Mount Pinatubo 1991 eruption

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mount_Pinatubo_1991_eruption
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:volcanic_activity
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Central_Luzon
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Aeta_people
gptkb:Clark_Air_Base
gptkb:Subic_Bay_Naval_Base
Philippine economy
gptkbp:ashPlumeHeight 35 km
gptkbp:cause ashfall
lahars
pyroclastic flows
widespread destruction
gptkbp:displacedPeople over 200,000
gptkbp:endDate 1991-06-16
gptkbp:globalTemperatureDrop about 0.5°C
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mount Pinatubo 1991 eruption
gptkbp:location gptkb:Luzon
gptkb:Philippines
gptkbp:monitors gptkb:United_States_Geological_Survey
gptkb:Philippine_Institute_of_Volcanology_and_Seismology
gptkbp:notableFor one of the largest eruptions of the 20th century
major global climatic effects
gptkbp:precededBy earthquakes
steam explosions
gptkbp:relatedEvent Typhoon Yunya
gptkbp:startDate 1991-06-15
gptkbp:sulfurDioxideEmitted about 17 million tons
gptkbp:VEI 6
gptkbp:victim at least 847
gptkbp:volcanoType Mount Pinatubo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luzon_Volcanic_Arc
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6