Mt Pinatubo

Location—Philippines, South East Asia

Date—1991

Type of volcano—Composite cone

Cause—Destructive plate boundary

· Pyroclastic Flow

· Ash covering area

· Ash blocks out sunlight

· Death from suffocation, collapsing buildings etc

· Polluted water

· Effects wildlife

· Crops destroyed

· Ash in the atmosphere effects climate

· Causes hurricanes

· Ash fertilizes soil

· Tourism

· Provides scientific research

· Evacuating people

· Rescuing people

· Cleaning up (ash etc)

· Moving people back

· Replanting crops

· USGS