Alert Level 3 was raised over Mayon Volcano in Albay due to a “high level” of unrest, with pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) recorded. But what exactly are PDCs? The Philippine Institute of ...

The shelters in Albay province were never built for this. Five months into Mayon Volcano’s latest eruption, more than 70,000 ...

A pyroclastic density current tumbles anew toward the foot of the restive Mayon Volcano on May 8, 2026. The volcano has been restive for five months, forcing thousands of Albayanos into temporary ...

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are high-energy, ground-hugging flows of hot gas and fragmented volcanic material that pose one of the greatest lethal volcanic hazards. Their dynamics are governed ...

The discovery of the driving force behind the world's deadliest volcanic events could help improve forecasting of their devastating effects, new research suggests. The findings reveal the mechanism ...

A pyroclastic flow (also known as a pyroclastic density current or a pyroclastic cloud) is a fast-moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter (collectively known as tephra) that flows along the ...

Thick deposits (~4 m) of the Tierra Blanca Joven pyroclastic density currents at a site located 30 km west of the vent. These fast flows of hot particles and gas decimated everything within 40 km of ...

Mayon Volcano in Albay continued its activity on Tuesday, as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported 134 consecutive days of lava effusion, pyroclastic density ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. State volcanologists on Monday night recorded an episode of lava effusion with collapse-fed pyroclastic density ...

MANILA, Philippines — A lava flow collapse at Mayon Volcano in Albay generated a pyroclastic density current (PDC) on Tuesday morning, state volcanologists said. A PDC is a rapid, ground-hugging surge ...