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Supplementary pipes on the way to speed up degassing process. «Speed up the degassing process of Lake Nyos for Survivors to resettle in the land of their ancestors". That is the message straight from ...

When the weather allows, there’s nothing as refreshing as a dip in the sea, river or lake. However, swimming sometimes comes with risks. There are some bodies of water that are best observed from a ...

On the night of August 21st, 1986, Lake Nyos released a massive cloud of carbon dioxide that silently rolled across ...

On 21 August 1986, a limnic eruption at the lake in northwestern Cameroon killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock. Nothing foretold troubles on the night that Lake Nyos erupted. The lake, set in the ...

Nature, in all its beauty and power, is often as unpredictable as it is mesmerizing. Oceans and lakes, which we tend to view as serene and stable, can harbour hidden forces that defy understanding. On ...

A serene lake in Africa turned blood orange before it tragically killed nearly 1,800 people. Lake Nyos, located in northwest Cameroon, became infamous for a tragic event in 1986, when a massive ...

In Cameroon, West Africa, Lakes Nyos and Monoun turned deadly in the 1980s. These lakes released carbon dioxide, silently killing over 1,700 people. Lake Nyos experienced a frothy explosion, releasing ...

Makurdi – The Federal Government has reiterated its preparedness to take adequate measures to prevent any disaster posed by the threat of eruption of Lake Nyos in Cameroon. Three ministers gave the ...

Zhoa — Dr Joseph Victor Hell, Director, Institute of Geological and Mining Research, IRGM, talks on the achievements and challenges of degassing of Lake Nyos. Japanese funding for the monitoring of ...