Let's get to some updates on volcanic (or possibly not) rumblings around the world:
Philippines: PHIVOLCS are watching Taal closely, but at least over the last 24 hours, seismicity at the caldera was lower than over the weekend. Instead of the 20+ earthquakes recorded over April 18, earthquakes were down to only 6 in the following 24 hours. This does not mean that the level of danger has been reduced, instead it is likely just the waxing/waning caused by the pulsatory movement of magma under Taal. The president of the Philippines, Benigno Aquino III, has warned the last 1,000 people staying on Volcano Island to be prepared to leave after Gen. Benito Ramos, the chief of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, told the president that the volcano could erupt at any time. However, Ramos also claimed that the remaining people on the island could be evacuated in ...
