This is Mount Pinatubo, an active stratovolcano located at the tri-point of Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga. It had remained dormant for around 600 years until that tragic day on June 15, 1991, when it ...

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Installing volcano monitoring equipment at Mt. Pinatubo. Usually we train local scientists to operate and maintain the equipment, which we invariably give to the host country. It's a nice feeling ...

With mostly sunny days and balmy weather this month, Zambales officially opened its Mt. Pinatubo adventure season to entice visitors to discover and experience what is billed here as a “beautiful ...

the 1831 incident has importance in modern times because such volcanic disruptions are not uncommon, with the last weather-disrupting eruption coming in 1991 when Mount Pinatubo blew its stack in ...

An animation of the Mount Pinatubo eruption of 1991 in the Philippines and its effect on the global climate. The eruption caused sulphur dioxide and ash particles to be ejected into the atmosphere.

An animation of the Mount Pinatubo eruption of 1991 in the Philippines and its effect on the global climate. The eruption caused sulphur dioxide and ash particles to be ejected into the atmosphere.

This is the spectacular moment the Santiaguito volcano eruption was seen from the air in Guatemala. Dramatic footage, including drone and thermal imagery, shows glowing, red-hot rocks and thick plumes ...

By contrast, major land eruptions - such as Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 - temporarily dim sunshine with an ashen sunshade before falling back to Earth. “The majority of volcanoes will ...

After volcanic eruptions, communities are often encouraged to “build back better ... Similar to what happened in the aftermath of the Mt. Pinatubo eruption, lahar flows can cause deaths, injuries, and ...

Historically, large volcanic eruptions like Tambora in 1815 and Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 have led to significant cooling effects on the global climate by blocking sunlight with their aerosols.