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1. MAYON VOLCANO
Since July 2006, Mayon Volcano has had four eruptive phases
(2008,2009, 2013, 2014), bringing the total number of historical
eruptions to 52.
2. KANLAON VOLCANO
Kanlaon Volcano had renewed volcanic activity towards the end of
2015
3. BULUSAN VOLCANO
After 2011, an eruptive phase occurred in May-July 2015, with more
activity in February 2016.
- Lahar, flooding
- Debris avalanche, landslide
- Tsunami, seiche
- Subsidence, fissuring
- Secondary/hydrothermal explosion
- Secondary pyroclastic flow.
Basaltic Lava
- Least viscous, in which, it can flow up to tens of
kilometers from the erupting vent.
- Highest temperature ranging from 1000 to 2000
degrees Celsius
Andesitic Lava
- Moderately viscous, in which, it can only flow a
few kilometers per hour.
- Temperature range of 800 to 1000 degrees Celsius
Rhyolitic Lava
- Most viscous, and with this property, it forms a
lava dome over the eruption vent as it flows at the
slope of the ground.
- Temperature of 650 to 800 degrees Celsius