Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Volcanic activity and hazard in the East African Rift Zone

  • Juliet Biggs,
  • Atalay Ayele,
  • Tobias P. Fischer,
  • Karen Fontijn,
  • William Hutchison,
  • Emmanuel Kazimoto,
  • Kathy Whaler,
  • Tim J. Wright

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27166-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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New observations of volcanic and magmatic activity in Africa are changing our views of continental rifting and raising awareness of the associated hazards. However, despite a shift from crisis response to reducing disaster risks, limited capacity means mitigating geohazards remains challenging.