CANLAON CITY, Philippines– The summit of the Kanlaonvolcanoin the Philippines experienced an eruption Monday, resulting in a massive column of ash shooting over 3 miles into the sky, thePhilippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismologysaid. Footage released by PHIVOLCS-DOST shows the moment of th...
The Kingdom of Tonga, located in the South Pacific, experienced one of the biggest eruptions in recorded history in 2022. The submarine volcano first began to rumble in December 2021, the eruption started on Jan. 13, 2022 and it reached its steamy climax on Jan. 15, 2022. Because the...
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This study has significant implications both in the scientific and broader global context. By dismissing the claim that the Hunga Tonga eruption played a central role in determining the record global temperatures seen in recent heat waves, the researchers strengthened the argument that human-led greenh...
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The massive eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha‘apai volcano this January in Tonga, in the south Pacific Ocean, was the volcanic equivalent of a ‘near miss’ asteroid whizzing by the Earth. The eruption was the largest since Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines blew in 1991, and the bigges...
Major volcanic eruption feared in PhilippinesBULLIT MARQUEZ
result in failed eruption forecasts either because eruption does not occur or because it does not correspond with the expected size (e.g.: La Sufriere Guadeloupe, 1976; Akutan, Alaska, 1996; Tungurahua, Ecuador, 1999; Paricutin, Mexico, 2006; Fourpeaked, Alaska, 2006; Mayon, Philippines, ...
July 16, northern Philippines:magnitude 7.7 quake killed nearly 2,000. 1991 July 15, Luzon Island, Philippines:eruption of Mt. Pinatubo buried over 300 sq mi under volcanic ash and resulted in more than 800 deaths. 1993 Aug. 8, Guam:earthquake measuring 8.1 in magnitude caused severe damage...
A volcanic eruption can devastate huge areas and paralyse economic activity. Nevertheless, volcanic eruption is an insurable risk.