From water to fire

“One of the world’s most perfectly formed volcanoes oozed lava and ash overnight, threatening to explode over a picturesque tourist town in the Philippines.”

-Times Online (link and article seems to be no longer up). Photo from EarthSky, New York Daily News, Sayat – Getty.

Halloween typhoons and Christmas Volcanoes. A constant juxtaposition of celebration in the midst of impending doom. It is no wonder the Filipino has the “bahala na” attitude.