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http://hdl.handle.net/2122/3076| Authors: | Tedesco, D.* Badiali, L.* Boschi, E.* Papale, P.* Tassi, F.* Vaselli, O.* Kaserka, C.* Durieux, J.* De Natale, A.* Amato, A.* Cattaneo, M.* Ciraba, H.* Chirico, G. D.* Delladio, A.* DeMartin, M.* Favalli, G.* Franceschi, D.* Lauciani, V.* Mavonca, G.* Monachesi, G.* Pagliuca, N. M.* Sorrentino, D.* Yalire, M.* |
Title: | Cooperation on Congo Volcanic and Environmental Risks | Journal: | EOS | Series/Report no.: | 16/ 88 (2007) | Publisher: | AGU | Issue Date: | 17-Apr-2007 | DOI: | 10.1029/2007EO160001 | Keywords: | Volcanology Telemetered Seismic Network Effusive volcanism Volcanology Experimental volcanism |
Subject Classification: | 04. Solid Earth::04.06. Seismology::04.06.08. Volcano seismology | Abstract: | On 17 January 2002, the Nyiragongo volcano (1.52°S, 29.25°E, 3469 meters above sea level), located about 18 kilometers north of Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, erupted, releasing a volume of 14-34 million cubic meters of lava. Lava flows originated from north-south oriented fractures that rapidly developed along the southern flank of the volcano. Two lava flows divided the nearby city of Goma (~500,000 people) into two parts, forcing a rapid exodus of the population into Rwanda. One of these lava flows ran into Lake Kivu, encroaching 60 meters below lake level with a submerged lava volume of 1 million cubic meters. About 15% of the town was directly affected, leaving approximately 120,000 people homeless. At least 170 people died as a direct consequence of the eruption | Description: | Article |
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