TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO)
In the past 24-hour period, Phivolcs recorded high levels of sulfur dioxide emissions and steam-rich plumes that rose as much as two kilometers high and drifted southwest from Taal’s main crater.
“Sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission averaged 6,685 tonnes/day on June 30, 2021. In addition, vog was observed over Taal Caldera,” the agency said in its volcano bulletin on Thursday, June 1.
Phivolcs noted that Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 2 or “Increased Unrest” as sudden steam- or gas-driven explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall, and lethal accumulations or expulsions of volcanic gas can occur.
The agency advised that entry must be strictly prohibited into the volcano island, Taal’s permanent danger zone, especially the vicinities of the Main Crater and the Daang Kastila fissure, as well as occupancy and boating on Taal Lake.
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Phivolcs warns of volcanic smog from Taal Volcano
Jun 28, 2021 10:15 AM PHT
State volcanologists observed volcanic smog, a type of air pollution, over Taal Volcano in the province of Batangas.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued an advisory at 6 am on Monday, June 28, saying that the volcanic smog or vog is a result of the continued sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission from the main crater. For the past two days, high levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide or SO2 gas emissions and steam-rich plumes that rose as much as three kilometers high have been observed from the Taal main crater, Phivolcs said.
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, June 12, recorded a high level of sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission at Taal Volcano.