/https%3A%2F%2Fblueprint-api-production.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fcard%2Fimage%2F698410%2Fc3522f43-d4b9-401d-931a-747b8b7adafc.jpg)
The Philippines' most active volcano has been at it again.
Mayon continued to spew lava and ash early Tuesday morning, only a day after the volcano's eruption forced thousands of residents around the area to evacuate.
From Monday evening to dawn on Tuesday, lava fountains reached up to 700 metres (2,296 feet) high as ash plumes reached up to 3 kilometres (3,280 yards) above the crater, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
At midday Monday, a 5-kilometre-tall ash column from an explosive eruption prompted authorities to upgrade the alert level to 4, the second-highest on the scale. The no-entry danger zone was also expanded to 8 kilometers (5 miles) around the volcano. Read more...
More about Climate, Science, Eruption, Volcano, and Philippinesvia Zero Tech Blog
