In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo, a volcanic peak on the Philippine Island of Luzon, literally blew its top. It was the second-most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century, ten times stronger than ...

Natural disasters do not recognise sovereignty, military strength or economic rank. Yet when they strike at the right — or ...

University of Guam ecologist Thomas Marler recently mobilized efforts to characterize the vegetation that has recovered following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo, Philippines. "My interest was sparked ...

Mt. Pinatubo's 500-year dormancy ended in early April 1991. For weeks, the volcano sent warning puffs of gas and ash into the air above the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Scientists monitoring ...

Mount Pinatubo’s eruption on June 15, 1991, is considered the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century. It is also a case study on the importance of preparedness in reducing casualties ...

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CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga , Philippines – A Department of Tourism (DOT) official disclosed yesterday that a South Korean company developed the trail from Capas, Tarlac to Mt. Pinatubo that was used by ...

C.B. Fundales, Bulacan: I remember driving in zero visibility. Ash-covered trees, a rain of mud and floods that came with dust in the wind were my memories of the Pinatubo eruption. Raymar Gurrea, ...

The largest volcanic eruption in recent history, the blast of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, affected climate around the world, causing temperatures to drop and Asian rain patterns to shift ...

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 ...