Best Photos of 2002: The Natural World

Lava from volcano Mount Nyiragongo creeps toward the airport in Goma, Congo, forcing evacuations
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In The Line of Fire
A wall of lava advanced on an airport in Goma, Congo in January. Nearby volcano Mount Nyiragongo forced half a million residents to flee as much of their city was burned, buried or both

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