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Lava lake activity over time at the Nyiragongo volcano.
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Tracking Lava Lake Levels at an African Volcano from Space

by Michael Poland 19 May 202216 May 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 202128 April 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

by Jenessa Duncombe 9 March 202029 April 2022

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

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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.

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

by C. Schultz 16 September 201429 April 2022

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

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