Hiking the slopes of Mt. Pinatubo in 1996
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo on Luzon in the Philippines on 15 June 1991 wa the second largest eruption of the 20th century. The eruption of the Novarupta volcano in 1912 in Alaska was the largest. The arrival of Typhoon Yunya (Diding) brought a lethal mix of ash and rain to areas surrounding the volcano which worsened the situation.…