deep ocean pressure submarine eruptions surface disturbance

A huge underwater eruption may leave the surface calm

Deep underwater, enormous water pressure can stop steam and volcanic gases from expanding as violently as they do on land. Because of this, even a large eruption on the seafloor may cause little obvious disturbance at the ocean surface.

The Congo has enormous hydropower potential while millions lack electricity

~100 GW potential

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has one of the world's largest untapped hydropower resources, especially along the Congo River. Estimates place its theoretical potential near 100 gigawatts, enough to support electricity generation on a vast scale. Yet much of the country's population still lacks reliable power. Turning river potential into electricity requires dams, transmission networks, financing and regional cooperation.

One European king personally owned a vast African territory

From 1885 to 1908, the Congo Free State was controlled personally by Belgium's King Leopold II rather than administered as an ordinary Belgian colony. Its system of forced labor and violent rubber extraction caused immense suffering and population loss. International criticism helped force a change in 1908, when Belgium took over the territory as a colony.

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A huge underwater eruption may leave the surface calm

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