As of 2:30 p.m. today, December 20, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised the warning for Mayon Volcano from Alert Level 3 to Alert level 4. This indicates that a major Mayon eruption won't happen by New Year, as earlier predicted. Phivolcs now says a "hazardous explosive eruption is now possible within days." As a result, the government's seismic and volcano agency has further extended the danger zone to 8 kilometers from the summit at the southern sector and 7 km at the northern sector. ... Continue Reading...
Possibility of Mayon Volcano eruption is high – Phivolcs
Photo credit: Manila Bulletin It's Christmas in barely one week, and I feel for our countrymen in the Bicol Region, specifically those in Albay province, who are having sleepless nights over the possibility of a Mayon Volcano eruption. We don't think, at this point, that they're rejoicing over the holidays. As of the latest bulletin from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) today, Dec. 19, humans and human activity are still not allowed in the identified 6-KM radius Permanent Danger Zone (PDZ) as well as the 7-km Extended Danger Zone ... Continue Reading...
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