Understanding our vulnerability and responsibility to the precautionary principle.

ENVIRONMENTAL & HEALTH IMPACTS OF NYIRAGONGO & NYAMULAGRIA

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Nyiragongo and Nyamulagira, only ~ 14 km apart (Fig. 1 & 2a), are the Africa’s most active volcanoes, both located in the Virunga volcanic region, western branch of the East African Rift, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The two volcanoes open systems that threaten ~1.5 million inhabitants of Goma (DR Congo) and Gisenyi (Rwanda) cities and people living in the surrounding villages.

KEEP AN EYE ON VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES

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Las grandes erupciones volcánicas pueden lanzar tanto material (lava, roca volcánica, gases tóxicos y CO2, lluvia ácida, entre otros) a la atmósfera que modifican el clima del planeta.

VOLCANOLOGY FOR SOCIETY

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We would like to salute the beautiful initiative and wonderful free online class work "Volcanologia para la sociedad" developed by Explorock soluciones Geologicas y Volcanologia Chile.

GEOASTROLAB -LABORATORY OF GEOSCIENCE & ASTRONOMY PROJECT

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Little by little, the # GeoAstroLab-Togo (Laboratory of Geosciences and Astronomy in Togo) is taking shape. Soon, it will be open to the entire Togolese public, in particular pupils, students and teachers to allow them to better rediscover the Earth Sciences and the Universe.

THE AWAKENING OF THE NEAPOLITAN SUPERVOLCANO WOULD BE A CATASTROPHE

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Is the monster waking up? This is what geophysicist and volcanologist Anne Fornier, founder of the Volcano Active Foundation, fears. The whistleblower is monitoring the Campi Flegrei volcano, located under the city of Naples, with other scientists from around the world, which is showing signs of activity.

INTERVIEW OF ALEXANDRE DEL VALLE TO ANNE FORNIER

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Alexandre del Valle is a political scientist, journalist, political columnist and French essayist, interested in issues of Islam, terrorism and the geopolitics of the Muslim world.
Anne fornier en su entrevista con jet8

INTERVIEW WITH ANNE FORNIER ON JET8

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JET8 Social es la primera billetera social del mundo; A través de monedas virtuales realizan captaciones de fondos para proyectos sociales. Se trata de un comercio social donde el usuario genera su propio contenido. Interesados por personas que luchan por causas sociales pusieron la mira en Anne Fornier fundadora de la fundación.

THE FOUNDATION IN MEXICO

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The VOLCANO GEO project "Geopatrimonio de Perúandiro" on the conservation and use of the volcanoes in the area (about 100) has already started. Led by Llorence Planaguá in collaboration with the Institute of Geophysics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

HOW DOES A VOLCANIC ERUPTION AFFECT YOU?

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Durante una erupción volcánica, la calidad de los recursos naturales, como el aire, el suelo y el agua, en los ecosistemas de la zona de riesgo volcánico se ve alterada, principalmente por la emisión de gases y cenizas. A continuación veamos a detalle su impacto en estos recursos y en los habitantes de la zona

WORRYING SITUATION OF THE UBINAS VOLCANO

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Diferentes organismos del Perú han reaccionado ante la alarmante situación del volcán Ubinas. Especialistas del INS realizaron un monitoreo de partículas tóxicas en los centros poblados ubicados en los alrededores del Ubinas.