A volcano in the Eastern Democratic Republic has erupted spewing lava inside a National Park, home of endangered Gorillas. How scary right? Fortunately, according to Earthweek, the lava is flowing slowly enough to not raise cause for concern. It doesn’t seem to be posing any threats for humans or wildlife. Thank goodness. Can you imagine the damage that this lava could potentially cause?
There is concern for the threat of volcanic ash, they will have to keep their eyes out on that for sure. Apparently, this volcano also known as Nyamulagira erupts once every two years or so. The problem with this is it can just keep spewing for days or even weeks or months. Earth week has stated that this particular volcano is the most active volcano in Africa and it’s last eruption took place in 2010.
If the ash can be contained from this eruption, most likely wildlife and humans will be free from any issues and thankfully it hasn’t been a major problem like previously expected.
Source: Earth Week
Image: Wikimedia Commons
Tags: environment, weather, wildlife
