Overall Situation • As of January 23, activity in Taal Volcano’s main crater has been characterized by weak to moderate emission of white steam-laden plumes 50-500 meters high from the main crater that drifted southwest. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 141 tons/day. • The Philippine Seismic Network plotted a total of 731 volcanic earthquakes. One hundred...
Taal Volcano Eruption Situation Report #6 January 22, 2020 3:19 pm
Overall Situation • As of January 22, activity in Taal Volcano’s main crater has been characterized by weak emission of white steam-laden plumes 50-500 meters high from the main crater that drifted southwest. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 153 tons/day. • The Philippine Seismic Network plotted a total of 725 volcanic earthquakes. One hundred seventy-six of...
Taal Volcano Eruption Situation Report #5 January 21, 2020 12:19 pm
Overall Situation • As of January 21, activity in Taal Volcano’s main crater has been characterized by weak steam emission that generated ash plumes 500-600 meters tall and dispersed ash southwest of the main crater. Sulfur dioxide emission was measures at an average of 344 tons/day. • The Philippine Seismic Network plotted a total of 718 volcanic earthquakes. One hundred...
Getting Back on her feet Again
Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) made landfall on Baggao, Cagayan on Sept. 18, 2018. According to NDRRMC’s Situational Report issued on Oct. 6, 2018, a total of 21,607 families or 88,058 individuals in 48 barangays in Baggao town were affected. A total of 14,108 houses were damaged in the municipality, of which 1,963 were totaled. Victoria Sagiped, 62 years old, is one...