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Democratic Republic of the Congo

The valley-blocking landslide between Rwanda and the DRC. Planet Labs image, collected on 2 March 2024, imported into Google Earth.
Posted inThe Landslide Blog

A transnational, valley-blocking landslide in Africa

by Dave Petley 19 March 202419 March 2024

The Landslide Blog is written by Dave Petley, who is widely recognized as a world leader in the study and management of landslides. On 23 February 2024, a large valley-blocking landslide was triggered by heavy rainfall in the Ruzizi Valley, to the south of the city of Bukavu, which is in the Democratic Republic of […]

Un grupo de estudiantes en uniformes blanco y negro se sienta alrededor de un juego de mesa con piezas coloridas.
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Concientizando sobre los riesgos a las faldas de uno de los volcanes más peligrosos del mundo

by Munyaradzi Makoni 5 June 20238 June 2023

A la sombra de una erupción letal en el 2021, estudiantes en Goma, República Democrática del Congo, están aprendiendo sobre futuros riesgos.

A group of teenagers in white and blue uniforms sits around a board game with colorful pieces.
Posted inNews

Raising Hazard Awareness at the Foot of One of the World’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes

by Munyaradzi Makoni 16 May 20235 June 2023

In the shadow of a deadly eruption in 2021, students in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, are learning about future hazards.

Niveau du lac du Nyiragongo au cours du temps.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Mesurer les oscillations d’un lac de lave depuis l’espace

by Michael Poland 19 May 202221 February 2023

Les images satellite permettent de mesurer les oscillations du lac de lave du Nyiragongo (RD Congo). Ces mesures renseignent sur la dynamique du volcan et aident à anticiper ses éruptions futures.

Lava lake activity over time at the Nyiragongo volcano.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Tracking Lava Lake Levels at an African Volcano from Space

by Michael Poland 19 May 20222 August 2022

Satellite data from Nyiragongo Volcano, Democratic Republic of Congo, track changes in summit-crater lava levels that provide a window into eruption dynamics and aid in forecasting future activity.

Kinshasa and Brazzaville, two capital cities in Africa located on opposite banks of the Congo River
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Cheap Sensors Provide Missing Air Quality Data in African Cities

by Carolyn Wilke 11 May 202114 September 2022

Calibrated low-cost sensors in Kinshasa and Brazzaville provide new information on pollution and help scientists model a way to improve access to air quality data.

Forest in Ivindo National Park in Gabon
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Tropical Forests Are Losing Their Ability to Soak Up Carbon

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 9 March 202029 April 2022

The forests could switch from a carbon sink to a carbon source by the mid-2030s.

Posted inScience Updates

Toward Another Lava Lake in the Virunga Volcanic Field?

by B. Smets, N. d’Oreye and F. Kervyn 21 October 20144 October 2021

Earlier this year, a red glow became visible atop Nyamulagira, a volcano in the East African Rift. Helicopter flights soon confirmed lava fountains inside a pit crater on the volcano's central caldera.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

A Model to Predict When a Cholera Outbreak Might Hit the Congo

by C. Schultz 16 September 20149 September 2024

Researchers determined the environmental conditions most likely to trigger a cholera epidemic in a region in eastern Congo.

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