Such particles could reflect sunlight away from the earth for a year or more, as occurred with the eruptions of Mount Agung in 1963 and of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, 1,650 miles north, in 1991. The 1963 eruption of Mount Agung killed more than 1,000 people. Before Mount Agung began rumbling, she could earn more than $20 a day. PhotoOn Monday, officials sounded the alarm again when the volcano erupted, belching huge volumes of steam and ash. But since then, Mount Agung has settled down.

Source: New York Times December 01, 2017 13:18 UTC