USGS Multimedia Gallery: Exploding Lakes in Cameroon

Title: Exploding Lakes in Cameroon

Description:

In 1986, Lake Nyos, in the volcanic region of Cameroon, released a cloud of CO₂ into the atmosphere, killing 1,700 people and 3,500 livestock in nearby towns and villages. Since then, engineers have been artificially removing the gas from the lake through piping. The gas burst in 1986 from the 200-meter deep Lake Nyos was so violent that water washed over the 80-meter high promontory in the foreground.

Location: Cameroon

Date Taken: 1986

Photographer: Jack Lockwood , USGS

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Lake Nyos (Set)