Lake Kivo Hurstland - The Way to Disaster

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Some argue that keve wat's approach is problematic. If we pursue the gas extraction as we do during 50 years, says finn herstland, this will reduce lake stability by %. Kebewat says it is required to and does comply with the guide lines set out by the monitoring sion. And mudakiqua says its weekly profiling shows the lake remains stable.

Lake Kivu, nestled between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, is a geological anomaly that holds 300 cubic kilometres of dissolved carbon dioxide and 60 cubic kilometres of methane.

The lake has the potential to explosively release these gases, which could fill the surrounding valley, potentially killing millions of people.

Researchers are trying to establish the likelihood of such an event happening, and the best way to safely siphon the gases from the lake.

This is an audio version of our feature: How dangerous is Africa’s explosive Lake Kivu?

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