The Ignored and Forgotten Lake Nyos Disaster

The 1986 Lake Nyos Disaster occurred when volcanic carbon dioxide (CO2) gas erupted from beneath an African lake in Cameroon, bubbling to the surface and forming a deadly cloud.  There was no huge eruption, no great boom or blast to warn people.  What resulted however was like a scene from a horror movie. The deadlyContinue reading “The Ignored and Forgotten Lake Nyos Disaster”