#taal eruption

[without-ado]

Lightning through the ash cloud of Taal Volcano (x)

[maigetheplatypus57]

watching the newest eps from the magic/cherry mountain gang and I know that they're probably going to build like. a stereotypical active volcano but I just have a strong need for them to do a caldera lake type thing, Especially since there are already buildings along the sides of the cherry mountains.

like just look at these pictures of Taal, it's an active volcano in the middle of a lake inside of a caldera (and said active volcano even has its own lake in its crater) with so many cities built along the edge (with the view of the lake being a prime selling point of many restaurants and shops).

Like just imagine a lake inside the crater of the mountain, surrounded by cherry trees and buildings (especially Grian's and Joel's with their respective aesthetics), with a smaller, active volcano in the middle (to appease Scar's need to sacrifice people lmao). Having a huge body of water in the middle of the mountain would even fit right in with all of the ocean/sea/fish stuff that's been going on this season.

just... could you imagine?

[adrianl4u]

Lightning Strike during the Taal Vulcano eruption, in the Philippines, in January 2020. Credit: Domcar C Lagto/PACIFIC P/SIPA/Shutterstock

[snazzi-strawberri]

Gorsh dang taal volcano is acting up again😭 atleast there's no school yippee!!!

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Most sea snakes live in the sea, but the Lake Taal sea snake sure doesn't! This species is found only in Lake Taal, a freshwater lake on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. In fact, the lake was originally saltwater, but was closed off from the sea by a volcanic eruption in the 16th century, and the Lake Taal sea snake has since adapted to the drastic decrease in salinity.

(Image: A Lake Taal sea snake (Hydrophis semperi) by Chris Hay)

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[whereifindsanity]

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Philippines, "Taal Volcano erupting"

[shuttershocky]

I gotta say, having something you actually experienced yourself (the 2020 eruption of Taal Volcano) be part of a historical exhibit sure is something.

Still incredible that only a single person died directly from the 2020 eruption when the last one 43 years prior killed 1500. It's an infamously violent volcano too (erupting 33 times since 1572, with some powerful enough to be heard 360 KM away).

[daramdarararam]

Hindi po gloomy ang weather, volcanic smog yan. Kaya stay indoors muna. Wear your face mask kapag lalabas. Also stop sharing fake news, hindi po sumasabog si Taal atm. Some clips na nagresurfaced ay from 2020 eruption. Nagccause ng panic yan, don't make it worst para sa mga taga malapit sa Bulkang Taal.

Take care, Stay Safe!

[pickerelstripe]

Hiya! Recently I've been trying my hand at creating some FanClans. They're based in a setting inspired by the Taal Volcano and lake region in my native Philippines. Super super excited over developing it but also a tiny bit nervous! Could you perhaps give some insight/tips on how you developed ClayClan? I'd be really grateful if you did 🥹 I'm a tiny bit overwhelmed and don't know where to start.

P.S: here are some cool photos of Taal+some extra info below bc I'm a nerd and can't help myself lol

Where's the volcano, you may ask? The answer to that is: it's the lake you see in the photos! Basically Taal erupted so much in prehistoric times that the rock collapsed inward+downward into the empty magma chambers, forming a bowl shape (otherwise known as a caldera). It's also got like, a fuckton of vents and craters that it also erupts out of too sometimes. She's funky and I like her!

tldr volcanoes and cats r pretty neat :3

WOAH that's so cool!!! :0 This is awesome, thanks so much for sharing! I loooove seeing unique fanClans, it's such a versatile prompt. And a caldera is a GREAT setting! What a pretty one, too!

As for advice... I've been making fancontent for Warriors for a decade now, so a lot of it just comes naturally. I'll explain how I made ClayClan then give some tips I find helpful! And thank you for asking, I'm really flattered :]

(Info + tips below the cut to keep this from being a huge text wall!)

ClayClan started as a worldbuilding project to support a story I was tossing around in my head. At the time, this story was unnamed and followed Minkpaw, a new apprentice who joins the Clan and unravels a mystery.

At this point I only knew it was set in a swamp. I like taking reference from National Parks, so I started searching for Parks with swamps, and after some googling I found out Arcadia National Park has a ton of wetlands! So I started compiling a species list. As I worked I gradually switched the model region from Arcadia to a general Maine wetland, as this was more appealing to me.

Once I had that together, I started working on ClayClan's culture. This was largely a matter of tossing ideas at the wall and seeing what stuck! I wanted there to be a new rank between warriors & deputy, so I gave them captains. I like exploring religions unique from canon's StarClan, so I gave them the pantheon. I couldn't decide if I wanted their camp to be in the woods or by the lake, so I gave them two camps. Once I had down my base ideas, I just refined them until they felt complete, and since then I've been adding fun tidbits to my own liking.

As I worked, I realized that Pickerelstripe - a supporting character in the original story, as Minkpaw's mentor - was much more interesting to me than Minkpaw herself. So I decided to switch the story to her perspective, and it began developing into the Heart Rot that I love!

With this switch came a change in tone, as Heart Rot is much darker and more serious than my early plans. So I made some worldbuilding changes to fit! ClayClan's religion solidified, kepbon sculptures came into existence, that sort of thing. I'm still making tweaks here and there to tighten everything up.

Okay! Thanks for sticking with me through all of that, here's some random tips! :D

A good place to start is with location! I'm a total nerd about ecosystems, so I like to make my Clan territories as close to their real-world inspirations as possible. iNaturalist is a great reference for finding species in a specific area! Google is also your friend, and I've even used physical field guides in the past. It's a really fun process and enriches your knowledge of the real world - win-win!

Of course, not everyone's interested in this level of detail, and that's all good! I would, however, recommend having an idea of your Clan's territory and the types of animals/plants they regularly encounter. It can be a good springing-off point for worldbuilding! Take ClayClan's bobcat lore as an example, that came directly from wanting to do something cool with bobcats being in Maine.

Is this worldbuilding for a story? If so, what story are you trying to tell? Try and focus on worldbuilding that will affect the plot and see where it leads from there. For example, if your story focuses on family ties, you can explore how your fanClan views family!

Does your inspiration region have any interesting history? If so, you could try and tie it into your Clan's mythos! For example, the setting you've got makes me really curious about how your Clan views the caldera, and all its vents & craters. Do they believe the caldera has always been there? Do they have some lore about the ancient volcano? How do they rationalize the vents? There's lots to explore!

What do you want to see expanded on in Clan culture? The rank system, naming, religion, social structure, etc? Go ahead and change them to your liking, then see how that impacts the world! This is your Clan, after all, play with it how you'd like.

Focus on what's interesting to you! At the end of the day, this is your project, and you should enjoy working on it. If something doesn't interest you like it used to, you can take a break from it and find a different focus, or toss that part entirely and start over. Do what makes you happy!

I hope this is helpful! Sorry for rambling haha. Thank you so much for sharing your new Clan, I wish you the best of luck with developing it :] If you end up sharing any more on Tumblr feel free to send it to me, I'd love to see what you come up with! Have a great day/night!

[fellowrat]

Fishuary 2024: Day 16 - Freshwater fish @fish-daily

The tawilis (Sardinella tawilis) is a species endemic to Lake Taal in the Philippines, and the only entirely freshwater species of sardine. It came to be when the Taal volcano erupted and sealed off the lake from the sea in the 18th century, after which it adapted to a fully freshwater environment.

Though its life history interests me, it was very difficult to find images or footage of this little fish where it wasn't dead or dying. I hope that conservation efforts are succesful and that it continues to exist in spite all that stands against it.

Though it is a traditional food of the Philippines, in recent years it has been threatened by overfishing, pollution, predation by introduced species and of course, volcanic eruptions.

[itschristel]

TAAL VOLCANO

Taal Volcano is sometimes described as the world's smallest volcano, or as "a lake within a volcano within a lake". It is an active volcano, with 34 recorded eruptions since 1572.

[lenietest-acc]

Taal Volcano Crater

Taal Volcano crater in 2017 before it erupted.

[eljeebee]

It's foggy (smoggy?) here where I live, and apparently it's volcanic smog. My province is near an active volcano (Taal Volcano) which erupted even before the covid lockdown. It might be also why my sister got sick

[antihibikase-archive]

PH mutuals stay safe </333 Taal Volcano just erupted

[mightyflamethrower]

Taal Volcano erupting by Dante Pamintuan

[victorianchap]

🔸 A geologist and a photographer witnessing the Taal volcano erupt, Philippines, 1912 #victorianchaps #volcano #phillipines #goodolddays #oldphoto #vintage #retro #Edwardian #1910s #history #geology #pastlives (at Phillippines) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVoBcRDWPd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=