Phivolcs, nilinaw na hindi vog ang haze na nararanasan sa Metro Manila

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00:00Meanwhile, Vivolts clarified that the haze that is experienced in Metro Manila is not a fog.

00:06This is Rod Laguzad's report.

00:10Compared to Monday,

00:11the number of places in Batangas that are still affected by volcanic smog or fog has decreased.

00:17This includes Laurel, San Nicolás, Agoncillo, Talisay, Balete, Lemery, Cuenca, Malvar, Lipa, Taal, Lian, and Nasugbu.

00:28A big factor here is the rain yesterday.

00:30So in Metro Manila, it rained and then in Taal, it also rained.

00:37Earlier, there was still steaming that reached 1,200.

00:45But the wind was a bit faster earlier, at 2 meters per second.

00:51So this is relatively faster than the previous days that we observed.

01:00Steaming is the volcanic activity that is seen as white smoke,

01:04which is accompanied by sulfur dioxide.

01:07And if it is not dispersed immediately,

01:09there will be fog here,

01:11where it does not rise immediately and remains in a lower place.

01:16The presence of fog depends on several factors,

01:20such as the amount of sulfur dioxide that is released,

01:25the humidity, wind direction, presence or absence of rain, among others.

01:30When you're talking about fog, whether it's thick or not,

01:34it's less now because the affected area is also less.

01:39According to Phibox, it is possible that this will happen again in the same situation.

01:43Based on their observation, there is no steaming every day.

01:47According to the agency,

01:48there was a lot of sulfur dioxide emission after the 2020 eruption,

01:53where before this, there was a little or almost no steam.

01:57Meanwhile, according to Phibox,

02:00there was not a lot of fog in Metro Manila.

02:03Metro Manila, the haze that we are seeing,

02:07is most likely due to local pollutants rather than fog.

02:10Because for the past several days,

02:13the wind in Metro Manila and Batangas was too slow.

02:17In Batangas, the sulfur dioxide cannot rise,

02:20it becomes fog.

02:21Here in Metro Manila, the pollutants cannot rise,

02:26it becomes local haze.

02:27First, Phibox said that the fog is not limited

02:30to the increase in the alert level of Volcang Taal

02:33or if it is a sign that it will erupt again,

02:35especially since there is no known volcanic earthquake.

02:38Rod Laguzad for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.