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If you haven t heard about the 2002 volcanic eruption in the Congo, you probably haven t heard about Mount Nyiragongo. Mount Nyiragongo is located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and part of the Virunga volcanic chain.
Some say its geographical location on the highly active segment of the African Great rift is quite rare and a major reason why it was considered dangerous for communities in and around Goma, the capital of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The volcano s current location sustains rise of magma from about 100 km beneath the Earth s surface, and the lava is so condensed that it flows extremely fast and impossible to outrun.
With its location upon a supervolcano, one could only imagine the social media firestorm when Yellowstone officially announced that it has recorded 72 earthquakes within the last month.
Pseudoscience commenters on social media have long been pushing the narrative that the Yellowstone Caldera is long overdue for an eruption. The reality though is that these are very minor quakes that cannot even be felt by people living in the area.
Facts VS Fiction on Yellowstone supervolcano
The recent hype has once again demonstrated the internet s double-edged capacity to spread both information and misinformation. It has reached the point that even the park s own qualified volcanologists have taken a stand, publishing their own videos to counteract the social media circus.
The eruption of the Mount Nyiragongo volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least 32 people and caused tens of thousands to flee. Why is this volcano so especially dangerous?