The scientists down a lava lake that vicious to protect a town in Congo.
When? This is a question that led two of the many researchers in the world's leading volcano toward the heart of the African continent, this is a question that haunts a seismology expert team of the Congo, this is a question that may determine the fate of nearly one million people. When will Nyiragongo will erupt?
Nyiragongo volcano which is three kilometers high, towering over the east side of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-one of the most active volcanoes in the world and the least studied. The main reason is because of the lack of research during the last 20 years this area of eastern DRC are almost always affected by the war, including massacres overflow from neighboring Rwanda. One of the largest United Nations force in the world, about 20,000 soldiers, is currently maintaining a fragile peace is often destroyed.
At the foot of the volcano lies the town of Goma, continues to swell every day since visited the rural population fled to avoid the rebels and government forces. Approximately one million people now live crammed in Goma. Twice a recent eruption of Nyiragongo spewing molten rock that flowed into the city. In 1977 lava flows swiftly through the mountains at speeds over 95 miles per hour, the fastest flow has ever been observed. Hundreds of people were killed, although the flow was already hardened before reaching downtown. In 2002 the volcano ejects more than 11 million cubic meters of lava into the central city of Goma, destroying 14,000 homes, burying building to the top of the first floor, 350,000 people and forced residents to flee. However, both result in the eruption may be regarded as mild, when compared with the malignancy that is expected to be released during the eruption of Nyiragongo next.
Dario Tedesco task among others foresee the possibility. For 15 years, the volcano of Italy was working hard to focus the scientific community to Nyiragongo. According to Tedesco, no doubt that the volcano will erupt again, and maybe change the Goma to Pompeii today.
Nyiragongo volcano which is three kilometers high, towering over the east side of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)-one of the most active volcanoes in the world and the least studied. The main reason is because of the lack of research during the last 20 years this area of eastern DRC are almost always affected by the war, including massacres overflow from neighboring Rwanda. One of the largest United Nations force in the world, about 20,000 soldiers, is currently maintaining a fragile peace is often destroyed.
At the foot of the volcano lies the town of Goma, continues to swell every day since visited the rural population fled to avoid the rebels and government forces. Approximately one million people now live crammed in Goma. Twice a recent eruption of Nyiragongo spewing molten rock that flowed into the city. In 1977 lava flows swiftly through the mountains at speeds over 95 miles per hour, the fastest flow has ever been observed. Hundreds of people were killed, although the flow was already hardened before reaching downtown. In 2002 the volcano ejects more than 11 million cubic meters of lava into the central city of Goma, destroying 14,000 homes, burying building to the top of the first floor, 350,000 people and forced residents to flee. However, both result in the eruption may be regarded as mild, when compared with the malignancy that is expected to be released during the eruption of Nyiragongo next.
Dario Tedesco task among others foresee the possibility. For 15 years, the volcano of Italy was working hard to focus the scientific community to Nyiragongo. According to Tedesco, no doubt that the volcano will erupt again, and maybe change the Goma to Pompeii today.
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