Stunning beauty and danger: Restless Mayon’s orange glow from lava flow

Mayon Volcano in Albay produces a short incandescent lava flow from its summit crater on the evening of November 22, 2023. Photo from the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology

MANILA, Philippines – In what can only be described as a prime blend of spectacular beauty and menace, the Mayon Volcano in Albay was lit up by an “incandescent” lava flow on Wednesday evening.

In a post by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on social media, Mayon emits an orange glow.

“Weakening effusive activity produces a short incandescent lava flow from the summit crater of Mayon Volcano,” Phivolcs noted.

LOOK: Weakening effusive activity produces a short incandescent lava flow from the summit crater of Mayon Volcano. Photo taken at 7:30 PM tonight, 22 November 2023, using Nikon D780 (Camera settings: f/5.6, 6sec, ISO-5000).#MayonVolcano pic.twitter.com/oZhbhsEwB9

— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) November 22, 2023

The volcano is currently on Alert Level 3, which means it is “in a relatively high level of unrest, and hazardous eruption within weeks or even days could still be possible,” according to Phivolcs.

On Monday, November 20, the volcano blanketed parts of Guinobatan town in Albay as it spewed ash and gas from its crater.

Phivolcs has been noticing increased activity from Mayon’s summit crater since June.

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