Taal Volcano

Taal Volcano is one of known volcanoes here in the Philippines for it’s majestic view and
also for its historic volcanic eruption. It’s the second most active volcano in the Philippines, with
34 recorded historical eruptions. Taal volcano is a large complex volcano filled with a lake
located on Luzon island in Batangas, and it’s a caldera where it is volcanic feature formed by the
collapse of a volcano into itself, making it a large, special form of volcanic crater.
A caldera collapse is usually triggered by the emptying of the magma chamber beneath
the volcano, as the result of a large volcanic eruption. The volcano has several violent eruptions
in the past, causing loss of life on the island and the populated areas surrounding the lake, with
the death toll estimated at about 6,000. Because of its proximity to populated areas and its
eruptive history, the volcano was designated a Decade Volcano.

In the year 1911 of January, another devastating eruption claimed a reported 1,335 lives
and injured 199, although it is known that more perished than the official records show. The
seven barangays that existed on the island previous to the eruption were completely wiped out.
Post mortem examination of the victims seemed to show that practically all had died of scalding
by hot steam or hot mud, or both. The devastating effects of the blast reached the west shore of
the lake, where a number of villages were also destroyed. Cattle to the number of 702 were killed
and 543 nipa houses destroyed. Crops suffered from the deposit of ashes that fell to a depth of
almost half an inch in places near the shore of the lake. And after that eruption, people suffer
from the destruction it causes resulting to loss of source of living, injuries, and death. And as
well many animals died and infrastructures were destroyed. The Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) declared the Volcano Island as a prohibited area for
living because of the danger that it may cause to the residence that will live there but  despite the
warnings, poor families have settled on the island, risking their lives, earning a living by fishing
and farming crops from the rich volcanic soil.

Now, In the first of month of year 2020 Taal volcano has become active again after many
years of giving us warnings, it erupted again and spewed ashes to Calabarzon, Metro Manila, and
some parts of Central Luzon. PHIVOLCS also heighten the alert from alert level 2 to alert level 4
and suspends the classes on the affected area. On the other hand, even it cost casualties it gave
the residence of Batangas and the economy of tourism in Philippines an impact because of a
ravishing scenery that was created by a natural disaster and made the soil to be rich in nutrients
where it was good for planting crops.
 If Taal volcano didn’t erupted during 1911 what is its picture by now? Will it erupt again
like the 1911 incident? How strong the eruption might occur again? Does the residence of
Batangas may listen to the warnings that may give by the PHIVOLCS when another shock
occurs? Will the people of Batangas be ready when the Taal volcano erupts again? Does
PHIVOLCS can alarm or notify everyone when the Taal volcano shocks again?

Taal volcano is very beautiful scenery, it is called “a beautiful disaster” because of the
natural disaster that happens and resulted to one of many beautiful tourist spots in the country.
Mankind doesn’t have the control for this natural disaster, but they can minimize or reduce the
possibility that a disaster may happen. But, mankind can be the greatest factor to be blamed for
the rise of earth’s temperature, and worsening the carbon emission of the environment. The only
thing mankind can do to be safe from the natural disasters and as well keeping the earth’s
condition to be safe from mankind is by taking good care of the environment and disciplines self
from greed and over usage of resources. And we can be safe by listening and cooperating what
our Leaders advice us to do to keep us away from harm.
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