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Nyiragongo Volcano Erupts in the Congo
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Nyiragongo Volcano Erupts in the Congo

Published Jan 30, 2002

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Plumes From Africa’s Volcanic Duo
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Plumes From Africa’s Volcanic Duo

Central Africa’s highly active Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo volcanoes simultaneously release volcanic plumes.

Published Feb 14, 2015

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Nyiragongo Vents Steam
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Nyiragongo Vents Steam

When the African volcano Nyiragongo erupted unusually fluid lava in January 2002, nearly 500,000 Congo citizens were displaced, and dozens were killed. The lava did not erupt from the central crater, but instead ran from fissures along the southern slopes, just north of the city of Goma.

Published May 8, 2007

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Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo
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Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo

In central Africa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, sit two volcanoes: Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira. Besides their proximity to Lake Kivu in the south, these volcanoes share the capacity for destruction, each having produced its share of catastrophic eruptions since the early twentieth century. Yet these volcanoes differ markedly from each other, one being a low-profiled structure rising subtly from the plain, and the other sporting steep slopes.

Published Dec 10, 2007

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Activity on Nyiragongo
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Activity on Nyiragongo

Published Jun 22, 2007

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Lava Lake Discovered on Mount Michael
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Lava Lake Discovered on Mount Michael

Scientists confirmed a stable pond of lava exists within the crater, raising the planet’s known number of lava lakes to seven.

Published Jul 19, 2019

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Nyamuragira Lava Flows
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Nyamuragira Lava Flows

In late November 2006, Nyamuragira Volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo erupted, and local scientists feared the lava flows would impact nearby towns. Between the volcano’s activity and the armed civil and interstate conflict that has plagued the region for nearly a decade, however, personal inspection of the location and extent of the lava flows was nearly impossible.

Published Dec 12, 2007

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Eruption at Momotombo
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Eruption at Momotombo

The Nicaraguan volcano erupted for the first time in more than a century.

Published Mar 5, 2016

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Mount St. Helens
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Mount St. Helens

Published Oct 15, 2004

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Eruption of Sicily's Mt. Etna
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Eruption of Sicily's Mt. Etna

Published Nov 1, 2002

Volcanoes

Nyamuragira Volcano Erupts
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Nyamuragira Volcano Erupts

Nyamuragira volcano began spouting lava into the skies above Congo in November 2011, sending up spectacular water vapor clouds as well.

Published Nov 17, 2011

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