On May 2, a collapsing lava front on Mayon Volcano sent a superheated torrent of gas, ash, and rock 5.08 kilometers down its ...

Pyroclastic flows are some of the most fearsome hazards posed by erupting volcanoes. These avalanches of superheated ash, gas, and rock are responsible for some of the most famous volcanic disasters ...

After an eruption, DIY cushions of gas help searing torrents of gas, ash, and rock spread miles from their source within a matter of minutes. Pyroclastic flows contain a deadly combination of hot rock ...

A lava collapse at Mayon Volcano in the Philippines triggered a fast-moving pyroclastic flow on May 13, sending a volcanic ...

Communities told to stay on high alert, avoid 6-km danger zone amid ongoing activity Mayon Volcano's eruption kicks up a thick ash plume as seen from Legazpi City, Albay province, about 500km ...

Residents of Guinobatan, Albay, go about their daily activities amid ashfall following a pyroclastic density current from Mayon Volcano that blanketed parts of the town on May 2, 2026. Authorities ...

Semeru volcano — the tallest volcano on Java at 3,676 meters — erupted on the afternoon of November 19, 2025, with pyroclastic flows racing at high speed more than 8.5 kilometers down its slopes, as ...