2020 Taal Volcano eruption
The Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupted on January 12, 2020 with the alert level of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) escalating from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 4.[1][2]
 Taal Volcano's January 12, 2020 explosion | |
| Date | 12 - 22 January 2020 |
|---|---|
| Type | Phreatic eruption Strombolian eruption |
The main crater spread ashes to Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and some parts of Central Luzon.[3][4]
2020 Taal Volcano Eruption Media
Phreatic activity leading up to the first explosive event captured at the main crater of Taal Volcano. Video taken from the installed IP camera of PHIVOLCS monitoring Taal Volcano
Phreatic eruption of Taal Volcano, 12 January 2020 (reduced)
Watch: Dark phreatomagmatic plume from Taal's 3:16 PM eruption today. Alert Level was raised from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 3. There were 2 smaller phreatomagmatic eruptions recorded from 6:26 PM and 7:21 PM that lasted 2 minutes and produced 200-meters high plumes.
Video in crater from March 26, 2022, eruption
Copernicus Sentinel-2 image of Taal Volcano on January 23, 2020, showing magmatic activity and the ash-blanketed towns of Agoncillo and Laurel.
View of the eruption from an airplane
Houses at a portion of the Taal Volcano island destroyed by ashfall.
Agriculture Secretary William Dar inspecting ash-covered pineapple plants on January 18, 2020
NASA animation of the volcanic plume released by Taal from January 12–13, 2020, using data from JMA's Himawari 8 satellite. The eruption disrupted several flights to and from the Luzon island.
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References
- ↑ Alert Level 3 raised as Taal volcano manifests steam-driven explosion. Manila Bulletin. 12 January 2020. https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/01/12/alert-level-3-raised-as-taal-volcano-manifests-steam-driven-explosion/. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ↑ PHIVOLCS warns of 'hazardous explosive eruption' of Taal Volcano soon (in en). cnn. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ↑ LIST: Class suspensions due to Taal Volcano eruption. Inquirer.net. 12 January 2020. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1211934/list-class-suspensions-due-to-taal-volcano-eruption.
- ↑ Taal eruption puts NAIA flights on hold. GMA News. 12 January 2020. https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/721897/taal-eruption-puts-naia-flights-on-hold/story/.
