Clark Air Base , now closed , and the villages surrounding Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines are under the threat of a major volcanic eruption . Philippine counterparts are the only personnel near the mountain . ; So far, the winds have blown ash away from the base. They are in a protected bunker and continue to monitor the volcano in an attempt to provide early warning to anyone in the erupting volcano 's path . If a massive eruption occurs , Pinatubo will explode with an explosion of ash 1000 degrees or higher and travel at 100 miles per hour . It would destroy everything in its path .
Clark Air Base , now closed , and the villages surrounding Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines are under the threat of a major volcanic eruption . Philippine counterparts are the only personnel near the mountain . They are in a protected bunker and continue to monitor the volcano in an attempt to provide early warning to anyone in the erupting volcano 's path . If a massive eruption occurs , Pinatubo will explode with an explosion of ash 1000 degrees or higher and travel at 100 miles per hour . It would destroy everything in its path .