The Pinatubo volcano has erupted explosively, sending a towering ash plume high into the atmosphere, capturing the attention ...

In the summer of 1831, strange things began to happen in the skies over Europe and North America. The sun shimmered blue and ...

Mount Pinatubo, on the other hand, threatened tens of thousands who lived on or near its slopes. [In Photos: The Colossal Eruption of Mount Pinatubo] Nonetheless, only a few hundred people died in ...

The 1991 eruption of Pinatubo in the Philippines was the second largest of the 20th century (only losing to Novarupta in Alaska in 1912). It had a significant impact on global climate, dropping ...

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 ...

Ash, smoke and mayhem descended onto Clark Air Base when nearby Mount Pinatubo erupted three decades ago in the Philippines. In the hours after the eruption on June 15, 1991, Susan Kreifels ...

That's nearly four times the amount of water vapor estimated to enter the stratosphere from the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines. Scientists say that the unprecedented plume ...

Volcanic eruptions contributed to the collapse of dynasties in China in the last 2,000 years by temporarily cooling the climate and affecting agriculture, according to a Rutgers coauthored study ...

Pinatubo’s 1991 eruption and the resilience of the people.” The special day, a Thursday, was requested by Pampanga Gov. Dennis Pineda, according to a copy of Proclamation No. 234, which was ...