According to recent scientific studies both by Swiss and American experts, the large quantities of potentially toxic gases stored under the lake are at risk either from another volcanic explosion or earth tremors, which are a frequent occurence in the Great Rift Valley.
The gases are at present compressed in layers around 80 metres below the lake’s surface by the intense water pressure there.
But scientists are warning that earth tremors could dislodge the gases, leading to their release into the atmosphere.
