On lake Kivu.

Lake Kivu is located on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Rwanda, in Central Africa. Lake Kivu empties into the River Ruzizi, which flows southward into Lake Tanganyika.
The first European to visit this lake was Prince Adolf von Gotzen in 1894 from Germany.

Containing Harmful Gas, Lake Kivu prone Explode.

Lake Kivu is located on the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Rwanda, in Central Africa. Lake Kivu empties into the River Ruzizi, which flows southward into Lake Tanganyika.

This lake has an area of ​​2700 square kilometers and is located at an altitude of 11 460 meters above sea level. Own depth reaches 480 meters, making it the 18th deepest lake in the world.

Lake Kivu is actually a collection of freshwater lakes is small. Some of the small lake is a lake that can explode, due to geological phenomena. The surface of the lake is also deadly, as there is the content of harmful gases, namely carbon dioxide produced by the bacteria in the bottom of the lake.

When the activity of volcano reacts with noxious gases in the lake, there could be a catastrophic explosion that may harm people who are around the lake. In the vicinity of the lake's own life is at least two million people.

Lake Will Erupt Again?

A jet of water degassing (release between water and gas) in Lake Nyos
To prevent disasters like this in the future, the engineers set the gas discharge pipe that drives the water in both lakes to be elevated out, releasing carbon dioxide and returns the clean water back into the lake. They also found that Lake Kivu Rwanda, has a size of about 2000 times larger than Lake Nyos, saturated with carbon dioxide and methane and has never experienced erupted at least in the last thousand years.

The Rwandan government Kivu Gas Project started seven years ago and announced in mid-September this year that the project Kivu Methane Gas-Watt finally managed to liberate carbon dioxide from the water and catch methane that is then used to generate electricity. Will it could alleviate concerns of the 2 million people living near Lake Kivu?

The explosion can be triggered by landslides, earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. Lake Kivu near Mount Nyiragongo last erupted in January 2002. News of eruptions and earthquakes in the vicinity triggering fears of a lake that was feared would explode. But it is unclear exactly when it could happen.

Lake Kivu also has a dark history used to be known as a place where many bodies of victims of the Rwandan genocide dumped there. Yes at least the lake will not be revenge, but is expected to help improve the life that exists around him with an abundance of surrounding soil fertility.
Thank you for reading this article. Written and posted by Bambang Sunarno. sunarnobambang86@gmail.com
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DatePublished: March 5, 2016 at 12:59

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