Lake Kivu is one of only three killer lakes like ... The downside, though, is that every volcanic eruption or tremor in the area is a reminder of the fear that plagues the people who call the ...

In 2002 the volcano shot more than 15 million cubic ... And if Goma doesn't have enough to worry about, the thousand-square-mile Lake Kivu conceals an enormous underwater concentration of carbon ...

This movement leads to volcanic and seismic activity in the region, which in turn funnels gases from deep inside Earth's crust to the surface — and into Lake Kivu's depths. Related: Last Chance ...

“It is peaceful here, unlike over there,” said Exauce Shalako, a 20-year-old man from Goma who was lounging on the shore of Lake Kivu in Rwanda one afternoon this month. Mr.