Kanlaon Volcano records 4 ash emissions, plumes drift westward
Screenshot of timelapse footage of ash emission detected in the Kanlaon Volcano on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at 5:43 a.m. (Timelapse footage courtesy of Phivolcs)
MANILA, Philippines — Four ash emissions were detected at Kanlaon Volcano’s crater on Sunday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Phivolcs said in an advisory that the emissions occurred between 5:16 and 6:01 a.m.; 6:20 and 6:56 a.m.; 8:16 and 8:28 a.m.; and 9:01 and 10:25 a.m.
“These events generated grayish plumes that rose 100-200 meters above the crater before drifting west as recorded by the IP Cameras in Brgy. Mansalanao, La Castallena and Kanlaon Volcano Observatory in Canlaon City,” Phivolcs added.
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Article continues after this advertisementPrior to the latest ash events, two emissions lasting 43 to 49 minutes occurred from the volcano on Saturday, producing 1,200-meter plumes that drifted westward. A total of 3,984 metric tons of sulfur dioxide was released on the same day
Article continues after this advertisementThe volcano, located between Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental, remains under Alert Level 3, indicating a magmatic unrest.
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It erupted last December 9, producing a voluminous plume that rapidly rose to 3,000 meters above the vent and drifted west-southwest. It prompted the evacuation of thousands of residents from Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental.
Phivolcs reiterated that flying aircraft close to the volcano is still prohibited and warned of possible hazards such as sudden explosive eruption, lava flow, ash fall, rockfall, lahar during heavy rains, and pyroclastic flow.
