nyiragongo

Question 1

hazards

Answer 1

lava flows at 100kmph due to low silica
if seismic activity disrupts Lave Kivu, co2 and methane released

Question 2

impacts

Answer 2

2002:
245 dead from asphyxiation by co2
damage to runway
120000 left homeless
12,500 homes destroyed
cholera

2021:
32 deaths due to asphyxiation
1700 homes destroyed
288000 affected
informal sector damaged
30% Goma destroyed

Question 3

2002 prediction, preparation etc.

Answer 3

warnings not acted upon
300000+ evacuated when lava flows had arrived and smoke visible
political instability resulted in minimal long term support
volcano monitored by Goma observatory

Question 4

2021 prediction/preparation etc.

Answer 4

official city evacuation plan acted on quickly.
400000 ordered to evacuate
upon return, homes destroyed, no water or power
Goma issued warning 2 weeks before but had not been properly functioning for a year due to lack of funding
overall, well managed but poorest and most vulnerable worse off