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Pinatubo

American  
[pin-uh-too-boh] / ˌpɪn əˈtu boʊ /

noun

  1. Mount, an active volcano on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. 4,875 feet (1,486 meters).


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When Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991, for instance, global temperatures dropped by nearly one degree Celsius for several years.

From Science Daily • Oct. 21, 2025

An example of this is the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo that cooled the planet down by up to 0.5C for two years.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

The extra warming would likely continue for longer than the cooling after Pinatubo, he added.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2022

The researchers say it was the highest temperature recorded in the stratosphere since Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines in 1991, sending aerosols from sulfate and smoke high into the air.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2022

All of a sudden, it reminded him of the crater lake in the Philippines called Pinatubo, which was created after the 1991 eruption of the Mount Pinatubo volcano.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein

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