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  2. 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Operation Fiery Vigil - Wikipedia

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    The 1991 Ultra-Plinian eruption of Mount Pinatubo was the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century (surpassed only by the 1912 eruption of Novarupta), and the largest eruption in living memory. The eruption produced high-speed pyroclastic flows, giant lahars, and a cloud of volcanic ash hundreds of miles across. [2]

  4. Mount Pinatubo - Wikipedia

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    The eruption column of Mount Pinatubo on June 12, 1991, three days before the climactic eruption View to the west from Clark Air Base of the major eruption of Pinatubo on June 15, 1991. The June 15–16 climatic phase lasted more than fifteen hours, sent tephra about 35 km (22 mi) into the atmosphere, generated voluminous pyroclastic flows ...

  5. The Biggest Volcanic Eruptions in Human History

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    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 ...

  6. List of largest volcanic eruptions - Wikipedia

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    The 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, the largest eruption since 1912, is dwarfed by the eruptions in this list.. In a volcanic eruption, lava, volcanic bombs, ash, and various gases are expelled from a volcanic vent and fissure.

  7. Volcano vs typhoon: Island hit by double disasters in one day

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    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 ...

  8. Lake Pinatubo - Wikipedia

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    Lake Pinatubo (Filipino: Lawa ng Pinatubo) is the summit crater lake of Mount Pinatubo formed after its climactic eruption on June 15, 1991. The lake is located in the Zambales Mountains, in Botolan, Zambales, near the boundaries of Pampanga and Tarlac provinces in the Philippines.

  9. Philippines volcano sends huge ash column into sky amid calls ...

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    But for now we just call it as explosive eruption," director Teresito Bacolcol told Reuters. ... In 1991, the long-dormant Mount Pinatubo north of Manila witnessed one of the largest volcanic ...