Taal Volcano's sulfur dioxide emission drops

The emission of volcanic sulfur dioxide from the crater of Taal Volcano has dropped in the past few days, the Philippine Institute on Volcanology and Seismology said on Tuesday.

In an advisory, PHIVOLCS said that Taal Volcano emitted 2,116 tonnes of sulfur dioxide from 12 a.m. on Monday, July 1, until 12 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2.

The “moderate” emission was 900 meters tall and drifted west-southwest, the state volcanologists added.

This is lower than the 6,571 tonnes emitted on June 28.

Further, no volcanic earthquake was recorded in the past 24 hours.

Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 1 due to low-level unrest.

Under such an alert status, sudden phreatic explosions, volcanic earthquakes, minor ashfall, and lethal accumulations or expulsions of volcanic gas pose a threat within the Taal Volcano Island. 

Entry into the Taal Volcano Island and the permanent danger zone is prohibited, and the vicinity of the volcano is a no-fly zone. —VBL, GMA Integrated News