MANILA, Philippines — Although phreatic eruptions over Taal Volcano in Batangas province will continue, these are not sufficient to raise its Alert Level 1 status to 2, the chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Although phreatic eruptions over Taal Volcano in Batangas province will continue, these are not sufficient to raise its Alert Level 1 status to 2, the chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Wednesday.Actually, Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol told The Manila Times that the volcano has recorded over 40 similar eruptions since April this year, five of which occurred last Tuesday.
Phivolcs said a phreatic eruption was made of steam-driven explosions that would occur when water beneath the ground or on the surface was heated by volcanic activity'We can expect that similar eruptions would occur from time to time but again its alert status would remain under Level 1,' Bacolcol said.
Phreatic Eruptions To Continue But Alert Level Remains Phivolcs
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