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| Mayon Volcano 2000 Eruption | ||||
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The following gives a very good pictorial of the Year 2000 Mayon Volcano Eruption, the cone-shaped volcano. There are five beautiful pictures. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. |
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| 1 Zoom-shot of Bonga gully on a clear morning, 29 Feb. Compare with evening shot #4. | |
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| 2 Shot from a hill south
of the Legazpi pier facing directly north last Monday (28 Feb), bet. 3-4
PM. Note huge ash cloud moving southwest towards Camalig-Guinobatan-Ligao area. Rolling "smoke" by the lower right side of Mayon was actually lava flowing, burning vegetation as it snakes down. |
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| 3 Shot from Cagsawa
church ruins (buried by lava and lahar during 1814 eruption) S-SW. Note
same column of ash cloud speeding towards SW or Guinobatan area. Around 4:30 PM; same date as #1. |
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| 4 Shot from exact same
spot as #1 around 6:30 PM. Same date. Note detail of lava flow (Bonga
gully) and compare with #1. Extent of lava flow almost going beyond the 6-kilometer permanent danger zone prompting PHIVOLCS to extend same to 8 kms. Downtown Legazpi City lies some 5-6 kilometers southeast of the tip of lava flow. |
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| 5 Shot from one kilometer
west of Daraga, 29 Feb., around past 3 PM. Ash cloud being "pulled
down" by wind making it look like a "lateral eruption" (God forbid!). This was the worst so far as it was followed by series of many more eruptions and even higher columns of ash clouds. |
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| (Photos: courtesy of Mayon Photography Club) Thank you guys. |
