The Mountain with the Coolest Lava on Earth Ol doinyo Lengai, (which means “Mountain of God” in the local Maasai language), is an active volcano located on southern shore of Lake Natron in the greater Arusha Region. The mountain is a stratovolcano standing at 2870m above sea level, built up by several layers of hardened lava shaped nearly to a perfect cone. Apart from its regular eruptions, the volcano is
A community based organisation in Western Kenya is seeking to change the livelihood of thousands of gold artisanal miners in the region by empowering them to stop using mercury in gold recovery and adopt environmentally friendly processing methods. The Kakamega Environmental Conservation and Beautification Organization (KECBO), aims to ensure mercury free environment with sustainable gold recovery processes by building capacities and promoting safe mercury free extraction processes in western Kenya
The Geology of Afar Region: How the Africa Continental Plate is Splitting, the Formation of a New Ocean and the Hottest Place on Earth Afar depression also know as Afar Triangle or Danakil Depression (Danakil is located in the northern part of the Afar depression) is a geological depression resulting from a tectonic triple-rifts junction (the Afar Triple Junction). The depression lies near the Horn of Africa, overlapping Eritrea,
The Rare Opal A rare, 998-gram gem called “the Fire of Australia” is now on display at the South Australian Museum, this is the first time the precious opal is being shown in public since 1946 when it was discovered. According to the museum, the opal valued at a $675,000 is the largest known piece of high grade opal in the world. The Fire of Australia is about the size
