Taal Volcano
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Philippines lowers Taal volcano alert level, allowing thousands to return homeThe Philippine archipelago lies in the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," a seismically fragile region around the ocean basin, where most of the world's earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.WeatherJan 25, 2020
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‘Lives are at stake’: the Philippines looks to relocate Taal volcano residents“They lived on the volcano itself with 47 craters. That’s really dangerous. It’s like having a gun pointed at you,” Renato Solidum, the head of the volcanology institute, told The Associated Press.EnvironmentJan 19, 2020
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Philippine officials seek safer homes for residents displaced by Taal volcanoTaal volcano has simmered with smaller ash ejections in recent days after erupting on Jan. 12 with a gigantic plume of steam and ash that drifted northward and reached Manila, the capital, about 65 kilometres away.WorldJan 19, 2020
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Taal volcano in the Philippines still life-threatening despite a ‘seeming lull’The volcano since Sunday has remained at alert level 4, the second-highest warning of a volcano’s danger, indicating a hazardous explosive eruption is possible in hours or days.WeatherJan 16, 2020
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People flee after Philippine volcano quakes, cracking roads in nearby townsThere have been no reports of deaths or serious injuries from the sudden eruption, which began Sunday, but many houses and farms have been damaged by volcanic ash.WorldJan 15, 2020
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‘They have nowhere to go’: Filipinos made volcano their home, despite dangerMore than 5,000 people made the Taal volcano their home despite being designated a permanent danger zone long declared off-limits to human settlements.WorldJan 15, 2020
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Taal volcano: Ash blankets roads, rooftops in the PhilippinesThe volcano, in the middle of a lake in Batangas province south of Manila, rumbled to life Sunday in a powerful explosion.WorldJan 15, 2020
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What’s causing lightning during the Philippines eruption? Experts explain the phenomenonExperts say the volcanic lightning in Manila began when water interacted with magma in an explosive fragmentation of hot rock under Lake Taal.WorldJan 13, 2020
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