Taal Volcano Eruption Update; New Explosive Eruption, New Vent Appears

On April 12th, 2024, the Taal volcano unexpectedly produced an unexpected explosive eruption. Unlike prior events over the last 13 months, this eruption was long and consisted of dozens of phreatomagmatic bursts, ash ejection, and explosions. The first phase of this eruption lasted for 13 minutes until it temporarily stopped. Then, it was followed by additional smaller explosions which were recorded by webcam. This video will cover what might happen next, and state the series of events which led to this explosive eruption.
Thumbnail Photo Credit: Phivolcs
Note: This video's thumbnail image displays Taal's eruption on July 1st, 2021. I chose this image as it shows what one of Taal's larger explosions during its latest eruption might have looked like, albeit this shows an explosion 75% larger than what probably occurred.
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[1] Phivolcs
[2] Source of Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) methodology and criteria: Newhall, C. G., and Self, S. (1982), The volcanic explosivity index (VEI) an estimate of explosive magnitude for historical volcanism, J. Geophys. Res., 87(C2), 1231-1238, doi:10.1029/JC087iC02p01231. Accessed / Read by / geologyhub on Oct 5th, 2022.
[3] VEIs, dates/years, composition, tephra layer name, DRE estimates, and bulk tephra volume estimates for volcanic eruptions shown in this video which were assigned a VEI 4 or larger are sourced from the LaMEVE database (British Geological Survey © UKRI), www2.bgs.ac.uk/vogripa/view/c..., Used with Permission
0:00 Taal Erupts
0:47 Eruption Footage
2:04 New Vent Location
2:52 Sulfur Dioxide
3:30 What Happens Next

[@crabiiiscool]

The island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in an archipelago in an ocean is back at it again!

[@ThatOpalGuy]

check for leonardo...

[@crabiiiscool]

@@ThatOpalGuy ??

[@FanRailer]

@@crabiiiscoolinception.

[@YihaDih]

Lake Toba is also similar to Taal.. Island - lake - island -lake.

[@mrbaab5932]

Sounds like Atlantis.

[@Mark-yl7ps]

This, and the other one in central Philippines are both showing signs of unsettled unrest. I live in the Philippines so my eyes are really watching the two.

[@HONGKELDONGKEL1888]

Mayon recently calmed down... Bulusan is inflated and so is Kanlaon. Taal doing Taal things is pretty normal lol.

[@Mark-yl7ps]

@@HONGKELDONGKEL1888 it really is. but aside by inflation, gas emissions from kanlaon as well are as high as normal (averaging near 2k tons/day), and yet we haven't hear something like a "phreatic" event.

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

I love the phils, some of the craziest beautiful blue water areas, volcanoes

[@RobinMarks1313]

WOW. A zero PH. That means it's a tiny bit more acidic than a vulture's stomach acid. PH of a vulture is between zero and one..

[@user-nx8gk1le2m]

Thank you so much for all of your continued reports on the volcanic activity around the planet

[@MountainFisher]

I was West of Mt. St. Helens when it blew up in 1990. It was loud as Hell, I can't imagine what 1980 was like, but Taal has to be pretty loud too if you're close enough to it.

[@WildAlchemicalSpirit]

Wow 🤩 how exciting!

[@MountainFisher]

@@WildAlchemicalSpirit Two U.S. volcanoes are close to erupting, Salton Buttes and one of the Mono-Inyo craters. No guarantees, but besides MSH those two are the most likely.

[@jansenart0]

Use different colors for uplift arrows. Some sort of muted green perhaps.

[@Florahitman]

Volcanic eruptions are like you mentioned before very hard to predict. Seems like Taal is in a league of its own in that one.

[@HONGKELDONGKEL1888]

She is completely unpredictable and likes to break rules. That's what makes her so dangerous: she can and will harm you without warning.

[@Florahitman]

@@HONGKELDONGKEL1888 Taal: The bipolair type off volcano.

[@d2sfavs]

love your videos had to come online to give a thumbs up.thanks for sharing

[@billmiller4972]

pH = 0? Whoah!

[@trentmarcus]

Yeah, PHIVOLCS measured it at around 0.20 pH level

[@xwiick]

Thanks for all of your hard work man!

[@MikeyMacOfficial]

Could be mistaken, but that vent does look coincidentally close to the original fumarole site where the 2020 eruption began - there’s a video somewhere on YT which shows this

[@RoddyChannel]

I'm loving your sense of humor while bringing information haha

[@luannvondracek439]

Thanks for the update 😀

[@TheSpaceEnthusiast-vl6wx]

Thanks as always!

[@shawnbrunel8471]

It just shows you how unpredictable Volcanoes can be

[@HONGKELDONGKEL1888]

I have read reports on a dike intrusion aligned with the Daang Kastila trail and coinciding with the Marikina fault that terminates in her main crater from the events of 2020 and 2022. So this might be the same dike. Could be a repeat of 1965, just like Tabaro on her southwest slope. If she erupts magma I hope it would be strombolian and not plinian. On a side note, comparing her to Reykjanes, Taal also had tremors but not as much - i wonder if all that water has something to do with it?

[@Rick_King]

I climbed Taal Volcano about a year before it erupted in January, 2020. The island was beautiful and green at the time, but not any longer.

[@treck87]

I gotta say, I really enjoyed the island within a lake science tongue twister.

[@stevejohnson3357]

It's got Manitoo Big Lake beat. That's a lake on an island in a lake.

[@kirkthiets2771]

The whole thing looks ominous af to me. The caldera is a lot bigger than the little active area.

[@pyrovania]

@@kirkthiets2771 The big lake is the caldera.

[@PC-hp6gz]

Was just there last week. It was smoking on the day we were leaving the area.

[@chimknee]

Thanks.

[@pureblood1978x]

The Philippines is one of the most beautiful places on earth. 🇵🇭 ❤

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

Panglao was first anniversary and taal,marinella villa was honeymoon- I love it too

[@pureblood1978x]

@clarenceghammjr1326 my friend got married at tagaytay near taal. It was incredible

[@creambob1]

I really appreciate your channel. I was wondering if you covered the Mt. Toblachik in 1975?

[@jameslloydatwil7905]

0:42 Correction. Local time is +8, not +9. Philippines falls under UTC+8 time zone.

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

I got great pictures flying from panglao to manila on Cebu air a week ago, the cliffs behind Talisay up to tagaytay green and beautiful, volcano lake was all white 8000+ tons a day so2

[@osmariobrito7776]

O local por onde sai a lava está em outro lugar, distante do vulcan point. A câmara magmática se deslocou, se deformou ou a lava simplesmente encontrou outra rota por entre rochas mais frágeis?

[@coyotemontana4558]

We know that's a lake called Lake Taal. I know that Mount Taal is one of the active volcanoes. But people thought this giant was dormant because is was wet but it did erupt in 2020.

[@wiredforstereo]

Near zero pH lake sounds fun. Reminds me of the sulphuric acid lake on the National Geographic volcano tape I watched about 40 times as a kid.

[@SniffaThumb]

Be careful folks! A beautiful area. Great sites and great people!

[@SevereWeatherCenter]

When will another 2020 type eruption will occur?

[@00Pottus00]

I always thought it was funny that they try and call the volcano the smallest in the world; when the truth is it is among the largest volcanos in the world.

[@keatonterry]

It’s big, but it’s nowhere near the largest.

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

Taal is 311 m or 1020 feet high. Popocatepetl for example in Mexico is 5452 m or 17,694 ft high and it's not even the tallest volcano.

[@clarenceghammjr1326]

158•s 14•7’34”n 120•58’21e is tagaytay- 1880 ft, can see in volcano, that would make it pretty small

[@skybattler2624]

People seem to ignore that Taal is capable of VEI = 6. How? See the ENTIRE LAKE? That's a Caldera from its previous Eruptions.

[@WildAlchemicalSpirit]

Yay! I ❤️ Taal! 🌋

[@boblordylordyhowie]

I notice there is always mid 40 volcanoes active all the time, does that mean if one or two volcanoes stop another will blow?

[@jerrycarbone4390]

Watching a different video feed, the narrator mentions Auckland volcanic field near Auckland New Zealand. And it says has only erupted 600 years ago. What kind of danger are the residents of Auckland have of more eruptions?

[@TheNeurotichi]

Sounds like a Doppler effected via ring of fire. How many calderas carry lakes.

[@jantjarks7946]

Reminds me about when I eat too spicy. 🔥

[@osmariobrito7776]

Essa cratera cheia de água pode se tornar uma bomba relógio, com aconteceu no hunga-tonga.

[@davidmunson1154]

Taal Volcano the "concentric volcano".

[@Vesuviusisking]

What type of volcano is taal

[@marnig9185]

Caldera can Booooooooom!

[@ThatOpalGuy]

I would guess shield.

[@randomperson11yago22]

"Complex" Caldera type

[@thenova9600]

@@ThatOpalGuy Bruh of course stratovolcano...

[@Vesuviusisking]

@@thenova9600so somma strato volcano

[@andrewvillafuerte5590]

Taal Volcano, the most dangerous volcano on the planet

[@pyrovania]

Campi Flegrei is up there, with a city of 3 million on top of it. But Taal is far more likely to erupt.

[@andrewvillafuerte5590]

@@pyrovania Taal creates a big eruption once every 50 years and population is growing every decade in its vicinity, hence it comes first in the so called "Decades Volcanoes" list.

[@user-sk2fw8jq3m]

I don’t understand, why is TaaL the most dangerous volcano? Is it because of the potential eruption force?

[@user-sk2fw8jq3m]

@@pyrovaniawhy is Taal the most dangerous volcano, I don’t understand. What is it that makes it so?

[@andrewvillafuerte5590]

@@user-sk2fw8jq3m it makes dangerous eruptions once every 50 years and the population exponentially grew through the decades, putting many people and properties at a higher risk as compared to other Volcanoes. Also, it is surrounded by water which makes its eruptions more explosive.

[@patmcbride9853]

Cameras offline? Que the conspiracy theories.

[@codyscorner2.082]

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[@davidjackson5976]

Ai, goodby

[@xwiick]

This is not AI

[@michaeldeierhoi4096]

That is the natural voice of the video. His name is Tim and he is PhD educated geologist. It's the content of the video that makes it worthwhile and his voice is clear and articulate. I find his voice relaxing to listen to.