Taal Volcano alert lowered to Level 3
Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2020 03:09:09 +0000
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) lowered the alert status of Taal Volcano from Level 4 to 3 on Sunday.
The agency said the volcano showed fewer signs of a hazardous eruption. Level 4 means that an eruption is imminent.
There were fewer earthquakes, steam and gas emissions had weakened and ground deformation at the caldera and in the island had decelerated, Phivolcs said.
It clarified however that while the alert level has been lowered, the threat of a hazardous eruption remains.
At Alert Level 3, “sudden steam-driven and even weak phreatomagmatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, ashfall and lethal volcanic gas expulsions can occur and threaten areas within TVI (Taal Volcano Island) and nearby lakeshores,” Phivolcs said. DIVINA NOVA JOY DELA CRUZ