Tag: steam-laden plumes

PHIVOLCS: Taal volcano still on alert level 3 as crater, fissure vents emit steam

(Eagle News) — An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal volcano as it continues to emit steam-laden plumes and its seismic activity. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by “moderate emission” of the white to dirty white plumes rising 200 to 300 meters high. Weak steaming from fissure vents along the Daang Kastila trail was also observed. Sulfur dioxide […]