Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Eruption Syle

Nyamuagira is not a very explosive volcano. It consists of a non viscus basaltic lava. Because of this non viscus lava, dangers include lava flows that are easy to run away from but damaging to crops, villages, and anything in its way.

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Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo

Nyamuragira and Nyiragongo
This shows the volcano naighboring Namuragira.

Work Cited

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"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 .