Posted on 03/27/2022 9:33:12 AM PDT by BenLurkin
A small but restive volcano south of the Philippine capital spewed a 1.5 kilometer (0.9 miles) plume on Saturday, prompting authorities to raise an alert level and evacuate more than a thousand residents.
The alert for the Taal volcano, about 70 km (45 miles) south of central Manila, was increased to level 3 from level 2 on the 5-level scale, which the seismology and volcanology agency said meant "there is magmatic intrusion at the main crater that may further drive succeeding eruptions".
Taal is one of the world's smallest active volcanoes. Despite standing at only 311 meters (1,020 feet), it can be deadly and an eruption in 1911 killed more than 1,300 people.
In January 2020, Taal shot a column of ash and steam as high as 15 km, which forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate while dozens of flights were canceled.
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That ought to spew a few bits of CO2, ya think?
Big quake in Japan other day. Volcano in Philippines. My mother used to always say quakes happen in the spring. She had some kind of radar on that.
>>>That ought to spew a few bits of CO2, ya think?
Almost as much as Kerry’s jet...
Again? Taal just erupted 2 years ago!
Volcanos and rumors of volcanos
Despite standing at only 311 meters, it’s still called Taal.
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