April 23, 2025 | BARAYAGWIZA Sylvain

Featured Documentary: Killer Lakes (BBC Horizon)

We highly recommend watching the BBC Horizon documentary “Killer Lakes,” narrated by Martin Shaw. This compelling episode explores the hidden dangers of volcanic lakes that hold massive amounts of dissolved gases beneath their calm surfaces. The documentary focuses on the tragic 1986 disaster at Lake Nyos in Cameroon, where a sudden release of carbon dioxide resulted in over 1,700 deaths. It also discusses Lake Kivu, located between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which holds a far larger volume of gas and poses significant risk to the surrounding population, where two million people live and work around its shores. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVMcSvG5Mpg