Nyiragongo Eruption Could Overturn Lake Kivu
Taarifa Rwanda Published 1 hour ago 0share Panic and fear has gripped communities bordering Rwanda and their counterparts in Democratic Republic of Congo following a sudden eruption of Nyiragongo volcano on Saturday. The likelihood of flow of extremely hot magma into the waters of Lake Kivu is feared to potentially cause a deadly explosion. Carefully considering the scientific explanations, Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is one of the world’s three “exploding lakes” and is at serious risk of “overturn”. An overturn occurs when the gases at the bottom of a lake are disturbed and rise to ...