Phivolcs detects another phreatic eruption, 4 quakes

LUCENA CITY — Taal Volcano in Batangas province recorded a minor phreatic or steam-driven eruption that produced a 1,500-meter-high white plume on Thursday, Nov. 28, the Philippine Institute of ...
It may change the way they do things in the future." People nearby a phreatic eruption - an eruption driven by superheated steam and gas - are typically killed by "hot steam and water and what ...
So-called "phreatic" eruptions can be hard to predict. If one happens when you're nearby, how do you keep yourself safe? We explore that question through experiments using a model volcano.