A white steam-laden plume was seen billowing out of Taal Volcano on July 4, 2021. (ALI VICOY / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) A series of phreatomagmatic bursts once again occurred at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday,...
The Taal Volcano in Batangas produced another phreatomagmatic burst on Thursday, July 8, which generated a “grayish” plume that reached 200-meters high, state volcanologists said. Taal Volcano produces a phreatomagmatic burst at 6:47 a.m., July 8, which generated a ‘grayish’ 200-meter...
Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from Phivolcs) July 7 Almost a week after its phreatomagmatic eruption, Taal Volcano had a series of phreatomagmatic bursts that occurred at 8:47 a.m., 9:15 a.m., 9:26 a.m., and 11:56 a.m. Taal Volcano...
White steam plume over Taal Volcano as seen from Agoncillo, Batangas on Monday, morning, July 5, 2021. Taal Volcano remains on Alert Level 3 (magmatic unrest) following a phreatomagmatic eruption last July 1, 2021. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Taal Volcano had a series of "weak"...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded Taal Volcano’s highest level of sulfur dioxide emission on Sunday, July 4. TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN / ALI VICOY) Phivolcs Director Undersecretary Renato Solidom Jr. said the restive volcano released 22,628 tonnes per...
White smoke billowing out of Taal Volcano in Batangas on July 4, 2021 (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) Taal Volcano's sulfur dioxide (SO2) has surged to a new high on Sunday, July 4, at 22,628 tonnes, exceeding the previous high of 14,699 tonnes on Saturday, July 3. The Philippine Institute of...
Steam-rich plume was seen billowing out of Taal Volcano on July 3, 2021. Photo was taken from Agoncillo, Batangas. (MARK BALMORES / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, July 4, continued to detect volcanic earthquakes and high sulfur dioxide...
A fisherfolk group has urged the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to evaluate the damages caused by the recent Taal Volcano eruption to fisheries and aquaculture. Owners and caretakers attend to their fish cages as they continue with their normal lives in Agoncillo, Batangas amid...
Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from Phivolcs) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continued to detect high levels of sulfur dioxide (SO2) from Taal causing volcanic smog or "vog" on the island and...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has monitored two more “phreatomagmatic eruptions” in Taal Volcano on Thursday night, July 1. Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from Phivolcs) “There were two smaller...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) is not expecting a scenario where the Taal Volcano will erupt similar to its January 2020 eruption. Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from Phivolcs) Phivolcs’ Volcano...
Taal Volcano generated a “short-lived” and dark phreatomagmatic plume that reach up to one kilometer high on Thursday afternoon, July 1. Phreatomagmatic eruption of Taal Volcano that took place at 3:16 p.m. on July 1, 2021. (Photo from Phivolcs) This led the Philippine Institute of Volcanology...
