Mayon
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Mayon, also known as Mount Mayon and Mayon Volcano, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol, Philippines. A popular tourist destination, it is renowned for its "perfect cone" owin
Mayon Volcano as seen from Daraga, Albay
An old photograph of the Cagsawa ruins in February 1, 1814 with the façade still standing. The church was largely destroyed during the 1814 eruption of Mayon. Only the bell tower exists today, the façade having been demolished in the 1960's or 1970's due to structural integrity concerns.
Mount Mayon erupting on July 21, 1928
The eruption on September 23, 1984
Year Without a Summer
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The year 1816 is known as the Year Without a Summer because of severe climate abnormalities that caused average global temperatures to decrease by 0.4–0.7 °C. Summer temperatures in Europe that year w
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…to the accumulation of atmospheric ash together with the catastrophic 1815 eruption of other volcanoes like Indonesia's Mount Tambora, leading to the Year Without a Summer in 1816. From July 6, 1881, until approximately August 1882, Mayon underwent a strong (VEI=3) eruption. Samuel Kneeland, a naturalist, professor and…
The Monk by the Sea (ca. 1808–1810)
Two Men by the Sea (1817)
Chichester Canal (1828) by J. M. W. Turner