LAKE KIVU, Congo -- The blue-green waters of Congo's Lake Kivu conceal a deadly invisible mixture that could trigger a fiery disaster or be a blessing in disguise for the 2 million people who live ...

This image shows the stratification of Lake Kivu, with its lower, warmer waters separated from its higher, cooler waters. D. Bouffard and A Wuest / AR Fluid Mechanics 2019 Lake Kivu is one of Africa’s ...

Seismologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo reported 61 earthquakes in a 24-hour period on Saturday around the Mount Nyiragongo volcano, which erupted a week ago, warning residents to keep well ...

Tens of thousands of people are trying to escape the Congolese city of Goma after authorities issued an evacuation order warning that the Mount Nyiragongo volcano could erupt again. At least 31 people ...

An aerial view shows lava flowing from the volcanic eruption of Mount Nyiragongo near Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo on May 22, 2021. [Reuters] Experts and authorities are now warning ...

Residents living along the shores of Lake Kivu in central Africa have always appreciated – and feared – its power. In Swahili, the word mazuku, or “evil wind,” refers to pockets of deadly, odorless ...

The government has launched a national initiative to identify and document sites of geological and natural significance that could be nominated as UNESCO Global Geoparks, in a move aimed at promoting ...

People try to make their way through solidified lava in the DR Congo city of Goma after last Saturday's volcanic eruption - Copyright AFP Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS People ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 64, No. 2 (March 2019), pp. 650-660 (11 pages) Double diffusion in lakes and oceans can transform vertical gradients into staircases of convectively mixed layers ...