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Questions for Discussion: Mount Pinatubo: Predicting a Volcanic Eruption
- Why is it important for scientists to predict volcanic eruptions?
- What effects could the emission of volcanic dust 100,000 feet (30,500 meters) in the atmosphere have upon life? What are the direct effects on life in the Philippines?
- What kinds of evidence did the scientists rely on to predict that Pinatubo was about to erupt? What did the various kinds of data tell them?
- What data did the scientists use to make the final decision to evacuate?
- Speculate how the scientists knew that the June 12 eruption wasn't the main eruption. What evidence do you think they might have taken into account to draw this conclusion?
