Monday, August 14, 2006
Mayon Volcano spews deadly gas, debris
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Sunrise over Cape TownPosted by SilverJade Posted by Alfie
(Sapa-dpa) from Philippines.
Manila - Explosions of deadly gas and debris shook the Mayon Volcano in the eastern Philippines as scientists warned that the volcano has entered the more dangerous phase of its eruption on Monday.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Monday afternoon that the peak in Albay province, 330km south-east of Manila, had generated eight mild explosions during the past 24 hours.
"Sixteen volcanic earthquakes, which indicate active magma ascent into the crater, and 322 tremor episodes associated with the collapse of fragments from the advancing lava flow were also recorded during this period," it said in a bulletin.
The institute warned that more "pyroclastic flows," or clouds of blistering gas and debris that travel at...
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Sunrise over Cape TownPosted by SilverJade Posted by Alfie
(Sapa-dpa) from Philippines.
Manila - Explosions of deadly gas and debris shook the Mayon Volcano in the eastern Philippines as scientists warned that the volcano has entered the more dangerous phase of its eruption on Monday.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Monday afternoon that the peak in Albay province, 330km south-east of Manila, had generated eight mild explosions during the past 24 hours.
"Sixteen volcanic earthquakes, which indicate active magma ascent into the crater, and 322 tremor episodes associated with the collapse of fragments from the advancing lava flow were also recorded during this period," it said in a bulletin.
The institute warned that more "pyroclastic flows," or clouds of blistering gas and debris that travel at...
Read More...
