Lake Nyos - Wikipedia
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. A volcanic dam impounds the lake waters. A pocket of …
Lake Nyos disaster (1986) | Description, Deaths, & Facts | Britannica
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 …
Inside The Lake Nyos Disaster That Killed Over 1,700 People
Nov 4, 2024 · On August 21, 1986, a catastrophic event now known as the Lake Nyos disaster unfolded at Lake Nyos in Cameroon. A mix of carbon dioxide and water droplets, previously …
The Invisible Threat Beneath Cameroon's Deadly Lake Nyos
Jun 9, 2022 · On the night of August 21, 1986, in Cameroon, Lake Nyos erupted. During that night, the lake, set in the crater of a dormant volcano, emitted not lava, not ash, not hot mud, …
How did Lake Nyos suddenly kill 1,700 people? | HowStuffWorks
Mar 7, 2024 · 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. …
The Lake Nyos Disaster: How a Silent Eruption Occurred
Jul 19, 2025 · The event at Lake Nyos was a rare natural disaster known as a limnic eruption, or lake overturn. Lake Nyos sits in a volcanic crater, and beneath it lies a pocket of magma that …
Lake Nyos, Cameroon - Science@NASA
Jul 19, 2015 · Lake Nyos sits high in a volcanic plain amidst the Cameroon line of volcanoes, which stretches into the Gulf of Guinea. The chain acts as a natural boundary between Nigeria …
Cameroon Disaster: What Makes Lake Nyos the World’s Deadliest Lake?
Jun 5, 2024 · Lake Nyos is a crater lake located along the Cameroon line of volcanic activity. Since it lies on a pocket of magma, its water is highly acidic due to CO2 spewing from the …
How Volcanoes Work - the eruption at Lake Nyos, Cameroon
At 9:30 p.m. on August 21, 1986, a cloudy mixture of carbon dioxide (CO 2) and water droplets rose violently from Lake Nyos, Cameroon. As the lethal mist swept down adjacent valleys, it …
Lake Nyos disaster - Wikipedia
On 21 August 1986, a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock. [1]