Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Eruption History

Mt. Nyamuagira is a very active volcano in Cuba, Africa. Its most recent eruption was May 19th 2004. One of the most famous eruptions was January 29th 2002. Lava came out the easter flank and the entire Goma population evacutated. Forteen cities were severly damaged but thanks to the evacuation few people were hurt of killed.
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Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo

Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo
This shows the volcano naighboring Namuragira.

Work Cited

"Nyamuragira, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)." Valcano World. 6 Mar. 2001. 23 Mar. 2009 .



"Global Volcanism Program Nyamuragira Summary." Smithsonian Institution - Global Volcanism Program: Worldwide Holocene Volcano and Eruption Information. 23 Mar. 2009 .



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"Nyamuragira Lava Flows : Image of the Day." NASA Earth Observatory: Home. 24 Mar. 2009 <http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=8299>.


Unknown Photographer. "Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo : Image of the Day." NASA Earth Observatory: Home. 27 Mar. 2009 .