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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Mount Pinatubo erupted with devastating force in June 1991, and now the Philippines volcano is proving to be an ideal laboratory for studying the "hydrologic aftermath" of a volcanic ...

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 ...