Over the period of 07 June 2023, active degassing of the Taal Main Crater has been observed in the form of visible upwelling of volcanic fluids in the Main Crater Lake and generation of voluminous steam-rich plumes that rose 2,000 meters above Taal Volcano Island. In consequence, significant volcanic smog or vog has formed over Taal Caldera and its surrounding areas. An average of 7,680 tonnes/day of volcanic sulfur dioxide or SO2 gas was remitted by Taal on 6 June 2023, preceded by emissions averaging at 9,391 tonnes/day on 5 June 2023. Vog can be expected to persist over the Taal region while degassing activity, weak wind movement and humid atmospheric conditions prevail.
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