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Lake Kivu: The ticking time bomb that could one day explode and unleash a massive, deadly gas cloud
QUICK FACTS Name: Lake Kivu Location: East-central Africa, straddling Rwanda and Congo Coordinates: -1.914891119034228, 29.198902180922207 Why it's incredible: The lake contains huge amounts of explosive carbon dioxide and methane. Lake Kivu is a giant …