Taal Volcano
Posted on : 22 Jan 2020
Views: 500- The threat of the Philippines' Taal volcano unleashing a potentially catastrophic eruption remains high. The authorities have warned that it was showing dangerous signs despite a "lull" in spewing ash. A long lull could be just a break from volcanic activity.
- Scores of earthquakes rattle the region daily and large fissures are opening up in the ground, which means the magma that would fuel a major eruption is still flowing beneath. Authorities are struggling to deal with nearly 50,000 evacuees, who fled to shelters after Taal burst on Sunday.
- The volcano, which sits south of Manila and is one of the country's most active, could let loose a powerful eruption in "hours or days".
- Taal's last eruption was in 1977, but it has a long history of activity. In 1965 an eruption at the volcano, which is a popular tourist attraction set in a picturesque lake, killed some 200 people.
- The country's most powerful explosion in recent years was the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, about 100 kilometres northwest of Manila, which killed more than 800 people.
Article Related Questions
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Taal Volcano is located in which of the following country?
1.Indonesia
2.Guatemala
3.Chile
4.Philippines
Right Ans : Philippines
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