The lake ’s lethal combination of methane and carbon paper dioxide has resident fearing for their life , but it ’s also the area ’s most life-sustaining and promise energy source .
Rwanda‘s Lake Kivu is one of the macrocosm ’s three “ blow up lake ” and is at serious risk of “ overturn , ” a process whereby Brobdingnagian amount of carbon dioxide are released from under its surface , suffocating everyone in the surrounding areas . harmonise to the Guardian , Rwandansare now systematically removing the gases from the lake for supply monolithic amount of electrical energy to the land for the next 100 twelvemonth . It ’s not really a sustainable solution , but what the heck , Rwanda currently only supplies electricity toone in 14 house .
The Guardian put forward : “ Some scientists say that the ever - expanding mass of carbon dioxide and methane in Lake Kivu , partner off with the nearby volcanic activity , make a limnic eruption ( also bear on to as a lake overturn , in which CO2 on the spur of the moment flare from the lake ) highly likely at some leg in the future unless degassing occurs . This has now get down with the extraction of some of the 60bn cubic metres of methane in the water . ”
Two lakes old overturned in nearby Cameroon , which kill 1,800 people . But Lake Kivu is 2,000 time orotund and thus presents a cataclysm threat of grievous dimension , give that the area is also more obtusely populated .
No better description of a double - edged sword — give world power to zillion or allow everyone go ?
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