Quote Originally Posted by roninblade View Post
because we still have no way of looking at what's actually happening below where the magma is. all we can do is observe signs and events and make intelligent guesses/predictions based on scientific and historical data.
With the right and adequate ground monitoring instrument Philviocs can model what exactly the magma is doing. They have the tools to predict an eruption, but it appears the Taal monitoring team did not process their data fast enough that day , maybe because its a Sunday , too drunk the night before?

Earthquakes on the other hand, is a b*$ch.