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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Taal volcano, near Manila, about to explode |
| 2020-01-13 |
| Taal Volcano [Twitter]
Taal Volcano (Filipino: Bulkang Taal) is a complex volcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.[1] It is the second most active volcano in the Philippines with 34 historical eruptions. All of these eruptions are concentrated on Volcano Island, an island near the middle of Taal Lake. The lake partially fills Taal Caldera, which was formed by prehistoric eruptions between 140,000 and 5,380 BP.[2] Viewed from the Tagaytay Ridge in Cavite, Taal Volcano and Lake presents one of the most picturesque and attractive views in the Philippines.[3] It is located about 50 kilometres (31 miles) south of the capital of the country, the city of Manila. The volcano has had several violent eruptions in the past, causing loss of life in the island and the populated areas surrounding the lake, with the death toll estimated at around to 6,000. Because of its proximity to populated areas and its eruptive history, the volcano was designated a Decade Volcano, worthy of close study to prevent future natural disasters. All volcanoes of the Philippines are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. 2020 ERUPTION January 12, 2020 explosion. The volcano erupted again on the afternoon of January 12, 43 years after the 1977 eruption.[35] According to PHIVOLCS director Renato Solidum, a phreatic eruption was first recorded at around 1 pm.[36] Loud rumbling sounds were also felt and heard from the volcano island. By 2:30 pm, PHIVOLCS raised the alert status to Alert Level 2 after a stronger explosion was recorded around 2 pm.[37] It was followed by a stronger explosion by around 3 pm that spew an ash column measuring 100 meters, prompting PHIVOLCS to upgrade the alert status to Alert Level 3 by 4 pm.[38][39] Furthermore, Solidum also confirmed that there was a magmatic intrusion that is likely the cause of the volcano’s phreatic eruptions on Sunday morning and afternoon. PHIVOLCS ordered an evacuation in the towns of Balete, San Nicolas and Talisay in Batangas within the shores of Taal Lake.[40][41] By 7:30 pm, PHIVOLCS upgraded the alert status to Alert Level 4 after volcanic activities intensified as "continuous eruption generated a tall 10-15 kilometer steam-laden tephra column with frequent volcanic lightning that rained wet ashfall on the general north as far as Quezon City.”[42] Ashfall from the volcano were also experienced in Cavite and Laguna and also reached as far as Metro Manila.[43][44] In an advisory, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) suspended all flights to and from all terminals of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) following the eruption.[45] |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #6 Send Greta! The amount of pollution is well beyond human levels. She can scold it, "How dare you!". In a case of last resort, they can offer up the virgin. (so do I need to put a /sarc on that?) |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-01-13 21:26 |
| #5 I hope it doesn't get worse, but I'm not holding my breath; blue's not my best color. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2020-01-13 18:51 |
| #4 Is it 'Time to book a tourist trip' critical? Too soon? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2020-01-13 16:17 |
| #3 Looking at the map, it looks like a caldera inside a much larger caldera. If only they could harness the static electricity generated to combat global warming and volcanic cooling. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2020-01-13 15:38 |
| #2 So much for global warming. Combine this with the lack of sunspots heralding a potential new Maunder Minimum situation and it's time to take stock of the larder and woodpile - if you haven't done so already for other reasons..nuff said. |
| Posted by: Warthog 2020-01-13 14:03 |
| #1 Taal volcano: Lava spews as 'hazardous eruption' feared |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-01-13 05:25 |