When Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in 1991, it propelled roughly 15 million tons into the stratosphere. This wasn’t a massive eruption like Tambora, but it still cooled the world by ...

It's common knowledge that Yellowstone Park sits on top of an ancient supervolcano, but what happened last time it erupted?

The annual war games between the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and its counterpart in the United States (US) will commence in ...

After the eruption of Nevado del Ruiz killed more than 23,000 people in Colombia in 1985, the U.S. Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance asked the U.S. Geological Survey to design a program to ...

Damage from volcanic ash at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines after the June 15, 1991, eruption of Mount Pinatubo. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

For example, the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines had a two-year cooling effect on the world's climate. The Earth saw a 10% reduction in sunlight and an average global ...

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.

On Mount Mayuyama today ... is the most dangerous volcano in Europe. The eruption of Pinatubo in June 1991 could easily have been among the worst volcanic disasters in history.

For instance, the Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines in 1991 injected about 15 million tonnes of SO2 into the stratosphere and resulted in a 0.6 degree Celsius drop in global temperature ...

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.