Nyiragongo

Question 1

Location of Nyiragongo

Answer 1

Near border of rwanda (west)

Located on the western branch of the Great African rift valley

20k north of goma

Question 2

What are the characteristics of Mt Nyiragongo?

Answer 2

On a constructive plate boundary

Cone volcano

Basaltic lava - fast flowing

Low viscosity

Effusive eruptions

very active volcano

Question 3

Cause of 2002 eruption

Answer 3

Fueled by residual magma in lava lake

Magma rising from fissure vents

Fissure opened on southern side of volcano - earthquake

Lava lake was drain through fissure

Question 4

Primary effects of 2002 eruption

Answer 4

S+E - 12,500 homes destroyed
S - many moved to refugee camps
S - 147 people died
S+P - road blocked by lava
E - lost their business and jobs

Question 5

Secondary effects of 2002 eruption

Answer 5

S - Aid couldnt reach Goma because lava blocked roads

S - Cholera spread due to overcrowding

E - most people coudnt afford to rebuild house

S+E+En - Acid rain, Farmland damaged

S+En - High levels of CO2

S - water and power supplies destroyed

S - homelessness

Question 6

Short term responses of 2002 eruption

Answer 6

Aid gave bedding, water, food and clothes

UN supplied 260 tonnes of food

2 million fled to rwanda

400,000 people evacuated

IRC and Oxfam delivered 800,000 litres of water per day

Question 7

Long term responses of 2002 eruption

Answer 7

UN set up camps for homeless people

Lava and ash cleaned from streets

Volcanology taught in schools

Stage 5 of park model - learning from past experiences

Question 8

How is Mt Nyiragongo managed?

Answer 8

Established Goma Volcano Observatory

Volcanologist - investigate CO2 in crop fields and populated areas

Hazard awareness campaigns

Making evacuation routes