On May 2, 2026, a wall of superheated gas and volcanic debris broke loose from Mount Mayon’s summit and tore 4 kilometers down the Mi-isi Gully on the volcano’s southwest flank. It was the longest ...

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 ...

New Zealand research could help track the path of searingly hot rock and gas flows that are the world's most deadly volcanic hazard. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury School of ...

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 ...

A superheated torrent of gas, rock, and volcanic debris tore 4 kilometers down Mayon volcano’s Mi-isi Gully in early June 2026, marking the longest pyroclastic density current recorded during the ...

The Geological Agency recorded 583 eruptive earthquakes at Mount Semeru between May 23 and 31, though its status remains at Alert Level III.

Volcanologist Professor Chris Jackson discovers evidence of the deadly pyroclastic flow. Volcanologist Professor Chris Jackson reveals the power of the deadly pyroclastic flow that had swept through ...