Category Pollution Alert

Eruption at Bulusan Volcano; Classes suspended in two towns in the Philippines

Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon province spewed ashes anew Tuesday morning producing a 1-kilometer high grayish steam and ash plume which drifted towards the west-southwest.   The volcano, which has similar unrest just more than a month ago,  generated two steam-driven…

Massive gas explosion prompts evacuations in Texas, USA

Photo: Richard Hoang/The Victoria Advocate via AP Authorities say no one was injured after a natural gas pipeline ruptured in rural South Texas, sparking a massive fire that prompted the evacuation of nearby homes.   DeWitt County Emergency Operations Center…

Major fire at chemical warehouse in Pennsylvania, USA

Photo by @911Photography Firefighters battled to contain a huge blaze at a Pennsylvania chemical warehouse which sent huge plumes of black smoke into the sky early Monday.   A reporter from NBC station WGAL reported hearing explosions around the Miller…

Strong SO2 steam emissions, some ash venting at Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia

Unrest continues at the volcano. Strong steam emissions, sometimes mixed with light ash continue, accompanied by elevated seismic activity inside the volcano.   Manizales observatory reported several episodes of volcanic tremor associated with the movement of fluids and gases and…