30 Years Saving Lives from Volcanoes

Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - 12:01 in Earth & Climate

On June 15, 1991, Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in a massive explosion. Science and international cooperation enabled officials to evacuate more than 75,000 people through advance notification. In the fall of 2010, Indonesia’s Mt. Merapi had its largest eruption in over 100 years. More than 70,000 people were able to get to safety […]

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