The lake that exploded and killed more than 1700 people: What really happened?
Lake Nyos in Cameroon, a crater lake, is known as an 'exploding lake' due to its rare limnic eruptions. On August 21, 1986, it released a massive cloud of suffocating carbon dioxide, killing nearly 1,800 people and thousands of livestock. The disaster was triggered by a rockslide disturbing gas trapped in the lake's deep waters.
Lake Nyos in Cameroon, a crater lake, is known as an 'exploding lake' due to its rare limnic eruptions. On August 21, 1986, it released a massive cloud of suffocating carbon dioxide, killing nearly 1,800 people and thousands of livestock. The disaster was triggered by a rockslide disturbing gas trapped in the lake's deep waters.
