Quantitative impact assessment of the 2019 tropical cyclone Kammuri lahars: Mayon volcano, Philippines

• Main Authors: Bautista, Maria Leonila P., Delos Reyes, Perla J., Santos, Erizza Rose U., Gaurino, Wendellmina A., Olfindo, Valerie Shayne V., Rivera, Dave Andrei V., Dizon, Margarita P., Maximo, Raymond Patrick R., Ativo, Samantha Claire J., Degones, Marinel F., Cabaluna, Selwyn B., Babon, Larissa Gabrielle O., Bautista, Bartolome C., Jenkins, Susanna F., Solidum, Renato U.
• Other Authors: Asian School of the Environment
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Earth and Environmental Sciences; Mayon volcano; Lahar
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174586
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Lahars (volcanic mudflows) are frequent occurrences in communities near active Philippine volcanoes due to intense and prolonged rainfall. Mayon Volcano is the most active volcano in the Philippines, ejecting pyroclastic deposits that serve as erodible materials for lahars. Damaging lahars have occu...