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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 10, 2001
Pinatubo: 10 Years After the Big One
Referencing:
6/15/01RS
#2001-129
On June 15, 1991, Mt. Pinatubo blew its top in one of the most violent volcanic events of the century. Residents of island of Luzon in the Philippines continue to live with the effects of this massive eruption that dumped tons of debris on the volcano's flanks. During monsoon rains, this debris can be turned into rivers, or lahars, of corrosive ash that strip the land of vegetation and harden into concrete-like structures.
The effects of the June 15, 1991, eruption of Mt. Pinatubo
continue to affect the lives of people living near the volcano
on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
Images using data from NASA's airborne imaging radar instrument AIRSAR show the volcano's western side where most of these pyroclastic flows occurred and how the landscape has changed between 1996 and 2000.
(Full JPL Press Release)
Dan
Pinatubo: 10 Years After the Big One . . .