Mayon volcano spews out more sulfur dioxide: Phivolcs

Life goes on for many Albayanos, like this family and its friends, who find time to hold a birthday celebration at a resort in Daraga town on June 23, 2023, against the backdrop of a lava-spewing Mayon Volcano. - Courtesy of Rosemarie Loma

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Mayon Volcano belched out more sulfur dioxide during the latest 24-hour monitoring of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs said Mayon registered a sulfur dioxide flux of 1,558 metric tonnes on average from 5am, July 3 to 5am, July 4 – which is bigger than the 962 metric tonnes of sulfur dioxide that the volcano spewed in the previous 24-hour observation period.