Several volcanoes around the world are being woken up on purpose. The mission? To use volcanic eruptions to protect the Earth ...

This image from the Sentinel-1A radar satellite on 6 June shows part of the Philippine island of Luzon with Mount Pinatubo. In the upper-central part of the image, the dark area is Lake Pinatubo, ...

Today marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most significant eruptions (video - archived from news broadcasts) of the last century (or more) - the 1991 eruption of Pinatubo in the Philippines. The ...

In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo, a volcanic peak on the Philippine Island of Luzon, literally blew its top. It was the second-most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century, ten times stronger than ...

In 1991, a massive eruption at Mount Pinatubo decimated natural old-growth forests, likely resulting in the natural local extinction of several species, a study notes. But surveys carried out 20 years ...

MANILA, Philippines — Authorities are closely monitoring Mt. Pinatubo in Central Luzon, which was placed under Alert Level 1 on Thursday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned the public against venturing into the crater and immediate vicinity of Mt. Pinatubo after it confirmed a ...

When Mount Pinatubo exploded in 1990, the surrounding Philippine ecosystem was devastated. Scientists thought that the Pinatubo volcano mouse that lived there went extinct. But researchers just ...