Pinatubo
Americannoun
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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
The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 led to the average global temperature cooling by 0.5C over the following couple of years.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024
Sweeney and Stein said it’s unlikely that this Mauna Loa eruption will change global temperatures much, unlike 1991’s eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 30, 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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