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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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![Illustrations showing how volcanic eruptions may affect Asian monsoon rainfall.](/news/mmg/media/images/monsoon1_f2.jpg)
Volcanic eruptions may affect Asian monsoon rainfall; the seasonal storms water critical crops.
Credit: NOAA
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![Photo of an 18-kilometer-high plume from one of a series of eruptions in 1991 at Mount Pinatubo.](/news/mmg/media/images/monsoon2_f1.jpg)
An 18-kilometer-high plume from one of a series of eruptions in 1991 at Mount Pinatubo.
Credit: USGS
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![Satellite image taken in 1982 showing forested areas around Pinitubo.](/news/mmg/media/images/monsoon3_f.jpg)
In 1982, Mount Pinatubo was a forested peak with extensive rice fields at its base.
Credit: NASA
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![Photo showing mudflows of volcanic debris at Lourdes near Mount Pinatubo.](/news/mmg/media/images/monsoon4_f.jpg)
The village of Lourdes near Mount Pinatubo, was inundated by mudflows of volcanic debris.
Credit: USGS
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![Photo of a house buried by a mudflow of volcanic ash and debris after Pinatubo's eruption.](/news/mmg/media/images/monsoon5_f.jpg)
After Pinatubo's eruption, this house was buried by a mudflow of volcanic ash and debris.
Credit: USGS
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![Satellite image showing the blasted summit of Pinitubo after the 1992 eruption.](/news/mmg/media/images/monsoon6_f.jpg)
In 1992, a year after Pinatubo's eruption, its summit is blasted away and forests blown down.
Credit: NASA
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