TIL about limnic eruptions, a type of natural hazard in which dissolved CO2 erupts from deep lake waters forming a gas cloud capable of asphyxiating everything in its path.
teft @ teft @lemmy.world Posts 13Comments 1,694Joined 2 yr. ago

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It can only happen in the tropics near volcanic zones. There are only 3 lakes currently known to have the proper conditions.