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Southeast Asia |
Big eruption feared as Philippines volcano belches ash |
2006-03-22 |
A Philippines volcano has spewed a column of ash nearly 1.5 kilometres high into the sky, raising fears of a major eruption. Officials say they are considering increasing the alert level after Mount Bulusan in the central Philippines belched ash an hour before midnight local time. The Philippine Institute of Seismology and Vulcanology (Phivolcs) says the ash is unlikely to cause any harm. But researcher Jojo Cordon says more earthquakes have been recorded in the area recently, a possible sign the volcano may be about to erupt more powerfully. He says the ash column may have been created by a reaction between water and hot materials, a "possible sign of rising magma". A four-kilometre exclusion zone is already in place around the 1,565-metre volcano, which is 600 kilometres south-east of Manila. Phivolcs is considering raising the alert level for Bulusan from level one to level three, indicating "moderate unrest". The highest alert level is level five, indicating an actual eruption of lava. |
Posted by:Fred |
#9 No DB, Chee-po-teh or she-potentate-hot |
Posted by: RD 2006-03-22 21:42 |
#8 Chee-pot-lay (long o) |
Posted by: Deacon Blues 2006-03-22 15:21 |
#7 how DO you say that ? : chipotle |
Posted by: bk 2006-03-22 15:10 |
#6 My fault, really. I'm working on a new chili recipe, and put WAY too much chipotle chile powder in it. (Too little cumin, too. Weirdest chili I ever had -- not a lot of flavor until about five seconds after you swallow. Then it feels like you've gargled with sulfuric acid.) |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2006-03-22 14:36 |
#5 Mabey Jolo will erupt next or perhaps Basilan |
Posted by: bk 2006-03-22 14:29 |
#4 way to go.. |
Posted by: bk 2006-03-22 14:28 |
#3 OK I admit, it's my fault. |
Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-03-22 13:50 |
#2 Its your fault |
Posted by: bk 2006-03-22 12:03 |
#1 A Philippines volcano has spewed a column of ash nearly 1.5 kilometres high into the sky, raising fears of a major eruption. Has to be Bush's fault[tm] cause Global Warming is Bush's fault[tm] and this type of material being put into the atmosphere is probably greater than what most humans put in a year. Therefore the increased warming caused by this ejection has to be Bush's fault[tm]. /sarcam off |
Posted by: Ebbunter Flush2281 2006-03-22 10:44 |