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Lake Kivu itself | The geology, history and demographics of Lake Kivu |
Lake Tanganyika | By most measures, the second largest lake on the planet |
Cameroon Lakes |
Early warnings of catastrophe - Lake Monoun overturned in 1984 and killed 40 people. Lake Niyos overturned in 1986 and killed 4000. Lake Kivu is 2000 times larger |
Nyiragongo |
Mount Nyiragongo is the most active volcano on Earth. Luckily, it is not right on Lake Kivu. The cities of Goma and Gisenyi and their million people are between the volcano and the lake |
Goma and other cities | Goma, Gisenyi and other cities around Lake Kivu |
Cataclysm |
Methane gas explosions in the Hiroshima category; tsunamis in the lake; carbon dioxide releases; volcanic eruptions featuring lava, pyroclastic flows, ash and poison gases; flooding of the Ruzizi River valley; and pollution in Lake Tanganyika. It's all happened before - and is going to happen again |