Villarrica volcano: Chile raises alert level as activity increases
Villarrica is one of South America's most active volcanoes and last erupted in 2015.
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Villarrica is one of South America's most active volcanoes and last erupted in 2015.
Experts still raise precaution as Taal Volcano remains under Alert Level 1 after smog emissions last week. Read more here.
Chile's National Geology and Mining Service, Sernageomin, on Sunday raised the alert level for the Villarrica volcano from yellow to amber, citing a gradual increase in volcanic activity. One of South America's most active volcanoes, Villarrica has a 200 meter-wide open crater and last erupted in 2015, sparking a mass evacuation but ultimately no injuries. An amber alert means there is a greater probability that an eruption will take place in the coming days or weeks.
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THE chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Friday that the smog or vog caused by gas emissions from Taal Volcano in Batangas since early September is no cause for alarm.