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AI Images of Erupting Philippine Volcano Do Not Show Current Activity

Images that appear to show the Philippines' Mount Mayon spraying a tall fountain of lava in the air has been shared tens of thousands of times online as the volatile volcano spewed ash and rocks in June 2023. The images have been generated using an artificial intelligence tool and do not reflect Mayon's activity as of June 22, a researcher for the agency that monitors the archipelago's volcanoes told AFP.

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Published at 2023-06-20 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment, News and Events, Technology

Tags: Albay, Mayon Volcano, Volcano, facebook

Volcano Eruption Displaces Thousands, Can Last for Months

A gentle eruption of the Philippines’ most active volcano that has forced nearly 18,000 people to flee to emergency shelters could last for months and create a protracted crisis, officials said Wednesday.

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Published at 2023-06-14 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Environment

Tags: Albay, Marcos, Mayon Volcano, Volcano

Philippines Warns of Steam-driven Eruption at Bulusan Volcano

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Thursday warned of a possibility of steam-driven eruptions at Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon province, on southeastern tip of Luzon island.

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Published at 2023-06-01 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment, News and Events

Tags: Volcano

Memory of Pinatubo Wrath Preserved in Pampanga

How could they forget the terrifying moments when the bright, rainy afternoon of June 15, 1991, suddenly turned into a very dark night and mud rained down from the sky? How could they forget how the subsequent lahar flows buried densely populated communities in a blink of an eye? This was the primary reason why the Center for Kapampangan Studies at the Holy Angel University (HAU) in Angeles City decided to establish a Pinatubo Museum in 2016.

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Published at 2021-07-03 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Environment, History

Tags: Kapampangan, Pampanga, Pinatubo, Volcano, river

Pinatubo's Unrest Stirs Fear in Town Worst-hit by Lahar in 1991 Eruption

According to Phivolcs, at least 1,722 “imperceptible,” or not easily noticed earthquakes, have occurred beneath the Pinatubo edifice since Jan. 20. Some of the earthquakes from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26 ranged between magnitude 1 and 2.5 at depths of 15 to 28 kilometers, it said.

But state volcanologists said these seismic activities were not signs of an imminent eruption.

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Published at 2021-03-11 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Environment, History

Tags: Pampanga, Pinatubo, Volcano

Mount Pico De Loro

Mount Pico de Loro, also known as Mount Palay-Palay, is a dormant volcano in Cavite province on the island of Luzon, Philippines. The mountain rises to an elevation of 688 m above mean sea level and is the highest peak of the Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape.

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Published at 2020-09-22 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Luzon, Volcano

Mt. Mariveles (Volcano)

Mount Mariveles is a dormant volcano and the highest point in the province of Bataan in the Philippines. Mariveles and the adjacent Mount Natib comprise 80.9 percent of the total land area of the province. The mountain and adjacent cones lie opposite the city of Manila across Manila Bay, providing a beautiful setting for the sunsets seen from the city.

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Published at 2020-09-20 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Bataan, Volcano

Balut Island (Volcano)

Balut Island, also known as Malulong, is a potentially active volcanic island south of the tip of Davao Occidental province in the Mindanao region, Southern Philippines. Located in the center of the island is the Balut Volcano, a fumarolic volcano with no historical eruptions.

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Published at 2020-09-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Volcano

Mount Melibengoy (Parker Volcano)

Mount Parker, locally known as Mélébingóy, is potentially active stratovolcano on Mindanao island in the Philippines. It is located in the province of South Cotabato, 30 kilometres west of General Santos City and 44 kilometres south of Koronadal City.

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Published at 2020-09-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Volcano

Mount Maliking (Volcano)

Mount Makiling, or Mount Maquiling, is a dormant stratovolcano located in the provinces of Laguna and Batangas on the island of Luzon, Philippines. The mountain rises to an elevation of 1,090 m (3,580 ft) above mean sea level and is the highest feature of the Laguna Volcanic Field.

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Published at 2020-09-20 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Laguna, Maliking, Volcano

Malinao Volcano

Malinao is a potentially active volcano located in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. The stratovolcano displays strong fumarolic activity which is harnessed for generating electricity.

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Published at 2020-09-19 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Bicol, Volcano

Mount Apo

Mount Apo, also known locally as Apo Sandawa, is a large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an elevation of 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the Philippine Archipelago and is located between Davao City and Davao del Sur province in Region XI and Cotabato in Region XII.

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Published at 2020-09-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Apo Island, Mindanao, Volcano

Mount Natib (Volcano)

Mount Natib is a dormant volcano and caldera complex in the province of Bataan on western Luzon Island of the Philippines. The volcano complex occupies the northern portion of the Bataan Peninsula.

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Published at 2020-09-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Bataan, Volcano

Mount Balatukan (Volcano)

Mount Balatukan is a massive potentially active compound stratovolcano in the northern island of Mindanao, Philippines. It is the highest point in the province of Misamis Oriental. The volcano has no historical eruptions but displays fumarolic activity.

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Published at 2020-09-21 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Balatukan, Mindanao, Volcano

Mt Matutum, A True Gift from Mother Nature.

Mt Matutum, a steep, non active, volcano is located north of the town of General Santos in the province of South Cotabato. It's irregular and characteristic shape is formed by volcanic uplift during previous periods of activity.

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Published at 2020-09-19 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Cotabato, Volcano