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30 Photos That Show The Terrifying Power Of The Taal Volcano Which Just Erupted In The Philippines
As Australia is being devastated by uncontrollable bushfires, the Philippines was just hit by another natural disaster. Taal Volcano located on the big island of Luzon erupted January 12, 2020, reportedly sending ash and steam up to 6-9 miles into the sky. With the alert level of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) escalating from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 4, it is now believed that "a hazardous explosive eruption is possible within hours to days."
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ordered an evacuation in the towns of Balete, San Nicolas and Talisay in Batangas and other towns within the shores of Taal Lake. As people watched in awe and terror, some managed to snap pictures of the erupting volcano. The images show the smoke and ash rising from the mouth of Taal, reaching high up in the sky. Due to this, the Manila International Airport Authority was forced to suspend all flights to and from all terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
Unfortunately, numbers aren't stacked in the residents' favor as a more severe explosive eruption seems to be just moments away and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs issued a situation report stating that an estimated number of 459,300 people are within the 14 km danger zone.
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This looks like a dragon breathing into the water..... beautiful, but scary!
There are many islands in the Philippines!
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Nature is totally amazing to behold its power and energy. I hope every person on that island escapes before it explodes.
I was here... I rode a horse up the side of it and stood at the edge of the crater. I met a little girl and her mother who lived in a village on the volcano. wow
Although these pictures are truly beautiful, one needs to wonder how much volcanic eruptions in the world contribute to what is called "Global Warming". That said, it would appear scientists haven't figured out how to control volcanic eruptions.
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Looks like a huge cloud of toxic fumes. If I showed you a coal plant, you wouldn't say "how beautiful "
I love these photographs, people certainly dont look terrified and its sad the writer of this article has chosen to use this word as clearly this is not the case. People in these lands and other volcanic active regions have learnt to live and benefit from such natural incidences as volcanos,
So many deadly and terrifying things in this world are also beautiful and fascinating.
This is a stunningly beautiful and fascinating photo, awe-inspiring and light-hearted at the same time. Well done!
Ashes that are spewed high up into the stratosphere can affect the climate: https://eos.org/research-spotlights/volcanic-ash-contributes-to-climate-cooling
The pic seems taken from the skies... The aerosols can damage the plane's structural integrity, especially the engine, and potentially down it.
If only even a small fraction of the energy released tould be harvested!
A nope-cloud, just like the many similar-looking ones we have seen in photos of the horrendous bushfires in Australia.
And life goes on, oblivious to the power of the planet we live on and the skies above us.
Looks like it blasted its dome off, though it’s probably just smoke and ash clouds.
"Here's a picture of one of the wildest things in nature - but mainly look at me"
Wonder how deep in the earth the particles that make that color come from.
And to think according to them, it is only just clearing its throat. It has yet to actually "blow". Scary thought.
Another picture that looks like it blasted its dome off (like Mt St Helens—-look at before and after pics)
Note: this post originally had 54 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I know this is a disaster, I feel sorry for the people and I'm glad I'm not there. But.....some of these photos are awesomely beautiful.
so i was at home when it errupted. my bf came home that night saying most stores closed earlier because of ash fall. we are 5-6 hours away from that place. though we are not very affected, it still is scary knowing i was there just a couple of years back.
Such mind-boggling power, such terrifying beauty. Only one thing to do - FLEE.
taal: I am powerful uncle ben:with great power comes great responsibility taal:whatever old man an hour LATER taal:what did he say again?
It's a sight to behold. Nature's wrath at it's most beautiful and terrifying at the same time
I am not surprised by this natural disaster, the Bible enumerated so many. It is very scary but I am ready to face each one. Thank you for the amazing photos!
2012 mayan calendar moved to 2020. OMG! Philippines (Supervolcano) Iran, US (War) Australia (Bush Fire) Pakistan, Afghanistan (Avalanche) China (Virus Outbreak) Japan (Gundam deployed)
Philippines suffers, the whole world benefits. Six ways volcanoes benefit Earth, our environment. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/6-ways-volcanoes-benefit-earth-our-environment/348155
Friction, basically. Mostly friction, plus heat---well, friction CAUSING heat. It causes particles to shed or gain electrical charge, and when you're throwing out as much material into the air as a volcano, that's a LOT of electrical charge being bounced around, so you get lightning. Really, really awesome, colourful, scary-as-s**t lightning. :-)
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Correction: the bush fires in Australia were NOT natural disasters. They were intentionally set by about 200 people.
I know this is a disaster, I feel sorry for the people and I'm glad I'm not there. But.....some of these photos are awesomely beautiful.
so i was at home when it errupted. my bf came home that night saying most stores closed earlier because of ash fall. we are 5-6 hours away from that place. though we are not very affected, it still is scary knowing i was there just a couple of years back.
Such mind-boggling power, such terrifying beauty. Only one thing to do - FLEE.
taal: I am powerful uncle ben:with great power comes great responsibility taal:whatever old man an hour LATER taal:what did he say again?
It's a sight to behold. Nature's wrath at it's most beautiful and terrifying at the same time
I am not surprised by this natural disaster, the Bible enumerated so many. It is very scary but I am ready to face each one. Thank you for the amazing photos!
2012 mayan calendar moved to 2020. OMG! Philippines (Supervolcano) Iran, US (War) Australia (Bush Fire) Pakistan, Afghanistan (Avalanche) China (Virus Outbreak) Japan (Gundam deployed)
Philippines suffers, the whole world benefits. Six ways volcanoes benefit Earth, our environment. https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/6-ways-volcanoes-benefit-earth-our-environment/348155
Friction, basically. Mostly friction, plus heat---well, friction CAUSING heat. It causes particles to shed or gain electrical charge, and when you're throwing out as much material into the air as a volcano, that's a LOT of electrical charge being bounced around, so you get lightning. Really, really awesome, colourful, scary-as-s**t lightning. :-)
Load More Replies... Correction: the bush fires in Australia were NOT natural disasters. They were intentionally set by about 200 people.
