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'@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@ -#REDIRECT [[2020 Taal Volcano eruption]] +[[File:Taal_Volcano_-_12_January_2020.jpg|right|thumb|280x280px|Taal Volcano's January 12, 2020 explosion.]] +The [[Taal Volcano]] once again erupted on January 12, 2020 with the Alert Level of [[Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology|the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology]] escalating from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 3 at evening PHL standard time (PST). It was an eruption from the main crater, and started erupting at 1pm and spewed ashes to [[Luzon|some parts of Northern Luzon]], including [[Metro Manila]], which cancelled classes, work schedules and flights. +==History== -{{Redirect category shell| -{{R from move}} -}} +The volcano erupted again on the afternoon of January 12, 2020, 43 years after the 1977 eruption.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/01/12/alert-level-3-raised-as-taal-volcano-manifests-steam-driven-explosion/|title=Alert Level 3 raised as Taal volcano manifests steam-driven explosion|date=12 January 2020|publisher=[[Manila Bulletin]]}}</ref> According to PHIVOLCS director Renato Solidum, a [[phreatic eruption]] was first recorded at around 1 pm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1211871/taal-volcano-erupts|title=BREAKING: Taal volcano spews ash in phreatic eruption|date=12 January 2020|publisher=Inquirer.net}}</ref> Loud rumbling sounds were also felt and heard from the volcano island. By 2:30 pm, PHIVOLCS raised the alert status to Alert Level 2 after a stronger explosion was recorded around 2 pm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/01/12/1984179/phivolcs-hoists-alert-level-2-over-taal-volcano-after-eruption|title=Phivolcs raises alert level to 3 as Taal Volcano spews kilometer-high plumes|date=12 January 2020|publisher=PhilStar}}</ref> It was followed by a stronger explosion by around 3 pm that spew an ash column measuring 100 meters, prompting PHIVOLCS to upgrade the alert status to Alert Level 3 by 4 pm.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/249103-taal-volcano-phreatic-explosion-january-12-2020|title=Taal Volcano spews ash column 100 meters high|date=12 January 2020|publisher=[[Rappler]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regions/721885/pyroclastic-density-currents-volcanic-tsunami-likely-around-taal-phivolcs/story/|title=Pyroclastic density currents, volcanic tsunami likely around Taal –PHIVOLCS|date=12 January 2020|publisher=[[GMA News]]}}</ref>Furthermore, Solidum also confirmed that there was a magmatic intrusion that is likely the cause of the volcano’s phreatic eruptions on Sunday morning and afternoon. PHIVOLCS ordered an evacuation in the towns of [[Balete, Batangas|Balete]], [[San Nicolas, Batangas|San Nicolas]] and [[Talisay, Batangas|Talisay]] in [[Batangas]] and other towns within the shores of [[Taal Lake]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/12/20/taal-volcano-erupts-as-phivolcs-raises-alert-level-2|title=Residents flee Taal island, as volcano spouts giant ash column|date=12 January 2020|publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/1/12/PHIVOLCS-Taal-Volcano-explosion.html|title=Evacuations underway as PHIVOLCS raises Alert Level 3 over Taal Volcano|date=12 January 2020|publisher=[[CNN Philippines]]}}</ref> By 7:30 pm, PHIVOLCS upgraded the alert status to Alert Level 4 after volcanic activities intensified as "continuous eruption generated a tall 10-15 kilometer steam-laden tephra column with frequent volcanic lightning that rained wet ashfall on the general north as far as [[Quezon City]]<nowiki/>and [[Caloocan City]]."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1211988/taal-volcano-now-on-alert-level-4|title=Taal Volcano now on Alert Level 4|date=12 January 2020|publisher=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer|Inquirer]]}}</ref> Ashfall from the volcano were also experienced in [[Cavite]] and [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]] and also reached as far as [[Metro Manila]] and [[Clark International Airport]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1211958/look-heavy-ashfall-in-batangas-cavite-laguna-after-taal-eruption|title=LOOK: Heavy ashfall in Batangas, Cavite, Laguna after Taal eruption|date=12 January 2020|publisher=Inquirer.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/721903/ash-fall-from-taal-volcano-reaches-parts-of-metro-manila-ndrrmc/story/|title=Ash fall from Taal Volcano reaches parts of Metro Manila —NDRRMC|date=12 January 2020|publisher=[[GMA News]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nypost.com/2020/01/12/tens-of-thousands-evacuated-as-taal-volcano-violently-erupts-in-the-philippines/|title=Thousands evacuated as Taal Volcano violently erupts in the Philippines|date=12 January 2020|publisher=New York Post}}</ref> + +A lava fountain was recorded at 3:20 am on Monday, January 13.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1212149/lava-fountain-from-taal-volcano|title=LOOK: Lava fountain from Taal Volcano|date=13 January 2020|publisher=Inquirer.net}}</ref> According to PHIVOLCS, the volcano emitted a [[Strombolian eruption|Strombolian type of eruption]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dwiz882am.com/index.php/bulkang-taal-nagbuga-ng-lava-fountain/|title=BULKANG TAAL NAGBUGA NG LAVA FOUNTAIN|date=13 January 2020|publisher=[[DWIZ]]}}</ref> + +In an advisory, the [[Manila International Airport Authority]] (MIAA) suspended all flights to and from all terminals of [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport]] (NAIA) following the eruption,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/721897/taal-eruption-puts-naia-flights-on-hold/story/|title=Taal eruption puts NAIA flights on hold|date=12 January 2020|publisher=[[GMA News]]}}</ref> and classes and government work in Metro Manila, [[Central Luzon]] and [[Calabarzon]] were suspended on January 13.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1211934/list-class-suspensions-due-to-taal-volcano-eruption|title=LIST: Class suspensions due to Taal Volcano eruption|date=12 January 2020|publisher=Inquirer.net}}</ref> '