When will Nyiragongo erupt? Nyiragongo is a two-mile-high volcano towering over the eastern edge of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)—one of the most active volcanoes on the planet and ...

Among the most active and deadly of these volcanoes is Nyiragongo, a so-called stratovolcano located just north of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In this interactive ...

Celestin Mahinda and his team of scientists constantly monitor the Nyiragongo volcano in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Based in the nearby town of Goma, they have saved lives by ...

The country's government has launched an evacuation plan the city of two million, located about 10km (six miles) from Mount Nyiragongo. The volcano last erupted in 2002, killing 250 people and ...

Crater of the Nyiragongo volcano and looking over the crater of another, extinct volcano, in North Kivu Province, in Congo. Airports set to scrap boarding passes and check-ins in major travel ...

4. Crater and Lava Lake Nyiragongo's most unique feature is its enormous summit crater. It is 2,600 feet deep, or nearly half a mile. As seismic activity within the volcano increases, the crater ...