Then a new reporter, I thought what an adventure it was While we were trekking closer to the volcano, villagers were Links of London trucked down from the danger zone. The "danger" in the danger zone was lost on us as we did what hardnosed journalism requiredto be where the action was. Pinatubo taught us in almost mocking fashion what danger meant. We narrowly escaped death from the searing pyroclastic flows Links of London FroG Charm we ventured close to the volcano. In a week, the world got to know how much fury this volcano could vent after sleeping for over years. Dumping millions of tons of ash, Pinatubo turned a wide area of Central Luzon's fertile plains into a desolate landscape. It also did what no nationalist movement was able to doforce the US government to abandon its naval base in Clark, Pampanga province. Century's nd biggest With ash clouds reaching as far as Malaysia, Pinatubo's eruption became the second biggest eruption of the th century. But at that time, we didn't know that. Weabout reporters Links of London G Charm photographersembedded ourselves with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Phivolcs team led by senior volcanologist July Sabit at its base camp in Poonbato, Botolan, the better to be close as close can be. The base was located kilometers from the foot, deep within the km danger zone where mandatory evacuation of people was imposed. It was from an unfinished building Links of London Jumbo Charm we watched Pinatubo's show day in and out and learned to talk like volcanologists. More importantly, we learned what danger signs to look for. From Sabit we learned that pyroclastic flowsconsisting of searing gases and molten rockswere as hot as Centigrade and could travel at a speed of more than kilometers per hour. A fiery glow at the crater signaled impending magma. The term "lahar" was not yet used at that time.
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