyroclastic density current (PDC) or "uson" on Monday morning, according to the ...

The largest pyroclastic density current (PDC) or uson in Mayon Volcano was generated on Monday morning, the Philippine ...

A moderately explosive eruption occurred at the summit crater Thursday afternoon, according to PHIVOLCS, sending a plume 2,000 meters high before drifting southwest.

Mayon Volcano remained under Alert Level 3 on Monday, January 12, 2026, after state volcanologists recorded 133 rockfall events and 37 pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) over the past 24 hours. In ...

Thermal camera footage also released by PHIVOLCS showed pyroclastic density currents — fast-moving flows of hot gas and volcanic material — cascading down the southern slopes of the volcano. The ...