Geologists plan to hack a notch into the crater of Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines in a dangerous operation to drain a volcanic lake that threatens nearby villages with mass floods, scientists said.

BOTOLAN, Philippines (AP) _ Thousands of people evacuated villages near Mount Pinatubo on Wednesday as workers prepared to breach the volcano’s crater to drain its brimming lake. Dozens of trucks and ...

This image from the Sentinel-1A radar satellite on 6 June shows part of the Philippine island of Luzon with Mount Pinatubo. In the upper-central part of the image, the dark area is Lake Pinatubo, ...

BOTOLAN, Zambales — With mostly sunny days and balmy weather this month, Zambales officially opened its Mt. Pinatubo adventure season to entice visitors to discover and experience what is billed here ...

In a perilous race against time, workers with picks and shovels struggled to remove boulders and silt that were frustrating efforts to drain a volcanic lake atop Mt. Pinatubo, and some success was ...

HOW can something that claimed hundreds of lives, damaged thousands of properties, and displaced the indigenous Aeta people produce something as beautiful as a crater lake? This is Mount Pinatubo, an ...