August 21, 1986, was a busy market day in the village of Lower Nyos and that evening most people went to bed early. The next morning, some 1,700 people and 3,000 domestic animals were discovered lying ...
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The deadliest eruptions you couldn’t see, hear, or escape
The Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun disasters were unlike any volcanic eruption before them. Instead of lava or ash, these lakes ...
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A serene lake in Africa turned blood orange before it tragically killed nearly 1,800 people. Lake Nyos, located in northwest Cameroon, became infamous for a tragic event in 1986, when a massive ...
ON THE NIGHT OF THE APOCALYPSE, Ephriam Che was in his mud-brick house on a cliff above Nyos, a crater lake in the volcanic highlands of northwest Cameroon. A half-moon lit the water and the hills and ...
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What if you fell into the toxic Lake Nyos?
The curious minds at What If explore falling into the toxic Lake Nyos, revealing the chemical hazards, gases, and immediate dangers.
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