MANILA, Philippines — Taal Volcano showed no sign of calming down after it spewed volcanic plumes around 2.5 kilometers high in the last 24-hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Sunday.
In its latest advisory, Phivolcs added that the restive volcano’s sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission averaged 14,699 tons on July 3, 2021.
“High levels of volcanic sulfur dioxide or SO2 gas emissions and steam-rich plumes that rose as much 2,500 meters high that drifted south-southwest were generated from the Taal Main Crater,” said Phivolcs.
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