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Taal Volcano continues to emit steam; Alert Level 3 remains
A month after it first erupted, Taal Volcano continues to emit steam, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology (PHIVOLCS) said on Sunday.
Over the past 24 hours, the volcano had moderate emission of white to dirty white steam-laden plumes reaching as high as 300 meters before drifting southwest, PHIVOLCS said in its 8 a.m. bulletin.
Volcanologists from PHIVOLCS also observed weak 10- to 20-meter high steam rising from fissure vents along the Daang Kastila trail on Taal Volcano Island.
On Saturday, the volcano's sulfur dioxide emission was recorded at an average of 116 tonnes/day.
A total of 115 volcanic earthquakes were recorded by the Taal Volcano Network, including two low-frequency events and five harmonic tremors lasting up to four minutes each.
Such earthquakes mean magma is moving beneath the volcano which may lead to eruption.
Alert Level 3 remains raised over Taal Volcano.
TAAL VOLCANO BULLETIN
— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) February 9, 2020
09 February 2020
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"DOST-PHIVOLCS reminds the public that sudden steam-driven and even weak phreatomagmatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, ashfall, and lethal volcanic gas expulsions can still occur and threaten areas within Taal Volcano Island and nearby lakeshores," the agency said.
It also again recommended that Taal Volcano Island and areas over Taal Lake and communities within a seven-kilometer radius from the main crater west of the island be kept off limits.
PHIVOLCS also advised local government units to check on damage and road accessibilities in areas outside the seven-kilometer radius, and be prepared should the volcano have renewed unrest.
It also advised the public to take precautions against fissures, ashfall and minor earthquakes. —KG, GMA News
