MANILA, Philippines — The haze that reduced visibility in Metro Manila in the past two days was not emission from Taal Volcano. It’s worse—pollution.
“The haze which is being experienced by some residents of Metro Manila is smog caused by pollution and human activity,” said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Tuesday (June 29). “The haze is not from Taal Volcano,” Phivolcs said.
Phivolcs, however, said it continued to observe a volcanic smog, or vog, on the caldera of Taal Volcano.
In its 4 p.m. bulletin, Phivolcs said sulfur dioxide emission from Taal on Monday averaged 14,326 tons per day, the highest recorded in the volcano.
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