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A limnic eruption of Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a cloud of carbon dioxide, suffocating 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock.
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Limnic eruption
Type of natural disaster
A limnic eruption, also known as a lake overturn, is a very rare type of natural hazard in which dissolved carbon dioxide suddenly erupts from deep lake waters, forming a gas cloud capable of asphyxiating wildlife, livestock, and humans. Scientists believe earthquakes, volcanic…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lake Nyos
Crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon
Lake Nyos is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located about 315 km (196 mi) northwest of Yaoundé, the capital. Nyos is a deep lake high on the flank of an inactive volcano in the Oku volcanic plain along the Cameroon line of volcanic activity. A volcanic dam…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Carbon dioxide
Chemical compound with formula CO2
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CO2. It is made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in a gas state at room temperature and at normally-encountered concentrations it is odorless.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lake Nyos disaster
1986 limnic eruption in Cameroon
On 21 August 1986, a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos in northwestern Cameroon killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)