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.

Lake Nyos disaster: Media

disaster, Cameroon [1986]

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

The invisible tsunami that killed thousands of people and animals in Cameroon

On August 21, 1986, a huge cloud of carbon dioxide erupted from Cameroon's Lake Nyos.

Video: © American Chemical Society (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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

Aerial view of Lake Nyos after the 1986 disaster

Aerial view taken on August 27, 1986, of Lake Nyos in Cameroon, six days after a...

© Clement Tjomb—AFP/Getty Images

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