TAAL and Mayon volcanoes have calmed down, at least for now, after showing signs of activity, which prompted the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to raise their alert levels to 1 and 2 respectively. READ HERE:
Phivolcs Director Teresito 'Toto' Bacolcol told The Manila Times via Viber that they were continuously monitoring the movements of the two volcanoes from Batangas and Albay provinces and other 'parameters like seismicity and ground deformation.'In Taal Volcano, he said tremors were detected last week and were 'still on-going and its main crater spewed out steam that was 1,800-2,000 meters high.
He, nonetheless, warned residents to stay away from the two volcanoes as he cited the vog, which consists of fine droplets containing volcanic gas such as SO2 that is acidic and can cause irritation of the eyes, throat and respiratory tract with severities depending on the gas concentrations and durations of exposure.
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