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Posted on 12/30/2009 8:23:14 PM PST by rdl6989
MANILA, Philippines - The Mayon Volcano has abruptly calmed down with no ash explosions taking place on Wednesday and a "very weak" emission of white steam from the crater summit.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), however, has maintained Alert Level 4 over the restive volcano, which means a hazardous explosion is still imminent.
In its December 31 bulletin, the Phivolcs said lava was still flowing out of the volcano's crater and the rolling down of incandescent lava fragments along the Bonga gully continued.
"No ash explosion was observed during times of good visibility. Emission of very weak to moderate volume of white steam that drifted towards west- southwest was observed during clear views of the crater," the Phivolcs' latest bulletin said.
The volcano's sulfur dioxide emission has also dramatically decreased on Wednesday with only an average value of 1,158 tons per day compared to Tuesday's 4,397.
The Phivolcs said 60 volcanic earthquakes and 267 rock fall events were monitored on Wednesday.
(Excerpt) Read more at abs-cbnnews.com ...
catastrophism ping
Teh One must have blessed it and calmed the anger of the volcano...
I hope the environmentalists got a permit for that emission.
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good news for the farmers who are living in evacuation centers.
Yesterday they started to evacuate the animals because the farmers kept sneaking back to feed and care for them...if the volcano calms down, they won’t have to find places to store the waterbuffalo and the fighting cocks.
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