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Evacuees seek refuge: June 15, 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo

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The collaborative work of scientists from the USGS and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) saved more than 5,000 lives and $250 million in property by forecasting the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in time to evacuate local residents and the U.S. Clark Air Base.