Posted on 01/12/2020 9:02:03 AM PST by granite
A volcano in the Philippines has emitted a giant plume of ash, prompting authorities to order the evacuation of some 8,000 people living nearby.
The plume coming from the Taal volcano, south of the capital Manila, stretched about 1km (0.6 miles) into the sky.
Rumbling sounds and tremors were also reported around Taal - the Philippines' second-most active volcano - on Sunday.
Authorities raised the alert level, warning that a "hazardous eruption" was possible within weeks.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology also warned residents living nearby of a possible "volcanic tsunami".
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
https://twitter.com/phivolcs_dost/status/1216388049484963840?s=20
Video from inside the main crater.
Volcanic tsunami?
Sounds terrible.
This is a beautiful volcano surrounding a beautiful Lake just 100 km. from Metro Manila.
It is however, VERY ACTIVE, erupting almost every 40 years. The last time it acted up was 1977 and 10 years prior to that.
Ashes are now covering the Metro Manila Central Business District.
Classes suspended. All flights from International Airport canceled till further notice.
Hey, I know, let’s rent helicopters and boats and go sightseeing. What could possibly go wrong?!
A friend lives less than 20 miles north of the volcano.
all the earth is shakin and heating up..
feels like evil is taking over and hate permeates heavily in society..
even so, come quickly, Lord Jesus
From Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taal_Volcano#Death_toll
One of the more devastating eruptions of Taal Volcano occurred in January 1911. During the night of the 27th of that month, the seismographs at the Manila Observatory commenced to register frequent disturbances, which were at first of insignificant importance, but increased rapidly in frequency and intensity. The total recorded shocks on that day numbered 26.
During the 28th there were recorded 217 distinct shocks, of which 135 were microseismic, while 10 were quite severe. The frequent and increasingly strong earthquakes caused much alarm at Manila, but the observatory staff was soon able to locate their epicenter in the region of Taal Volcano and assured the public that Manila was in no danger, as Taal is distant from it some 60 km (37 mi) away.
In Manila, in the early hours of 30 January 1911, people were awakened by what they at first perceived as loud thunder. The illusion was heightened when great lightning streaks were seen to illuminate the southern skies. Those who investigated further, however, soon learned the truth. A huge, fan-shaped cloud of what looked like black smoke ascended to great heights. It was crisscrossed with a brilliant electrical display, which the people of Manila perceived as lightning. This cloud finally shot up in the air, spread, then dissipated, and this marked the culmination of the eruption, at about 2:30 a. m.
The eruption claimed a reported 1,335 lives and injured 199, although it is known that more perished than the official records show.
Post mortem examination of the victims seemed to show that practically all had died of scalding by hot steam or hot mud, or both. The devastating effects of the blast reached the west shore of the lake, where a number of villages were also destroyed. Cattle to the number of 702 were killed and 543 nipa houses destroyed. Crops suffered from the deposit of ashes that fell to a depth of almost half an inch in places near the shore of the lake.
My sisters report ash falling on their homes - they live on the northern and southern suburbs of Manila - that one is just by the airport. The airport is closed, very properly, as it is also now receiving a significant ashfall.
She’s an amazing talent.
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I live about 8 miles ESE of the event. The plume went straight up essentially into a dead calm sky then seemed to drift east, sliding right by us. It was reported to have reached an altitude of 55,000 feet
The lightning and thunder were almost continuous for more than 8 hours. Had about 8-10 tremors per hour for a while. This morning we looked out on a very light dusting of ash -— similar to a heavy frost.
All’s quiet on the western front, but the car stays packed for a while longer.
My wife has relatives (therefor they are my relatives too!) in Silang and Pasig— they report significant ash fall, but no evac. A stepsister in Silang made a vid showing, I’d say, about 1/4” of ash on her motorcycle. It sounds like others got a lot more.
My wife has relatives (therefor they are my relatives too!) in Silang and Pasig— they report significant ash fall, but no evac. A stepsister in Silang made a vid showing, I’d say, about 1/4” of ash on her motorcycle. It sounds like others got a lot more.
Many more people being evacuated now? ~40k by some sources. Level 4 (next to highest) alert. Hope you are ok!
Thanks, FRiend. We bailed out about midnight, but things were not much below normal at our place even 10 hours later.
I’m trying to figure if it’s worth my time to head to Mexico then sneak into the USA as a “refugee”. I could enjoy some of those free bennies. hahaha
What are they gonna do, deport me back to my home in Houston???
I found this, sort of a timeline with active updates:
https://www.philstar.com/happens/841
At the moment one can scroll down to a small time lapse image of the plume. Comparing that to a map of Luzon - yeah, not good...
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