Here’s the latest Kanlaon Volcano Update
Kanlaon Volcano Update – On Sunday, November 3, 2024, the Canlaon City Observation station observed “ashing” events.
Mount Kanlaon, also known as Kanlaon volcano is considered an active andesitic stratovolcano. It is the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines. It can have a picturesque sight perfect for nature photo-taking but this beautiful scenery can also bring harm to the people of Canlaon City, as well as, the nearby cities and towns in the province.
To recall, Kanlaon Volcano erupted on June 3 and residents were immediately warned to stay alert. However, the devastating effect of this calamity was seen as eventually, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-PHIVOLCS) raised Mount Kanlaon’s alert level from Alert Level 1 to Alert Level 2, a day after it erupted.
On November 3, the institution dedicated to providing information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis shared a time-lapse footage of gray ash being entrained or brought out by continuous degassing from the summit crater of the active volcano.
The Canlaon City Observation station IP Camera recorded the ashing” event at 04:36 PM on Sunday. “No detectable seismic or infrasound signals were recorded. The events generated gray plumes that rose 300 meters above the crater before drifting southwest,” the institution stated in a Facebook post.
Meanwhile, based on the article in GMA News, Kanlaon Volcano had 14 volcanic earthquakes on Saturday, as recorded by the Phivolcs. Yesterday, six ashing events were recorded and an average of 4,171 tons of sulfur dioxide were emitted. The institution also observed 700 meters of voluminous plumes rising up. Then, these drifted in the southwest and south directions.
The public was warned not to enter into the four-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone. Flying aircraft close to the volcano is also not allowed as the volcano may have sudden steam-driven or phreatic eruptions.