Volcanologists Dario Tedesco and Ken Sims descended deep into Nyiragongo, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, located in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.

Tadesco and Sims hope to gather data that could help predict an eruption, which would completely devestate the surrounding area with a population of one million. 

Click here to read the full story in National Geographic: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/nyiragongo-volcano/finkel-text

Click here to see stunning photographs of this volcano exploration:  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/nyiragongo-volcano/peter-photography

And click here to read Nat Geo’s account of other looming threats in this region:  http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/04/nyiragongo-volcano/volcano-interactive

Thanks to Mr. C for bringing this to the attention of the It’s Interesting community.