Mount Pinatubo Erupts with Worldwide Consequences
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Science, Environmental Issues, Disasters, Natural Phenomena
- Subcategories: Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Weather
- Curriculum: Asian History, Worldwide
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Philippines
- Date: June 15, 1991
Article abstract: The eruptions at Mount Pinatubo resulted in the deaths of more than seven hundred people locally, and aerosols injected into the stratosphere affected both the ozone layer and global temperatures.
Summary of Event
Mount Pinatubo lies 100 kilometers northwest of Manila in the Philippine Islands. Pinatubo erupted in about 1356, sending flows of hot ash down its slopes and growing to a height of 1,743 meters. By the time the Spanish conquistadores arrived in the island, the volcano had been inactive for two centuries. To these early...
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