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TAAL VOLCANO LOGS MINOR PHREATOMAGMATIC ERUPTION

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2024.12.03
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Thick smoke was seen from Taal Volcano after a phreatomagmatic eruption on Tuesday morning (Photo courtesy of MDRRMC Talisay Batangas)

 

A minor phreatomagmatic eruption was observed at Taal Volcano in Batangas province early Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

 

A phreatomagmatic eruption occurs when magma interacts with water and produces plumes of steam, ash and other volcanic materials. PHIVOLCS said, the Taal Volcano generated a 2800-meter grayish plume at 05:58 a.m.

 

Two volcanic tremors that lasted four minutes long were also recorded at Taal Volcano.

 

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) also reported that “A steam-driven or phreatic eruption occurred at Taal Volcano towards the southwest direction at 5:58 a.m.”

 

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) also notified the public through short message service or SMS, advising them to wait for the next advisories.

 

It also emitted a moderate 600-meter-tall plume, which drifted southwest. On November 30, it also released a 7,216 tonnes of sulfur dioxide flux.

 

Alert Level 1 is still hoisted over Taal volcano; under alert level 1, entry into the Taal Volcano Island is banned and aircraft are prohibited from flying close to the volcano. More steam-driven explosions, volcanic earthquakes, and minor ashfall are also possible.

 

 

Source: ABS-CBN News 

 

 

 

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