EVACUATION
Posted on 01/13/2020 9:44:19 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Philippine authorities have urged a "total evacuation" of nearly half a million people near the capital Manila, after a volcano spewed ash up to nine miles (14 kilometers) into the air Sunday prompting warnings of a possible "explosive eruption."
The Taal Volcano, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) south of the capital Manila on the island of Luzon, is one of the country's most active. Images from the scene on Monday showed streams of lava beginning to gush out the volcanic vent, the sky above still thick and dark with ash and steam.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has raised the alert level to four, meaning an "explosive eruption" could happen in the coming hours or days. Its highest alert level is five, indicating an eruption is taking place.
People watch plumes of smoke and ash rise from Taal Volcano on January 12, 2020, in Tagaytay outside Manila, Philippines. In explosive eruptions, magma is fragmented and violently expelled from the volcano -- think of a soda can after being shaken -- as opposed to thick lava oozing out.
Taal Volcano isn't actually very big -- but it's considered among the world's most dangerous, owing to the number of people that live in its immediate vicinity, said Erik Klemetti, a volcanologist at Denison University.
PHIVOLCS has requested a "total evacuation" of everyone within a 17-kilometer (10.5 miles) radius around the volcano. This area, considered a volcanic danger zone, is home to more than 450,000 residents, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
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RE: Cool backdrop for wedding though...
The best remark made by a FReeper:
“It was LAVA at First Sight!” :)
OK, I’m curious as to how Greta Thunberg/Al Gore/AOC/Democrats would attribute this to man-made Climate Change.
...“It was LAVA at First Sight!”
Premature eruption?
Greta Thunberg would not be happy if we have another Pinatubo-sized eruption, which Taal is capable of. Remember what Pinatubo did in 1991—it caused way above-normal rainfall in California for nearly a decade.
The second one will last longer.
RE: Remember what Pinatubo did in 1991
I remember it very clearly. There were two US bases: Clark Air base ( Air force ) and Subic Bay ( Navy ) not far from the Volcano.
The Philippine Congress already passed a law telling our troops to leave and we were preparing to do that. We left EARLIER than the scheduled date because of Pinatubo’s eruption.
Yes, a VEI 6 is possible. Has not happened for 5600 years. The volcano has had centuries of VEI 4 or less eruptions, so that is the most likely scenario at this point.
The Flips did not dilly-dally about this, remembering the Mount Pinatubo eruption in 1991.
Bttt
1991 - a Friend of mine was sent mainland from Clark to Florida right after it happened - they shipped his volcanic fried car to Patrick and we had to figure a way to get it to Tampa...fun time...
My God! that looks very deadly yet so beautiful and powerful. I can feel God’s hand at work.
Global Warmers won’t like this.
All that carbon will cool the planet.
That pic is awesome!
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