Center for Catholic Education. Michael Graham, S.J., Xavier's President, has committed the University to engaging students intellectually, morally, and spiritually - with rigor and compassion - toward lives of solidarity, service, and success. This is Xavier's Catholic and Jesuit identity and heritage.
On Saturday, Japan's Mount Ontake volcano erupted without warning, surprising several hundred nearby hikers. Plumes of volcanic gas and ash overtook the fleeing hikers and buried nearby lodges and outbuildings. Though most of the people on Mount Ontake that day were able to escape.
Eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines Asian Disaster Reduction Center Impact on natural resources Moreover, the eruption had caused massive damage to natural resources. It had buried about 18,000 hectares of forest land in ash falls of about 25 centimeters.reas and populations affected During the eruption of 15 June 1991, heavy ash falls had caused widespread damage in the provinces adjacent to Mount Pinatubo, as they covered large tracts of land and caused the roofs of houses, buildings and public facilities to collapse.