15 de março de 2012

Congo - Mount Nyamulagira

Nov. 11th, 2011, an eruption from Mount Nyamulagira in eastern Congo sends lava high into the air.
Credits: AP Photo/Virunga National Park, Cai Tjeenk Willink

It's considered by some as Africa's most active volcano. It has erupted over 40 times since 1885. As well as eruptions from the summit, there have been numerous eruptions from the flanks of the volcano, creating new smaller volcanoes that have lasted only for a short time.

The picture refers the last great explosion, ocurred last November 2011 which was considered the biggest one on the last 100 years. With a 400-meter high column of lava, wildlife officials feared that the eruption may threaten the chimpanzees in the area putting at risk the fragil balance of rare wildlife.

Danger also shadows the surrounding area of the volcano every time an eruption occurs and rivers of lava flow into the southern sector of Virunga National Park, where there are settlements and villages which become threatened.  from here

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