Scientists descend to a fiery lava lake to protect a Congolese city in its path.

As seismic activity within the volcano increases, the crater periodically contains an active lava lake that can drain suddenly and catastrophically out of Nyiragongo, gorging the volcano's ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Nyiragongo volcano saw its last major eruption in 2002. When it's not erupting, it's home to the world's largest lava lake. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook ...

Nyiragongo’s lava lake is one of the largest on Earth, a rarity for stratovolcanoes. It has been continuously active since May 2002, and the lake itself has been a focal point for volcanic ...

Mount Nyiragongo is rarely calm. The mountainous volcano in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the few places in the world to feature a persistent lake of lava ...

On the mountain’s summit the source of the light thrashes and boils: the largest and most active lava lake in the world. Among volcanoes, Nyiragongo stands out.

View into the lava lake inside the crater of Nyiragongo volcano, home to the largest lava lake on Earth." Guenter Guni / Getty ...

Heralded by fiery lava fountains and plumes of poisonous gas, a new lava lake has appeared atop one of Africa's most active volcanoes for the first time in 75 years. The lava lake at Nyamuragira ...

Sizeable lava lakes were spotted at the summits of both volcanoes during the simultaneous eruptions. The lava lake at Nyiragongo is particularly interesting because stratovolcanoes do not normally ...

In May 2021, Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes, burst to life without warning. Lava erupted from fissures and flowed down the mountain toward cities below ...