Lake Nyos disaster

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Aerial black-and-white view of Lake Nyos in Cameroon, surrounded by hills, with clouds partially covering the landscape.

An illustrated scene shows fog creeping over an island house surrounded by sand and greenery.

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Fid Backhouse and others

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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Media added.	J.E. Luebering	Aug 21, 2025
	Anniversary information added.		Aug 14, 2025
	Article revised and cross-references added.	J.E. Luebering	Apr 18, 2025
	New article added.	Gregory Lewis McNamee Fid Backhouse and others	Feb 13, 2024