In 1986, Lake Nyos released a deadly carbon dioxide cloud that killed 1,746 people, but the gas was still building up 30 years later
- Lake Nyos looks deceptively ordinary in photographs.
- It sits in a volcanic landscape in north-western Cameroon, surrounded by steep green slopes and farmland.
- Yet beneath its surface, an unusual geological process once allowed enormous quantities of carbon dioxide to accumulate in deep water.
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- Lake Nyos looks deceptively ordinary in photographs.
- It sits in a volcanic landscape in north-western Cameroon, surrounded by steep green slopes and farmland.
- Yet beneath its surface, an unusual geological process once allowed enormous quantities of carbon dioxide to accumulate in deep water.
Sources: Times of India