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Lake Nyos (/ ˈ n iː oʊ s / NEE-ohs) is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located about 315 km (196 mi) northwest of Yaoundé, the capital. Nyos is a deep lake high on the flank of an inactive volcano in the Oku volcanic plain along the Cameroon line of volcanic activity.
- Lake Nyos Disaster
On 21 August 1986, a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in...
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- Lake Nyos Disaster
Lake Nyos disaster, massive release of carbon dioxide from Lake Nyos in Cameroon on August 21, 1986. The disaster killed between 1,700 and 1,800 people. On August 21, 1986, a cloud of magmatic carbon dioxide gas arose from the bed of Lake Nyos, a freshwater lake located in a volcanic caldera in the populous Northwest Region of the East African ...
Mar 7, 2024 · Key Takeaways. On August 21, 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a large cloud of CO2, suffocating over 1,700 people and countless animals by displacing the oxygen around them. Scientists determined that CO2 had been gradually leaking into the lake, eventually erupting in a deadly release triggered by a rockslide.
Jul 29, 2013 · Known locally as “the Bad Lake,” Lake Nyos, located in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, Africa, carried a folklore of danger, and tales were spoken of an evil spirit which emerged from...
Jun 9, 2022 · Photographed in 1986, a herd of dead cattle near Wum, Cameroon, were killed by toxic gas released from Lake Nyos, several miles away. THIERRY ORBAN/Sygma via Getty Images. For some time, the cause ...
Aug 21, 2013 · August 21, 1986: The Lake Nyos Catastrophe. August 21, 1986 was a busy market day in the village of Lower Nyos (Cameroon) and most people that evening went to bed early. At 9:30 p.m. a...
