Kanlaon Volcano emits superheated gas, may signal explosive eruption

2026-01-30 - 00:16

BACOLOD CITY — Superheated gas emissions have been detected at the crater of Kanlaon Volcano, a possible precursor to an explosive eruption, a Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) resident volcanologist said on Thursday, Jan. 29. Mari Andylene Quintia, resident volcanologist at the Kanlaon Observatory in La Carlota City, said heat-sensitive cameras recorded the