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Hoteliers Seek Clarity as Volcano Park Expansion Looms

oleh admin | Sep 6, 2025 | business, hotels, tourist attractions, tourists, volcanoes

Several hotels situated in regions designated for the extension of Volcanoes National Park have not yet obtained formal information regarding their future status — whether they will continue operations there or require moving — nor do they understand how they will function after this development is completed, according to recent reports. Additionally, read: Details on the $255m volcano park expansion initiative.
The ambiguity became apparent during an advisory session held by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) with travel industry participants on Wednesday, August 20th, when hotel operator Paul Muvunyi voiced worries concerning the impact of the park’s growth on lodging services. It is believed that certain establishments falling within or close to these new borders consist of Bisate Lodge, Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, and Singita Kwitonda Lodge.
Muvunyi, who runs Mountain Gorilla View Lodge, stated portions of his establishment lie within the planned enlargement zone. He asked about potential effects on visitors and employees should the lodge fall entirely inside the park. “Our knowledge comes solely through informal channels,” he mentioned to The New Times. “Would our operation take place amidst gorillas? Trekking passes amount to $1,500 – what does this imply for those traveling back and forth? Would personnel also be obligated to cover such costs?”
Manzi Kayihura, CEO of Wilderness Rwanda, proprietor of Bisate Lodge, expressed comparable apprehensions, emphasizing that the RDB hasn’t clearly defined subsequent actions. “We’re waiting to find out,” he remarked, cautioning that shifting locations could incur substantial expenses.
In response to these anxieties, Irene Murerwa, Head of Tourism at RDB, affirmed the plan doesn’t aim to move enterprises. “Businesses won’t be affected; fewer than five may potentially experience changes,” she explained. Regarding possible payment obligations for visiting tourists due to being enclosed by the park, Murerwa rejected this idea saying, “This situation isn’t applicable. Gorillas aren’t entering structures. These creatures possess intelligence and recognize their environment.”
Why extend the park?
With a budget reaching up to $255 million (approximately Rwf367 billion), the enhancement seeks to enhance preservation initiatives, biological diversity, and local strength. An essential objective involves increasing living space for the rising number of critically threatened mountain gorillas along with additional fauna species. By 2028, this endeavor intends to increase the size of the reserve beyond 37 km² (or 3,700 ha). In addition, populations of mountain gorillas across the Virunga Massif increased from around 880 individuals in 2012 to above 1,063 currently, primarily because of protection measures combined with collaborative relationships involving communities. This massif includes parts of both Rwandan Volcanoes National Park as well as Congolese Virunga National Park plus Ugandan Mgahinga Gorilla National Park. For quite some time, Rwanda’s natural preserve encountered difficulties associated with restricted and scattered territory, something that this augmentation plans to resolve.
Lodging elsewhere
While accommodations haven’t typically existed directly inside Volcanoes National Park, several different reserves throughout Rwanda contain prominent tourist sites. Akagera Game Lodge, overseen by the Mantis Group, exists deep within Akagera National Park adhering strictly controlled access regulations including gate closure times before 6 p.m. Similarly, One & Only Nyungwe House based in Nyungwe Forest and Gishwati Lodge found within Gishwati-Mukura Natural Reserve manage themselves effectively following specific environmental standards. Now poised for considerable enhancements, accommodation providers nearby look forward towards gaining clear guidance determining if they’ll follow analogous procedures or risk needing to change location altogether.

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Yellowstone’s New Volcanic Vent: Is an Eruption Imminent?

oleh admin | Mar 24, 2025 | geology, volcanic eruptions, volcanoes, volcanology, world

EXPLORE FURTHER: How would life on our planet be different if Yellowstone were to erupt?

Located five miles below the surface of Yellowstone National Park in
Wyoming
is a timebomb that has been brewing for over 640,000 years.

The Yellowstone supervolcano is a huge chamber filled with molten rock that has the capability to
trigger an eruption categorically eight times stronger than one hundred Krakatoa explosions
.

Thankfully,
Yellowstone
Has not had an eruption since humans started recording history.

However, a recent finding has underscored just how active this apparently inactive volcano truly is.

Researchers with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) have identified a recently formed volcanic vent in Norris Geyser Basin.

The vent is located at the base of a rhyolite lava flow and is releasing scalding steam upwards into the atmosphere.

‘While driving south from Mammoth Hot Springs towards Norris Geyser Basin early on August 5 last summer, a park scientist noticed a billowing steam column through the trees and across a marshy expanse,’ the USGS explained.

The keen-eyed scientist alerted the park geology team to confirm whether this was actually new activity.

The discovery of the new vent took place last summer inside an area known as the Roadside Springs thermal region.

Situated in an area marked by warm, hydrothermally altered terrain, the newly discovered feature spans roughly 200 feet (60 meters) in length and lies about 9.8 feet (three meters) beneath the surface of the marsh.

Soon after its discovery, park geologists went to examine the vent up close.

Over there, they found a layer of gray siliceous clay that was extremely thin, scarcely covering the surface, with temperatures reaching 77°C (171°F).

The team suggests that this shows the new vent is quite ‘recently formed.’

This kind of hydrothermal activity hasn’t been observed for the first time in this region.

In 2003, a comparable vent was observed on the opposite side of the same rhyolite lava flow.

USGS questioned whether the new feature and the event initiated in 2003 have a hydrological connection.

‘Probably.

‘A line drawn along the axis of the more ancient active region would cross through the newer feature.’

This line continues the pattern of fault lines extending from Norris Geyser Basin northwards towards Mammoth Hot Springs and further areas.

The fresh vent kept releasing steam into the sky throughout autumn, yet slowly faded away during the winter months.

“The feature stays enabled; however, there is some moisture present in the vent, which reduces the quantity of steam emitted,” the specialists noted.

‘It remains to be seen whether the robust plume will return during the summer of 2025.’

Up until now, geologists have documented over 100 significant hydrothermal sites in Yellowstone National Park and more than 10,000 features of these systems within its borders.

“The intensity of these phenomena fluctuates over time—one could say that some of them actually gain momentum!” the experts quipped.

Fortunately, USGS assures us that we have approximately 100,000 more years before the supervolcano is expected to erupt.

“When it comes to major eruptions, Yellowstone has had three such events approximately 2.08, 1.3, and 0.631 million years apart,” it stated.

This averages out to approximately 725,000 years per eruption.

‘Given these circumstances, we have roughly another 100,000 years before the next event; however, this estimation relies solely on the averages from only two eruption intervals, making it essentially insignificant.’

Hoteliers Seek Clarity as Volcano Park Expansion Looms

Yellowstone’s New Volcanic Vent: Is an Eruption Imminent?

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