The glittering waters of the inland sea contain a dangerous and potent mix of the dissolved gas Karongi, Rwanda: Beneath the calm waters of Lake Kivu lie vast but deadly reserves of methane and carbon ...

Lake Kivu, the 1,040-square-mile “killer lake” that stretches over the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has long been a source of trepidation. Because it sits between ...

Rwanda‘s Lake Kivu is one of the world’s three “exploding lakes” and is at serious risk of “overturn,” a process whereby huge amounts of carbon dioxide are released from under its surface, suffocating ...

Residents living along the shores of Lake Kivu in central Africa have always appreciated – and feared – its power. In Swahili, the word mazuku, or “evil wind,” refers to pockets of deadly, odorless ...

An engineer anchors his boat at Rwanda's methane platform on Lake Kivu, file. REUTERS/Frank Nyakairu/Files By Clement Uwiringiyimana LAKE KIVU, Rwanda (Reuters) - Rwandans blame the "demons" of Lake ...

Lake Kivu lies on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda. It's almost the size of Mauritius and has a maximum depth of 480 metres. Lake Kivu also stores huge amounts of ...

Rwanda is centering its new energy plan on an unlikely, potentially dangerous source: Lake Kivu. At first glance, the lake's placid blue waters appear harmless enough (shown to the right). But beneath ...