History has seen some monstrous volcanic eruptions, from Mount Pinatubo's weather-cooling burp to the explosion of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai on the island nation of Tonga. The power of such eruptions ...

A recent NASA-funded study has linked the 1991 eruption of the Mount Pinatubo to a strengthening of a climate pattern called the Arctic Oscillation. For two years following the volcanic eruption, the ...

On June 15, 1991, the island of Luzon in the Philippines was ground zero for the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 1900s when Mount Pinatubo blew its top. This historic natural event set massive ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brentan Alexander, Ph.d covers new energy technology and regulation. One of the best known and studied volcanic events linked to a ...

"Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "The Effects of the Mount Pinatubo Eruption on the Atmosphere and Climate", was held in Rome, Italy, September ...

In 1991, a massive eruption at Mount Pinatubo decimated natural old-growth forests, likely resulting in the natural local extinction of several species, a study notes. But surveys carried out 20 years ...

When Mount Pinatubo exploded in 1990, the surrounding Philippine ecosystem was devastated. Scientists thought that the Pinatubo volcano mouse that lived there went extinct. But researchers just ...

In April 1991, steam explosions were first observed on a little-known volcano called Mount Pinatubo on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Within 11 weeks, on the afternoon of June 15, the volcano ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Ever since he could remember, Keith Johnson has dreamed of seeing the world. A bright student, he graduated high school a year early, the same year his older sister did. Having ...