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Under an African Lake Whose Shores Carry 2 Million People Sleep 300 Km3 of Gas, and They Have Been Pumped

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Under Lake Kivu lies 300 km3 of carbon dioxide and 62 km3 of methane, an accumulation that threatens 2 million residents. Since 2015, installations have pumped this gas to produce electricity, transforming a geological hazard into an energy resource. More
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Under Lake Kivu lies 300 km3 of carbon dioxide and 62 km3 of methane, an accumulation that threatens 2 million residents. Since 2015, installations have pumped this gas to produce electricity, transforming a geological hazard into an energy resource. More

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SciencePost broke the news on Sunday, September 13, 2026.
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