Vivid blue sky seen as smog eases over Philippines Taal Volcano

Footage shows a vivid blue sky as smog eased over the Taal Volcano in Batangas, the Philippines, on June 18.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) in a bulletin on Sunday, June 18, said it recorded 46 volcanic earthquakes as Taal Volcano expelled 7,643 tonnes of sulfur dioxide in a 24-hour period. Alert Level 1 - the lowest in a five-step warning system - was still raised over the volcano, PHIVOLCS.