The ash fall from Pinatubo 1991. Rain water added weight to the ash, causing some buildings to collapse. The ash travelled up to 65 km away from the volcano, not the 40 km forecast, forcing the evacuation of locals after the ash fall.
The ash fall from Pinatubo 1991. Rain water added weight to the ash, causing some buildings to collapse. The ash travelled up to 65 km away from the volcano, not the 40 km forecast, forcing the evacuation of locals after the ash fall.
The ash fall from Pinatubo 1991. Rain water added weight to the ash, causing some buildings to collapse. The ash travelled up to 65 km away from the volcano, not the 40 km forecast, forcing the evacuation of locals after the ash fall.
The ash fall from Pinatubo 1991. Rain water added weight to the ash, causing some buildings to collapse. The ash travelled up to 65 km away from the volcano, not the 40 km forecast, forcing the evacuation of locals after the ash fall.
The ash fall from Pinatubo 1991. Rain water added weight to the ash, causing some buildings to collapse. The ash travelled up to 65 km away from the volcano, not the 40 km forecast, forcing the evacuation of locals after the ash fall.
Also the eruption produced pyroclastic flows & lahars which, although they didn't travel as far as the ash, still caused economic damage to infrastructure and loss of life. Lahars can be triggered up to decades after the initial eruption by heavy rains. https://earthjournalism.net/stories/eruption-lahar-and-resilience-the-aftermath-of-mt-pinatubo-eruption-in-the-philippines
Also the eruption produced pyroclastic flows & lahars which, although they didn't travel as far as the ash, still caused economic damage to infrastructure and loss of life. Lahars can be triggered up to decades after the initial eruption by heavy rains. https://earthjournalism.net/stories/eruption-lahar-and-resilience-the-aftermath-of-mt-pinatubo-eruption-in-the-philippines
Also the eruption produced pyroclastic flows & lahars which, although they didn't travel as far as the ash, still caused economic damage to infrastructure and loss of life. Lahars can be triggered up to decades after the initial eruption by heavy rains. https://earthjournalism.net/stories/eruption-lahar-and-resilience-the-aftermath-of-mt-pinatubo-eruption-in-the-philippines
Also the eruption produced pyroclastic flows & lahars which, although they didn't travel as far as the ash, still caused economic damage to infrastructure and loss of life. Lahars can be triggered up to decades after the initial eruption by heavy rains. https://earthjournalism.net/stories/eruption-lahar-and-resilience-the-aftermath-of-mt-pinatubo-eruption-in-the-philippines
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