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Kivu is in a seismically active area, so an earthquake could generate waves in the lake that would mix the layers enough to release the trapped gases. Climate is also a potential culprit.
Lake Kivu’s eruption would be catastrophic.“[The lake] would release the equivalent of 2-6 gigatonnes of carbon into the atmosphere in a day,” Morkel says. For reference, current global ...
Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes, sits along a tectonic plate boundary called the East African Rift, which is dotted with hot springs that feed carbon dioxide and methane into the water.
Press Release - MONUSCO's Child Protection Section, together with the Public Information Division, the Children's Parliament, and local NGOs PAMI and GAPE, commemorated the Day of the African ...
The Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has issued a stern warning against the encroachment of Lake Kivu's protected buffer zone, following recent cases of businesses illegally ...
The governor of the South Kivu province said the death toll was provisional and the number of fatalities could rise further. He said there were 278 people on board, according to local authorities.