Taal Volcano (Photo from Pixabay) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that Taal Volcano’s degassing activity continues to produce volcanic smog or “vog” on Tuesday, Aug. 20. In its Taal Volcano bulletin issued on Tuesday, Phivolcs said that sulfur dioxide...
Trece Martires City veiled with smog at 2:40 p.m. on Aug. 19 (Photo courtesy of Lakwatsero Caviteño/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Several municipal and city governments announced the suspension of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 20, due to volcanic smog or vog from Taal Volcano. The local...
A smog blankets the skyline of Metro Manila on Monday morning, August 19, 2024. (Mark Balmores/Manila Bulletin) Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum on Monday, Aug. 19 clarified that the haze observed over Metro Manila is not related to volcanic activity at Taal Volcano but is...
A smog blankets the skyline of Metro Manila on August 19, 2024 as monitoring stations of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recorded unhealthy air quality levels in some areas of Metro Manila the night before. This is suspected to be linked to heightened vog emissions from...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday, Aug. 19, urged the public to take precautions due to high levels of sulfur dioxide emissions from Taal Volcano, which are causing volcanic smog, or "vog." A smog blankets the skyline of Metro Manila on Monday morning, August 19, 2024. (Mark...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced the suspension of face-to-face classes in all levels in public and private schools in Muntinlupa effective 10 a.m. on Aug. 19 due to unhealthy air quality brought about by the volcanic smog, or vog, from Taal Volcano. The volcanic smog has reached...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Saturday, Aug. 3, reported that three earthquakes were recorded at Taal Volcano in Batangas. Taal Volcano (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) In its 24-hour monitoring, Phivolcs noted increased activity at Taal Volcano...
Footage from the Buco, Talisay thermal camera station shows weak phreatic eruptions at Taal Volcano on August 2, 2024. The volcano remains at Alert Level 1, indicating low-level unrest. (Screenshot from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s Facebook page) The Philippine...
Taal Volcano (Photo from Pixabay) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a phreatic eruption at Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours, but the volcano remains at Alert Level 1, indicating “low-level unrest.” In its volcano bulletin on Friday, Aug. 2, Phivolcs...
Photo from Pixabay The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, July 11 warned anew of escalating sulfur dioxide emissions from Taal Volcano and raised concerns over "vog," or volcanic smog, and the health of nearby communities. In the Phivolcs advisory issued at 6...
Screenshot from an IP camera video showing phreatic events at Taal Volcano on June 29, 2024, around 2:31 p.m., taken from the Agoncillo (VTAG) observation station. The plume rose to about 800 meters above Taal Volcano Island. (Phivolcs/Facebook) A volcanic tremor that lasted 310 minutes, or five...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) observed two weak phreatic events at Taal Volcano on Saturday, June 29. Taal Volcano / ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE Phivolcs noted that the steam-driven activity at the Taal Main Crater occurred at 2:31 p.m. and 2:39...
