Volcanoes are fascinating natural wonders that have both awed and frightened humans for centuries. But could these fiery ...

Today, Vesuvius remains active and, with nearly three million people living in its shadow, is the most dangerous volcano in Europe. The eruption of Pinatubo in June 1991 could easily have been ...

By contrast, major land eruptions - such as Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 - temporarily dim sunshine with an ashen sunshade before falling back to Earth. “The majority of volcanoes will ...

Data from the instruments were telemetered back to a location on Clark Air Base, which is very close to Pinatubo. Damage from lahars, or volcanic mudflows, at Pinatubo. The scientific team did an ...

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 ...

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.

Volcanoes send sulphur dioxide (SO2 ... 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 ...