LOOK: Phivolcs reports continued effusive eruption at Mayon Volcano, with time-lapse footage showing lava effusion and collapse from the summit crater on February 28, 2026. The volcano remains at alert level 3 as it enters its 54th day of activity, generating lava flows, uson, and rockfalls. (📷: Phivolcs) | ABS-CBN News

Since January 1, 2025, 70 volcanic eruptions have been recorded worldwide — from explosive ash columns to relentless lava flows, both on land and beneath the oceans. Tracked by the Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, this level of activity is above average, with many eruptions concentrated along the Pacific Ring of Fire, but also appearing in Iceland, the Mediterranean, Africa, and remote island chains. Some eruptions made headlines. Many didn’t. All of them are part of Earth relea