This illustrated fact sheet follows Mount Pinatubo from warning signs to the June 1991 eruption—and on to lahars that kept burying communities after the ash clouds cleared. The USGS credits monitoring and warnings with saving thousands of lives. A compact government HTML page preserved a disaster timeline, maps, and the crucial sequel: rain.
Original report: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1997/fs113-97/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-1997-usgs-fact-sheet-mapped-the-pinatubo-eruption/
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Original report: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1997/fs113-97/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-a-1997-usgs-fact-sheet-mapped-the-pinatubo-eruption/
#ancientweb #volcanology #disasterhistory #usgs
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]