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Lake Nyos

A crater lake in Cameroon which, in 1986, was the site of a massive natural release of CO2 gas from a pocket of magma, which caused the deaths of an estimated 1,700 people and 3,500 livestock. It was the first known large-scale asphyxiation caused by a natural event

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No references found			scientists have recently returned from a follow-up study of last year's Lake Nyos disaster in Cameroon, in which the lake had expelled a large cloud of carbon dioxide that spread into surrounding valleys, asphyxiating livestock and killing 1,746 people. Cameroon clouds: soda source? by Monastersky, Richard / Science News 11 on the Lake Nyos disaster that killed at least 1,700 people last August when a gas cloud escaped from the Cameroon lake (SN: 1/17/87, p. Lake Nyos reported red and rumbling by Weisburd, Stefi / Science News Like other catastrophes, the Lake Nyos disaster has had its positive sides. Cameroon: the first wave of clues by Weisburd, Stefi / Science News			lagena lageniform Lagenorhyncus lagging laghu Lagochilascaris lagomorphs lagophthalmia lagophthalmic keratitis lagophthalmos Lagos virus Lagothrix Lagovirus Lagrange's operation Lahey forceps lahiet el tis Lahore canine fever Laikipia disease lairage laity LAK LAK cell LAK cells lake Lake Nyos Lake Nyos disaster lake trout laked blood Lakeland terrier Laki-Lorand factor lakseersiekte laky lal(o)- lal- lalio- lallation lalling lalling stage lalo- lalobe lalochezia lalognosis lalophobia laloplegia lalorrhea Lama Lamarck Lamarck's theory lamarckism Lamaze Lamaze method			Lake Niassa Lake Nicaragua Lake Nicaragua Shark Lake Nios Lake Nipigon Region Geoscience Initiative Lake Nokomis Community School Lake Nokomis Concerned Citizens Lake Norman Charter School Lake Norman Christian Ministries Lake Norman Christian Outreach Lake Norman Home Builders Association Lake Norman Marine Commission Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Lake Norman Soccer Club Lake Norman State Park Lake Norman Striper Swipers Lake Norman Tennis Association Lake Norman Volunteer Fire Department Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists Lake Norman Yacht Club Lake Nubia Lake Nubia Lake Nyasa Lake Nyasa Lake Nyassa Lake Nyos Lake Nyos disaster Lake Nyos Tragedy Lake Oahe Lake Oconee Area Association of Realtors Lake of Lake of Lake of Lake of Bays Association Lake of Constance Lake of Geneva Lake of Idleness Lake of Ill Omen Lake of Isles Scout Reservation Lake of Lucerne Lake of Lugano Lake of the Ozarks Community Bridge Corporation Lake of the Ozarks Regional Economic Development Council Lake of the Ozarks State Park Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Lake of the Prairies Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods Association Lake of the Woods Control Board Lake of the Woods County Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota Lake of the Woods County, MN

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Lake Nyos (redirected from Lake Nyos disaster)

Lake Nyos
(redirected from Lake Nyos disaster)