Kanlaon Volcano, Photo by Marvin Escander, contributor.
MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano recorded a slight decrease in sulfur dioxide emissions over the past 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported on Monday.
The agency said the volcano emitted 1,461 tons of sulfur dioxide on Sunday, down from 2,422 tons the previous day.
A 100-meter-high plume drifted westward as the volcano continued to emit gas, with occasional ash emissions and sustained inflation of its edifice.
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The volcano also logged six volcanic earthquakes, which Phivolcs defines as tremors “generated by magmatic processes of magma-related processes beneath or near an active volcano.”
Kanlaon Volcano, located between Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, remains under Alert Level 3. Phivolcs continues to urge evacuation within a six-kilometer radius from the summit.
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The agency also continues to prohibit aircraft from flying near the volcano and warns of potential hazards, including sudden explosive eruptions, lava flows, ashfall, rockfalls, lahars, and pyroclastic density currents./mcm