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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said Thursday its monitoring operations will not be ...
Magma infused with gas—not unlike a carbonated drink—reached the surface on June 12, unleashing Mount Pinatubo’s first violent eruption. A column of ash exploded 19 kilometres into the atmosphere.
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Quake detection equipment stolen
The theft of earthquake monitoring equipment at Mt. Pinatubo will not affect the government’s quake detection activities, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Located in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines, Pinatubo last erupted three decades ago. Its 1991 eruption was considered by the US Geological Survey as the second-largest volcanic ...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga, Philippines – At least 27 mountaineers trapped on Mt. Pinatubo were rescued in Barangay Sapang Uwak in Porac, Pampanga yesterday. In a report here, the Regional Disaster ...
MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga — At least 42 volcanic earthquakes were recorded around Mt. Pinatubo on Monday alone, prompting the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) to keep ...
Move over Monet. Here comes Mount Pinatubo. Using a highly corrosive acid as pigment, a dreamy impressionist style and a canvas as sweeping as the horizon, the Philippine volcano has begun painting… ...
Pinatubo’s 1991 eruption was one of the most violent of the 20th century. Hundreds of thousands had to flee their homes as huge swathes of the Philippines were turned into a grey desert.
Twenty-seven mountaineers trapped on top of Mt. Pinatubo were rescued Monday afternoon, the regional civil defense office in Central Luzon said. Nigel Lontoc, assistant director of Office of Civil ...
Over 5 billion cubic meters of ash was released, reaching 34 km (21 miles) up into the atmosphere. Global temperatures dropped by 0.5 degrees C for two years after millions of tonnes of sulfur ...
A day after the 30th anniversary of Mount Pinatubo's deadly eruption which buried Angeles in ashfall, the city was the venue for a historic basketball event.