What is it?
What is the name of this natural disaster?
A Limnic Eruption.
How does a limnic eruption look like?
It is like an explosion.
Where can a Limnic eruption occur?
In only bodies of freshwater and under lots of magma.
Which is heavier: Carbon Dioxide or Oxygen?
Carbon Dioxide.
What causes a Limnic eruption?
A buildup of carbon dioxide.
Where does the carbon dioxide builds up?
It builds up at the bottom of the lake.
In which part of Africa does limnic eruptions occur the most?
South Africa
What happens to the air when carbon dioxide replaces oxygen?
Makes the air unbreathable.
Where does the carbon build up?
At the bottom of the lake.
What happens after the eruption?
The water becomes saturated.
Name the country in which limnic eruption occurred?
Cameroon.
What triggers a limnic eruption?
A earthquake which triggers a landslide.
What is another name for Limnic eruptions?
A Lake overturn.
What does a Limnic eruption look similar to?
An active volcano.
Limnic eruptions can happen anywhere.
Is this statement true or false?
False. Only in bodies of water.
Can the plants take in all the carbon dioxide? Why or why not?
No. Plants can't take it all in because there is so much CO2 that they suffocate.
What did the government do to make sure that this will not happened in Lake Kivu?
They put power plants to take the CO2 and make it into electricity.
How does the water become saturated?
From dissolved CO2.
What does the word Limnic mean?
Bodies of freshwater.
Does limnic eruptions affect houses? Explain?
No. Limnic eruption is a gas. Gas can not affect non-living things like a rock or a house.