Areba;

Been there its quite "hellish", I had a chance to visit the whole park and damn, its a hot place. The geothermal plants actually look like they cool the steam (it seems cloudy n cool around the plants) so its not a risky business

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 12:01 PM, aki <aki275@gmail.com> wrote:
@Areba, if this was to be unleashed in Rwanda's Lake Kivu, the Geos are nothing... :-)
 

A Dangerous Treasure in Lake Kivu

There is a wealth of methane trapped in a lake in the heart of Africa. Engineers hope to transform the gas from the depths of the lake into electricity, but if it escapes in an uncontrolled manner, the methane could cause a catastrophe.

Patrick Muhizi sits under an umbrella at the Bikini Tam-Tam Bar, keeping a watchful eye on the perfectly smooth surface of Lake Kivu. The sun is shining, but Muhizi blows his whistle whenever the children wander too far out into the lake. With good reason: The 19-year-old Rwandan is the manager of a beach club on the world's most dangerous lake. Kivu, in central Africa, has already swallowed three people this year, when bubbles apparently sucked the bathers down into the depths. Sometimes dead fish float to the surface.