For modern volcanoes, satellite data shows how much sulfur dioxide is released. When Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in 1991, it propelled roughly 15 million tons into the stratosphere.

When you look back at some of the most significant explosive eruptions over the past few centuries, many have come from volcanoes that weren't recognized to have the potential: Pinatubo, El Chichón, ...

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 it ...

the 1831 incident has importance in modern times because such volcanic disruptions are not uncommon, with the last weather-disrupting eruption coming in 1991 when Mount Pinatubo blew its stack in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Edited by: Neeraja Sankaran C.R. Trepte, R.E. Viega, M.P. McCormick, "The poleward dispersal of Mount Pinatubo volcanic aerosol," Journal of Geophysical Research, 98:18563-73, 1993. (Cited in 12 ...

With mostly sunny days and balmy weather this month, Zambales officially opened its Mt. Pinatubo adventure season to entice visitors to discover and experience what is billed here as a “beautiful ...

Historically, large volcanic eruptions like Tambora in 1815 and Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 have led to significant cooling effects on the global climate by blocking sunlight with their aerosols.

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