Mayon Volcano Alert Level Raised to 3 After Moderately Explosive Eruption
A moderately explosive eruption at Mayon Volcano in Albay, Philippines, sent a grayish ash plume 3,000 meters above the crater, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to raise the alert level to 3. This indicates an increased likelihood of lava flows and hazardous pyroclastic density currents in the coming days or weeks.
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