• The Lake Nyos Disaster was caused by a liming eruption, a natural disaster which sees CO2 rapidly explode from a highly concentrated lake. • The …
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A Lake Killed 1,746 People When It Suddenly Released CO2
Lake Nyos is a meromictic lake which experienced a limnic eruption. The eruption triggered the release of about 100,000–300,000 tons of CO2. The gas cloud rose at an incredible speed of 100 km per hour and soon displaced all air in the surrounding regions. This killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock in the region by suffocation. The villages of Nyos, Suburn and Cha were worst affected.
Where Is The Deadliest Lake In The World Located? Lake Nyos, definitely the deadliest lake in the world, is located in Cameroon’s Northwest Region. It …
A limnic eruption is a type of hydrological natural disaster where carbon dioxide from the deep waters of a lake suddenly erupts leading to the …
A meromictic lake is a lake whose water layers do not intermix. The term “meromictic” was coined in 1935 by Austrian Ingo Findenegg. Meromictic lakes …
Lake Malawi is an African Great Lake, located on the Tanzania-Mozambique-Malawi border and known as Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique. …
