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Philippines
Fēilǜbīn
菲律宾
Taal Volcano
Tǎ'ěr Huǒshān
塔尔火山
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
small / minor
xiǎoxíng
小型
eruption
pēnfā
喷发
，
ash plume / ash column
huī zhù
灰柱
reaching as high as
gāodá
高达
450 meters
sì bǎi wǔshí mǐ
450米
。

July 1st
qī yuè yī rì
7月1日
，
Philippines
Fēilǜbīn
菲律宾
Taal Volcano
Tǎ'ěr Huǒshān
塔尔火山
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
one / once
yī cì
一次
small / minor
xiǎoxíng
小型
eruption
pēnfā
喷发
，
to eject / to send out
pēnchū
喷出
structural particle
de
的
volcanic ash
huǒshānhuī
火山灰
and
hé
和
steam / water vapor
shuǐzhēngqì
水蒸气
reaching as high as
gāodá
高达
approximately
yuē
约
450 meters
sì bǎi wǔshí mǐ
450米
。
authorities
dāngjú
当局
kept
jiāng
将
alert level
jǐngjiè jíbié
警戒级别
to maintain
wéichí
维持
at
zài
在
Level 1
yī jí
一级
，
volcanic island
huǒshān dǎo
火山岛
to prohibit / to ban
jìnzhǐ
禁止
visitor / tourist
yóukè
游客
to enter
jìnrù
进入
。

July 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM

July 1st
qī yuè yī rì
7月1日
，
Philippines
Fēilǜbīn
菲律宾
structural particle
de
的
Taal Volcano
Tǎ'ěr Huǒshān
塔尔火山
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
completed-action particle
le
了
one / once
yī cì
一次
small / minor
xiǎoxíng
小型
eruption
pēnfā
喷发
。
volcano
huǒshān
火山
to eject / to send out
pēnchū
喷出
completed-action particle
le
了
very high
hěn gāo
很高
structural particle
de
的
ash plume / ash column
huǒshānhuī zhù
火山灰柱
，
height
gāodù
高度
approximately
yuē wéi
约为
450 meters
sì bǎi wǔshí mǐ
450米
。
this / this time
zhè cì
这次
eruption
pēnfā
喷发
only
zhǐ
只
to last
chíxù
持续
completed-action particle
le
了
approximately / about
dàyuē
大约
four minutes
sì fēnzhōng
四分钟
。
volcano
huǒshān
火山
beside / nearby
pángbiān
旁边
structural particle
de
的
lake surface
hú miàn
湖面
on
shàng
上
also
yě
也
to appear / to emerge
chūxiàn
出现
completed-action particle
le
了
large waves
dà làng
大浪
。
Philippines
Fēilǜbīn
菲律宾
Volcanology Institute
huǒshān yánjiūsuǒ
火山研究所
said
shuō
说
，
this is
zhè shì
这是
one / a
yī cì
一次
minor eruption
xiǎo pēnfā
小喷发
，
alert level
jǐngjiè jíbié
警戒级别
to maintain / to keep
bǎochí
保持
at
zài
在
Level 1
yī jí
一级
。
volcanic island
huǒshān dǎo
火山岛
currently / at present
mùqián
目前
not
bù
不
open to the public
duì wài kāifàng
对外开放
，
visitor / tourist
yóukè
游客
cannot
bù néng
不能
to enter
jìnrù
进入
。

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Philippines Taal Volcano produces minor eruption sending ash plume 450 meters high

The Philippines Taal Volcano produced a minor eruption on July 1, sending an ash and steam plume about 450 meters high. Authorities maintained the alert at Level 1 and kept the island off-limits to visitors.

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