My group and I are planning the visit to be at Philippines. Philippines have lots of places of interest. We will be visiting two main locations. Mayon volcano and Land of fire and heaving earth. Here is some information.
Mayon Volcano, the Philippines
Tens of thousands of people living within the danger zone of Mayon Volcano in the Philippines were forced to evacuate to emergency shelters in mid-December 2009 as small earthquakes, incandescent lava at the summit and minor ash falls suggested a major eruption was on the way. On the evening of Dec. 14, the local volcano observatory raised the alert level to Level 3, which means "magma is close to the crater and hazardous explosive eruption is imminent."
This natural-colour image of Mayon was captured on Dec. 15, 2009, by the Advanced Land Imager on NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite. A small plume of ash and steam is blowing west from the summit. Dark-colour lava or debris flows from previous eruptions streak the flanks of the mountain. A ravine on the southeast slope is occupied by a particularly prominent lava or debris flow.
The Philippine Star said on Dec. 22 that "ash fall blanketed at least three towns in Albay, raising new health fears for thousands already bracing for an eruption that could come at any time ... Health officials warned the tiny particles could cause respiratory problems or skin diseases, and could affect the thousands of people crammed into evacuation centers.
Also on Dec. 22, CNN reported that "tens of thousands of people have already fled their homes. More than 9,000 families -- a total of 44,394 people -- are being housed in evacuation camps after authorities raised the alert status of the country's most active volcano" as "fountains of red-hot lava shot up from the intensifying Mayon volcano."
Recommended Websites:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1550.html
LAND OF FIRE AND HEAVING EARTH
Philippines' geological birth was accompanied by heaving earth as ground movements underneath induced volcanic processes and adjustments in the oceanic plates, causing the submergence and emergence of islands and the creation of mountains and trenches. Not all geological occurrences were dramatic though.Coral,which thrives well in warm Philippine waters, accumulated to form island foundations. Later when the glaciers advanced toward the polar caps pulling back the sea level, long submerged bridges that connect the archipelago to other islands and the main land Asia were exposed.
Done by: Xena Goh
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