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The Lake in Africa That Could Kill Millions Overnight

2026-04-21 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the killer lake in Africa that one day could cause a major disaster in the region Note: this is an older unreleased video that I dug out from the archives. My voice is gone this week so enjoy this older gem while I recover. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazuku https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnic_eruption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Monoun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos_disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Kivu 0:00 Killer lake disaster - mazuku 1:00 Lake Monoun and Lake Nyos 2:35 What probably happened and how it works 6:50 Lake Kivu - the ticking time bomb 8:35 Possible solution to the limnic eruption 10:10 Conclusions #earth #science #lake Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF The hardware used to record these videos: New Camera: https://amzn.to/4pCVINS CPU: https://amzn.to/4qXIaxC Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Some of the above are affiliate links, meaning I would get a (very small) percentage of the price paid. Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: Mark Garlick www.markgarlick.com Images/Videos: NOAA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:NOAA_Tsunami_Animation-2016.webm Cai Tjeenk Willink CC BY-SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Nyiragongo#/media/File:Lava_Lake_Nyiragongo_2.jpg Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@whatdamath 2026-04-21

This is an older video that I made a few years back, but we'll be back with the regular up to date videos starting tomorrow (I had a voice problem for a few days, so it was hard to record until today) Thanks for waiting!

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@TotesRandom 2026-04-21

"The Night of the Killer Lake" sounds like the title of a cheesy 80s B-movie.

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@AlanWatts-h8l 2026-04-21

Anton, I've done several impromptu experiments using methane while taking a bath. Scary stuff for sure.

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@markloveless1001 2026-04-20

And it didn't kill just people. I remember an examiner being asked how they knew how far it went. Easy, he said,, when the ground becomes covered with dead birds and dead insects. Excellent video - I guessed the subject, but that was about it. Good job sir!

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@BooBaddyBig 2026-04-22

After one of the lakes had an eruption they installed tubes that extend down into the CO2-rich layer. They pumped the water up the tubes until it started fizzing, and then the upwelling self sustained and formed a fountain that drains the CO2 from the lake. So they're now continuously draining the CO2.

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@sedatkilinc4298 2026-04-21

Imagine dropping "Mentos" into that lake

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@scottgardener 2026-04-21

I just hope extracting methane for energy doesn’t’t itself trigger an eruption.

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@markmuller7962 2026-04-21

Basically a silent invisible volcano eruption, it doesn't get creepier than that

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@Snortismoid 2026-04-21

dude ive seen your videos on and off for years, finally wanna let you know i love you and these videos please never stop

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@brianwhite3771 2026-04-21

Hope that you are feeling better soon

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