Thousands of years of volcanic activity has caused a massive accumulation of methane and carbon dioxide to dissolve in the depths of Lake Kivu, enough to prove monumentally destructive if released.

Why it's incredible: The lake contains huge amounts of explosive carbon dioxide and methane. Lake Kivu is a giant body of water that is so saturated with carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane at its depths ...

Lake Kivu is framed by imposing cliffs, nestled within a verdant valley straddling Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. On the lake, fishermen float out in small boats, singing to time their ...

The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake was recently the site of devastation and misery after a rebel ...

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Lake Kivu is set to receive dedicated water transport routes to enhance navigability and ensure the safety of passengers and goods, The New Times has learned. Located in Rwanda’s Western Province, ...

After the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB) released the second edition of its Mining Investment Pitchbook for 2025 during Rwanda Mining Week, Yousif Ahmed, an oil and gas expert at RMB, has ...

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 64, No. 2 (March 2019), pp. 650-660 (11 pages) Double diffusion in lakes and oceans can transform vertical gradients into staircases of convectively mixed layers ...