MOUNT PINATUBO
filed in DISASTER, PLACES on Jun.10, 2008
It has been 17 years had passed since the destructive explosion of Mount Pinatubo. The volcano’s eruption in June 1991 produced the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century. The effects of the eruption were felt worldwide. It ejected roughly 10 billion metric tons of magma, and 20 million tons of SO2, bringing vast quantities of minerals and metals to the surface environment. It injected large amounts of aerosols into the stratosphere—more than any eruption since that of Krakatoa in 1883. Over the following months, the aerosols formed a global layer of sulfuric acid haze. Global temperatures dropped by about 0.5 °C (0.9 °F), and ozone depletion temporarily increased substantially.
Many structures and livelihood were destroyed. Nearby towns were burried from the ashes. But now, you can see how nature heals itself. These images were taken by Teng. In her pictures which you can see how the once ash covered Mount Pinatubo is now a serene, calm and peaceful place.
Mount Pinatubo is an active stratovolcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, at the inter section of the borders of the provinces of Zambales, Tarlac, and Pampanga. Ancestral Pinatubo was a stratovolcano made of andesite and dacite. Before 1991, the mountain was inconspicuous and heavily eroded. It was covered in dense forest which supported a population of several thousand indigenous people, the Aeta, who had fled to the mountains from the lowlands when the Spanish conquered the Philippines in 1565. If you want to learn more check Mount_Pinatubo in Wikipedia.
August 16th, 2008 on 9:20 am
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