When the weather allows, there’s nothing as refreshing as a dip in the sea, river or lake. However, swimming sometimes comes with risks. There are some bodies of water that are best observed from a ...

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In 1986, Cameroon’s Lake Nyos was the scene of an extraordinary and devastating natural disaster. The lake quite literally exploded, releasing 80 million cubic meters of carbon dioxide in just 20 ...

Rwanda’s Lake Kivu has a nickname: “Killer Lake.” The shimmering 1,040–square mile body of freshwater on the western branch of the Great East African Rift that straddles the Democratic Republic of ...

When local legend in Africa spoke of an exploding lake, western researchers scoffed. They were wrong—Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager talk about... Aug 08, 2013 — When local legend in Africa spoke of ...

In 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a massive cloud of carbon dioxide that suffocated over 1,700 people instantly. This ...

Over a million Nigerians are likely to die if the Nyos Dam in Cameroon should collapse the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned. The agency made this known at the presentation of a ...

The waters of Lake Nyos, Cameroon, turned a murky brown following a deadly release of toxic gas in August 1986. Photo: Thierry Orban/Corbis Sygma View Slideshow __1986: __A deadly cloud of carbon ...

LAKE NYOS, Cameroon — It began quietly, with a white mist that bubbled out of this crater lake deep in Cameroon’s mountainous interior. The mist formed into a cloud, dropped over a cliff and poured ...