When Lakes Turn Deadly
There are rules about such things ... or so we think. After all, apples don't fall up, lions don't have feathers, and lakes don't explode. Oh, but if you happened to be living in Cameroon you'd know all too well that lakes can, and do, explode. And when they do, the results are often devastating.
Learn more about exploding lakes below!
Learn more about exploding lakes below!
Malaysia Landslide
"This landslide occurred at Seaside Malaysia on 1993 year, and this video was taken on the spot at that time. That year, I received a call by the owner of a tin mine (the element tin, not tin as in cans...). He said that his mine, which had been running for a few decades, was about to collapse. I rushed to the scene with my video camera and waited for a few hours. Finally, I took this valuable footage. Although the footage lasted only a few minutes, it is horribly exciting enough. I hope that this video can let you all appreciate the consequence of ruining our environment."
The Killer Lakes of Cameroon
In August of 1986 Lake Nyos in Cameroon "exploded", releasing up to 1 km of CO2 and killing about 1700 people up to 26 km away from the lake. A smaller gas burst from Lake Monoun in August of 1984 killed 37 people. There are several aspects of these disasters that we need to understand, and they include the build-up of the gas, the release of the gas, and the remediation of the hazards.Read more about the killer lakes of Cameroon.
See pictures of exploding lakes here.
How To Blow Up A Lake
Here is 150 kg exlosives blown up to make a hole from the lake at 410 m. over sea level to a tunel leading to a hydro powerstation at sea level. It takes about 5 min for all air in the tunel to escape up in the lake and making serius bubles and waves.
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