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MANILA, Philippines: Following weeks of general decline in unrest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday downgraded the alert status of Mayon Volcano in Albay province to Level 2.

LEGAZPI CITY: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that Mayon Volcanos restiveness intensified barely three weeks after the more than 20,000 residents were asked to return to their homes by the provincial government of Albay.

Seismologists have not ruled out Mayon Volcanos hazardous and explosive eruption as lava flows and volcanic earthquakes continue.

SYDNEY (AFP) – Inaudible sonic rumblings from deep in a volcano’s bowels could provide a warning when it is about to blow, scientists said yesterday, offering threatened communities the prospect of a life-saving heads-up. A team studying “infrasounds” – sounds too deep for humans to hear – from volcanoes like Italy’s Mount Etna has discovered […]

Mount kilauea continues to erupt. the volcano has been erupting for about a month now, and thats hurting the islands tourism industry. jeff paul is in hawaii. jeff, whats become so much more concerning in the last 24 hours? >> well, eric, the lava flows have slowed down, but the volcanos reach continues to expand. in fact these streams of lava are getting closer to homes and on the verge of covering up the very few escape routes that remain. in about a period of a day, ten more homes were destro...