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Mayon volcano’s pyroclastic flows reached 5.08 km from the summit — the longest runout since the current eruption began

The superheated avalanche tore down Mayon Volcano’s southeastern flank in minutes, traveling 5.08 kilometers from the summit before grinding to a halt in a drainage channel above the farming ...
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Trigger mechanism and propagation dynamics of pyroclastic density currents at basaltic volcanoes

Pyroclastic density currents (PDCs) are among the deadliest manifestations of volcanic eruptions, commonly associated with volcanoes characterized by intermediate to felsic magma compositions and ...
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Mayon volcano’s pyroclastic flows reached 5.08 km — the longest runout since the current eruption began — as 287,000 people remain displaced

On May 2, a collapsing lava front on Mayon Volcano sent a superheated torrent of gas, ash, and rock 5.08 kilometers down its southeastern slopes, the longest pyroclastic flow recorded since the ...