Kanlaon Volcano sulfur dioxide hits new high on September 10

MANILA, Philippines – Along with an increase in the number of earthquakes at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island, state volcanologists also reported a record-breaking surge in sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission on Tuesday, September 10.

SO2 emission from Kanlaon Volcano averaged 9,985 tons per day on Tuesday — the highest recorded “since instrumental gas monitoring began,” according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs also noted in an advisory...