Volcanic eruptions are one of nature’s most powerful and destructive forces. They can alter landscapes, affect weather ...

A massive volcanic eruption can propel sulfur dioxide ... satellite data shows how much sulfur dioxide is released. When Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in 1991, it propelled roughly ...

Pinatubo cut average global temperatures by ... The number of big eruptions centuries ago ejecting water, like the Tongan volcano, is a mystery because it cannot be spotted in the ice.

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 ...

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 ...

The volcanic eruption lasted at least eight minutes ... For instance, the Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines in 1991 injected about 15 million tonnes of SO2 into the stratosphere and ...

"The volcano-climate connection is an important aspect of the global climate system." For example, the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines had a two-year cooling effect on the world ...

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.