Volcano Research

Mt Pinatubo

 - Pinatubo is located in Zambales, the Philippines

it is located at the trip point boundary of philippine provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga at the center of the northern island Luzon. 

-  It is an active stratovolcano. A stratovolcano is a volcano that is built up of alternate layers of lava and ash 

- Mt Pinatubo last erupted on June 15, 1991, it is by far the most destructive volcanic eruption that has happened in the Philippines. It was also the largest terrestrial volcanic eruption that has happened in the 20th century. The eruption was then complicated by an incoming typhoon. Typhoon Yunya brings a more lethal mix of ash and rain.


-The type of eruption in Mt Pinatubo is explosive and it affected tons of people that are living nearby the volcano. it is clustered by 6-12 eruptions.


-The eruption produced speed avalanches and lahars. A cloud of volcanic ash hundreds of miles across these lahars eaten tons of structures and destroyed many houses. the people that were affected by the eruption took years to recover from the lahars. there were at least 200,000 people that were left homeless after this event. 350 people died from either the eruption of the lahars. The total death toll counts at least 722 deaths. the eruption history of the volcano is unknown that's why there is not much knowledge back then about the volcano.