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The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines' Luzon Volcanic Arc was the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, behind only the 1912 eruption of Novarupta in Alaska. Eruptive activity began on April 2 as a series of phreatic explosions from a fissure that opened on the north side of Mount Pinatubo .
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Mount Spurr [5] Alaska, United States 1992 5 Mount Hudson [6] Chile 1991 6 Mount Pinatubo [7] Philippines 1991 847 Second largest eruption of the 20th century, and largest stratospheric disturbance since the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa. Many deaths were caused by complication of the arrival of Typhoon Yunya. 4 Kelud [8] Indonesia 1990 32
1991: Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. On June 15, 1991, a rumbling Mount Pinatubo grew and grew until it exploded in the biggest volcanic eruption on Earth in 100 years. Super-pressurized, gas ...
Typhoon Yunya, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Diding, was a strong tropical cyclone whose landfall in the Philippines coincided with the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo. A small tropical cyclone, Yunya rapidly developed from a tropical disturbance near East Samar on June 11. By June 13 the storm had reached typhoon status as it moved west ...
An eruption as large as Mount Pinatubo in 1991 could certainly cool the planet for a few years, ... and it would come at the cost of tremendous damage to life and property. ...
Opposite Andres Bonifacto is the mast of a US Navy Perry class guided missile frigate. Beyond that is the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser Long Beach (CGN-9). When this photo was taken the Naval Base was still recovering from the damage done by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in March 1991. DNSN9402465 photo by PH3 Terry S Johnson.
In 1991, the long-dormant Mount Pinatubo north of Manila witnessed one of the largest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century that resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people. Show comments ...