When Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in 1991, it propelled roughly 15 million tons into the stratosphere. This wasn’t a massive eruption like Tambora, but it still cooled the world by ...

Deep beneath the barren landscape of Antarctica lies secrets to the climatic history of the world. Frozen in the ice are chemical markers which, when studied by scientists, can help reveal a ...

However, based on what was observed in the smaller eruptions of Mount Pinatubo in 1991 and Krakatoa in 1883, scientists can make some good assumptions. Firstly, the most immediately devastating ...

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.

(Cited in 12 publications through January 1995) This paper describes the distribution of aerosols emitted from the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines. The aerosols, primarily tiny ...

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.

For example, the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines had a two-year cooling effect on the world's climate. The Earth saw a 10% reduction in sunlight and an average global ...