Josef Angelo Mikael S. Tabucal STEMC-11 Mr.

Cydar Alexis Oraiz

4TH QRTR ASYNC ACT #4.6

Questions:

1. Based on the top 5 active volcanoes in the Philippines, research on at least 2

volcanoes and when was the most disruptive eruption of the two chosen
volcanoes. Enumerate the damages.

ACTIVE VOLCANO MOST DISRUPTIVE DAMAGES

ERUPTION
MT. TAAL 1754 Taal Volcano The eruption in 1754 was
Eruption the greatest recorded in
the history of Taal Volcano.
The 1754 eruption lasted
for almost seven months,
and was the volcano’s
biggest eruption in
recorded history. It buried
four towns in Batangas
province under ash,
volcanic rocks and water,
and ashfall as thick as 40
inches was reported in
some areas, according to
news site Rappler. It
brought about days of ink-
black darkness and
changed the topography
and characteristics of the
Taal Volcano and Lake
system.

MT. MAYON 1814 Mayon Volcano At 8am on February 1,

Eruption 1814, began the most
deadly recorded eruption
of Mt Mayon, in which
more than 1,200 people
were killed. After a
number of seismic shocks,
a thick column of stones,
sand and ash shot high
into the air. The sides of
the mountain were hidden
by veils of ash, smoke and
vapour. A fiery stream of
lava dashed down the side
of the mountain and the
sky darkened. Then stones
began falling to earth
killing many people. Even
houses offered no
protection as the stones
were red hot and set
buildings on fire. After the
eruption ceased, large
numbers of dead and
injured people lay
everywhere. The whole
town of Cagsawa was
buried. Just the tops of
buildings and coconut
trees protruded from the
debris. The formerly
beautiful cultivated slopes
of Mt Mayon were now just
covered with sand and
ash.