Social media users were amazed of the lens-shaped clouds which appeared over Kanlaon Volcano.
The lens-shaped clouds above Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island Region gathered thousands of likes on Facebook from netizens who were amazed by the view.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) posted the photo on Facebook on Tuesday, November 1 and it gathered more than 5, 200 likes on November 2 afternoon.
Netizens comment on the beauty of the lenticular clouds or lens-shaped clouds that developed over the volcano, an active one located in Negros Island Region.
Lenticular clouds, technically known as altocumulus standing lenticularis, are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form at high altitudes, normally aligned at right-angles to the wind direction.
Where stable moist air flows over a mountain or a range of mountains, a series of large-scale standing waves may form on the downwind side. Lenticular clouds sometimes form at the crests of these waves. Under certain conditions, long strings of lenticular clouds can form, creating a formation known as a wave cloud.
Lenticular clouds have been mistaken for UFOs because these clouds have a characteristic lens appearance and smooth saucer-like shape.
On June 18, 2016, Kanlaon erupted anew. Phivolcs reported Mount Kanlaon’s phreatic explosion happened at 9:19 am.
According to PHIVOLCS, Mount Kanlaon has entered a state of unrest following an eruption at 6:20 p.m. Tuesday, March 29.
On June 18, the country’s volcanology agency said the ash eruption from the crater lasted around 12 minutes and was accompanied by a “booming sound”. It was heard in Barangays Ara-al and Yubo in La Carlota City, Negros Occidental, and in Barangay Pula, Canlaon City, in Negros Oriental.
The agency said the eruption produced a 1.5-kilometer-high ash column and that traces of light ashfall were reported in Sitio Guintubdan, Barangay Ara-al in La Carlota City.
Since a similar eruption in November 2015, Phivolcs has placed Mount Kanlaon on Alert Level 1, which means it is experiencing abnormal conditions and is in a period of unrest.
