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 ...

The transformation of St. Vincent commenced with a cracklike thunder followed by a storm of ash late last week. Within the passage of a day, the once vibrant city of Richmond Vale on the island of St.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — State seismologists are looking at three scenarios following the explosive eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island early Tuesday morning. Philippine Institute of Volcanology ...

An explosive eruption occurred at Mount Kanlaon in the central Philippines on Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The eruption began at 5:51 a.m.