They’re mining #methane from Lake Kivu between #Rwanda and #Congo for #energy and to prevent a disastrous lake overturn with a potential death toll in the millions. Mazuku depressions are all around; historical limnic eruptions happen there about once a millennium. #geography
on 02016-08-12The limnic eruption (or “lake overturn”) of Lake Nyos in #Cameroon that killed 1700 people in 1986; it’s ready to erupt again, despite the degassing pipe that’s been installed; Lake Kivu, which is a thousand times larger, could also do this. #geography #history
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