The number of evacuees due to the latest eruption of Taal volcano is now nearing the 4,000 mark, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). In a televised interview on Tuesday, NDRRMC spokesperson Mark E. Timbal disclosed there are now 3,771 individuals from 1,142 families, who…
Almost 3,000 individuals were displaced from their homes after Alert Level 3 was raised over Taal Volcano over the weekend following its phreatomagmatic burst, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Sunday.
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has not detected a volcanic earthquake from Taal Volcano, but remained under Alert Level 3 because of continuous “magmatic unrest” in the past 24 hours. In its bulletin issued on Monday, March 28, Phivol
(File photo) MANILA - No volcanic earthquake was detected in Taal Volcano for the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Monday. The hot volcanic fluids in its lake also generated plumes 1,000 meters high. Alert level 3 (magmatic unrest) has been raised over Taal on Saturday, which indicates that there is magmatic intrusion at the main crater that may further drive succeeding eruptions. "Magmatic intrusion means the rise of magma into shallower levels of the volcano, which can cause further explosions as the magma can explode because of gases inside it or when the magma interacts groundwater in the shallower levels of the volcano," Phivolcs director Renato Solidum Jr. said. Volcanic earthquakes are caused by movements or eruptions of magma from the volcano, compared to tectonic quakes which are caused by fault movements. Volcanic plumes, on the other hand, are columns of hot volcanic ash and gas emitted into the atmosphere during