Pinatubo

[pin-uh-too-boh]

noun

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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Pinatubo, the resulting half a degree of global cooling was the result of about 15 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide injected into the stratosphere.

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Normally huge volcanic eruptions, like 1991’s Mount Pinatubo, can cool Earth temporarily with sulfur and other particles reflecting sunlight.

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In 1991, Mount Pinatubo north of Manila blew its top in one of the biggest volcanic eruptions of the 20th century, killing hundreds.

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