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News Release 10-209
Volcanic Eruptions Affect Rainfall Over Asian Monsoon Region
Some regions drier, others wetter
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Volcanic eruptions may affect Asian monsoon rainfall; the seasonal storms water critical crops.
Credit: NOAA
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An 18-kilometer-high plume from one of a series of eruptions in 1991 at Mount Pinatubo.
Credit: USGS
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In 1982, Mount Pinatubo was a forested peak with extensive rice fields at its base.
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The village of Lourdes near Mount Pinatubo, was inundated by mudflows of volcanic debris.
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After Pinatubo's eruption, this house was buried by a mudflow of volcanic ash and debris.
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In 1992, a year after Pinatubo's eruption, its summit is blasted away and forests blown down.
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