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Following the Lake Nyos disaster, scientists investigated other African lakes to see if a similar phenomenon could happen elsewhere. In 2005, Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , 2,000 times larger than Lake Nyos, was also found to be supersaturated, and geologists found evidence that outgassing events around the lake happened ...
Lake Nyos (/ ˈ n iː oʊ s / NEE-ohs) [1] is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located about 315 km (196 mi) northwest of Yaoundé, the capital. [2] 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, the site of a limnic eruption in 1986. A limnic eruption, also known as a lake overturn, is a very rare type of natural hazard in which dissolved carbon dioxide (CO 2) suddenly erupts from deep lake waters, forming a gas cloud capable of asphyxiating wildlife, livestock, and humans.
The Oku Volcanic Field includes two crater lakes, Lake Nyos to the north and Lake Monoun to the south. On 15 August 1984, an earthquake and landslide triggered a major release of carbon dioxide from Lake Monoun, killing several people. [2] Lake Nyos is inside a maar formed by an explosion about 400 years ago, and is about 1,800 m wide and 208 m ...
21 August – Lake Nyos disaster: A large amount of carbon dioxide erupts from Lake Nyos resulting in the deaths of between 1,700 and 1,800 people. [2] Births
Victims of the Lake Nyos disaster: 21 August 1986: At Lake Nyos, northwestern Cameroon, a limnic eruption of unknown cause released about 100,000–300,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the lake's bed. The gas cloud initially rose at nearly 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph; 28 m/s) and then, being heavier than air, descended onto nearby ...
Lake Nyos disaster: Cameroon: August 21, 1986 2. 37 Lake Monoun disaster: August 15, 1984 Tornadoes Rank Death toll Event Location Date 1. 1,300 The Daulatpur ...
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