Taal Volcano logs second phreatomagmatic eruption this month

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas produced a minor phreatomagmatic eruption on Thursday morning, July 16, marking the second such event recorded this month, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

This type of eruption is triggered when water interacts with magma.

In its morning bulletin, Phivolcs said the eruption occurred at ...