{"id":247325,"date":"2020-03-06T23:18:41","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T04:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=247325"},"modified":"2020-03-06T23:18:41","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T04:18:41","slug":"weaker-volcanic-activity-observed-in-taal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/06\/weaker-volcanic-activity-observed-in-taal\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaker volcanic activity observed in Taal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_242575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242575\" style=\"width: 3600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/taal-lakeside-aaa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-242575\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/taal-lakeside-aaa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/taal-lakeside-aaa.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/taal-lakeside-aaa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/taal-lakeside-aaa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/taal-lakeside-aaa-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meanwhile, Phivolcs reiterated that entry into Taal Volcano Island, Taal\u2019s permanent danger zone, remains strictly prohibited. (PNA file photo by Joey O. Razon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Weaker plume emission and fewer volcanic quakes were observed in the past 24 hours as Taal Volcano remained under Alert Level 2 (decreased unrest), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Plume emission measured 50 meters tall, compared to 50 meters to 100 meters tall the previous day.<\/p>\n<p>Volcanic plume is a column of hot volcanic ash and gas emitted into the atmosphere during an explosive volcanic eruption. A weaker eruption is based on the height of the plume coming out of the crater.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 16 volcanic quakes, including one low-frequency event, were recorded, fewer than the previous day\u2019s 28 volcanic quakes that included two low-frequency events.<\/p>\n<p>Volcanic earthquakes are caused by movements or eruptions of magma from the volcano.<\/p>\n<p>Phivolcs executive director Renato Solidum Jr. earlier said Taal Volcano&#8217;s status would be downgraded to Alert Level 1 if a continuous decline in measured parameters is noted within two weeks. The volcano has been under Alert Level 2 since February 14.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Phivolcs reiterated that entry into Taal Volcano Island, Taal\u2019s permanent danger zone, remains strictly prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>People have also been advised to observe precautions due to ground displacement across fissures, frequent ashfall, and minor earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>A fissure is a linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts. The magma intrusion from below causes the fissures to form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Weaker plume emission and fewer volcanic quakes were observed in the past 24 hours as Taal Volcano remained under Alert &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":242575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-247325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-ma-cristina-arayata","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247326,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247325\/revisions\/247326"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}