The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Monday, June 3, said its Negros Occidental-Bacolod City Chapter is on “alert” for a potential escalation of Mount Kanlaon's eruption. (Philippine Red Cross / Manila Bulletin) “We are always ready and prepared to help,” said PRC Chairman and Chief...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, June 3, reported an ongoing eruption at Kanlaon Volcano, which started before 7 p.m. and produced a five-kilometer-high plume above the summit crater. ERUPTION – Kanlaon Volcano spews thick plume as seen in this photo...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Sunday, May 26, recorded increased seismic activity in Kanlaon Volcano. Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group In a 5 p.m. bulletin, Phivolcs reported that between 1:35 p.m. and 4:30 p.m., 24 volcano-tectonic (VT) earthquakes...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said four “minor” but “successive” phreatic or steam-driven eruptions occurred at Taal Volcano on Thursday, May 16. (MB Visual Content Group) In its 7 p.m. advisory, Phivolcs explained that the activity is likely driven by...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Thursday, May 16, that it had monitored two "phreatic eruptions" or steam-driven eruptions, at Taal Volcano. Photo credit to MB Visual Content Group In its 24-hour observation from May 15 to 16, the institute said the...
IP camera footage of the phreatic eruption from the Taal Main Crater was captured by the Buco (VTBC) observation station in Talisay, Batangas on May 8, 2024. The plume reached 2,000 meters above the Taal Volcano Island. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded...
A weak phreatic or steam-driven eruption occurred at the Taal Volcano’s main crater between 8:27 a.m. and 8:31 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said in an advisory. Phivolcs said the eruption produced white and steam-filled plumes that...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it recorded a phreatic eruption in Taal Volcano on Tuesday, April 30. Photo from Pixabay Phivolcs said the phreatic eruption, which occurred at 3:20 a.m., lasted for three minutes. It also said five volcanic...
Taal Volcano (Lizst Torres Abello/Manila Bulletin file photo) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday, April 29 that it observed another phreatic, or steam-driven, eruption at the Taal Volcano in the past 24 hours. Phivolcs’ 24-hour observation of the Taal...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The Albay Provincial Tourism, Culture, and Arts Office said that the provincial government is locating a group of mountaineers for violating an ordinance that prohibits climbing the summit of Mayon Volcano. MAYON Volcano (Contributed photo by Rolly Esguerra) Dorothy Colle,...
IP camera footage of the phreatic eruption from the Taal Main Crater was captured from the Buco (VTBC) observation station on April 12, 2024, between 5:09 a.m. and 5:23 a.m.. The plume reached 2,400 meters above Taal Volcano Island. (Screenshot from Phivolcs’ Facebook page) The Phillippine...
Taal Volcano (Manila Bulletin File Photo) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, March 28 warned of the possibility of smog or “vog” in the Taal Volcano’s surrounding communities due to a significant increase in volcanic sulfur dioxide emissions. “A total of 18,638...
