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World News See other World News Articles Title: Evacuation Underway As Philippine Volcano Triggers "Magmatic Unrest" Philippine authorities have begun to evacuate thousands of people Thursday after the alert status for Taal volcano, located near capital Manila, was raised following a "magmatic intrusion." "At 3:16 p.m., the Taal volcano's main crater generated a short-lived dark phreatomagmatic plume 1 km-high with no accompanying volcanic earthquake," the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in a statement. Earth Shaker PH @earthshakerph LOOK: Phreatomagmatic eruption of #Taal Volcano from 3:16 PM to 3:21 PM today (July 1, 2021), as viewed from the Main Crater station. | Courtesy of @phivolcs_dost This afternoon, the agency raised Taal's Alert Level to 3 (magmatic unrest). Stay safe and updated! https://twitter.com/i/status/1410517095226363904 The seismology agency raised the alert level for Taal from 2 to 3 after a .62 mile-high plume of gas and steam was ejected into the atmosphere. "This means that there is a magmatic intrusion at the main crater that may further drive succeeding eruptions," the agency warned. The seismology agency said the towns of Agoncillo and Laurel, situated near Taal, are in possible danger. Mark Timbal, a spokesman for the government's disaster-response agency, said thousands of residents have already begun to evacuate from five high-risk villages. He said up to 14,000 people may have to evacuate today. Taal erupted in January last year, displacing 380,000 people and destroyed homes, roads, farms, and vital infrastructure. It's one of the Philippines' more active volcanoes. The magmatic unrest could suggest more activity at Taal is ahead. Poster Comment: Phreatomagmatic eruptions are volcanic eruptions resulting from interaction between magma and water. They differ from exclusively magmatic eruptions and phreatic eruptions. ... It is common for a large explosive eruption to have magmatic and phreatomagmatic components. Taal volcano is 31 miles south of Manila. Metro manila population 2020 is 20 million. A third of the population of 108 million Filipinos resides in Metro Manila and its immediately neighboring regions. It is a very polluted country. Visitors to Manila have trouble breathing. When Taal volcano erupts, the people will die like flies, especially those who are poor, frail and sickly. Taal is one of many volcanoes in the region. It is in Bantangas province population 2,694,335. It is a major sea port. We entered a Grand Solar Minimum. You can expect lots of volcanoes and earthquakes. Two or more volcanoes in the area could make life unlivable for 25 million people. And it could destroy half or more of their crops. In France 3 European volcanoes creating the Big Freeze of 1709 during the Maunder Minimum which caused the top 40 inches of the soil to freeze spiking food prices 600%. Because of their growing population (average age less than 23)they are a food importing nation. If you remember the eruption of Mt Penetubo, that lowered US temps by almost 2 degrees F or 1 C. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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