The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) continues to warn the public against possible sudden steam-driven or phreatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall, and lethal accumulations or expulsions of volcanic gas at the Taal Volcano. This was due to the restive...
CAVITE - Residents in towns overlooking Taal lake were terrified by huge clouds and lightning activity evening of Sunday (May 23), initially mistaken to be an eruption at Taal Volcano. Derrick V. Quibael / MANILA BULLETIN Photos taken from the town of General Emilio Aguinaldo, also known as Bailen,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday, May 24, said six volcanic earthquakes were detected during the 24-hour observation period of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island. Likewise, voluminous emission of white steam-laden plumes that rose one kilometer before...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Monday, May 24, the activity at the Taal Volcano main crater was dominated by the upwelling of hot volcanic fluids in its lake which generated plumes that reached one-kilometer high. Science and Technology Undersecretary and...
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) – A river of red-hot lava stopped Sunday on the edge of Goma, sparing the eastern DR Congo city from disaster after an overnight eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano sent thousands of terrified residents fleeing in panic. Fire and fumes rose from the blackish molten rock as it...
Science and Technology Undersecretary and Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) OIC Renato Solidum said the alleged explosion reported at Taal Volcano on Sunday, May 23, was just a thunderstorm. Solidum made the statement amid reports circulating on social media of an...
Taal Volcano has once again generated a 1.5-kilometer high steam plume that is triggered by the upwelling of "hot volcanic fluids" in the volcano's lake in the last 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the upwelling has formed "steam plumes, vertical...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has not detected volcanic earthquakes in the Taal Volcano in the last 24 hours but a low-level background tremor has persisted since April 8. (TAAL VOLCANO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Volcanic earthquakes last less than a minute,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has detected a seismic steaming in Taal Volcano that began at around 11 p.m., Thursday, May 20. TAAL VOLCANO (PHIVOLCS) As of 8 a.m., Friday, May 21, Phivolcs said the restive volcano in Batangas is "presently generating a voluminous...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Taal Volcano in Batangas remains “unstable” as more earthquakes have been detected within its vicinity in the past 24 hours. TAAL VOLCANO (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Based on the latest volcano bulletin issued Thursday,...
Taal Volcano's status remains "unstable" on Wednesday, May 19, due to a continuous increase in the number of detected earthquakes, as well as sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions. In the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded 102 earthquakes,...
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday, May 18, said the elevated unrest in Taal Volcano in Batangas has been recurring and that its condition remains unstable. TAAL VOLCANO (MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) In the past 24 hours, Phivolcs said Taal Volcano had 288...
