Volcano Eruption (IMAGE)

Penn State

Volcano Eruption

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Penn State researcher Christelle Wauthier led a study to investigate ties between two natural disasters occurring eight months apart in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2002: an eruption of the Nyiragongo volcano (pictured), and a magnitude 6.2 earthquake.

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Christelle Wauthier, Penn State

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