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 ...

When Mount Spurr erupted in 1992, a dark column of ash and gas shot into the atmosphere from the volcano’s Crater Peak vent .

It can be effusive, which is characterized by a relatively calm pouring of fluid lava from the crater and onto the ... The 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption is a classic example of explosive volcanism ...

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.

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 ...