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08 June 2010

Cameroon the Lake of Death On the evening of Aug. 21, 1986, a cloud of carbon dioxide erupted from Lake Nyos in the mountainous region of northwestern Cameroon. Heavy and deadly, the gas rolled down hills, into valleys and villages, suffocating everything in its path. By the next morning, 1,700 people were dead.→[More:]Now, scientists are trying to tame them.

post by: NucleophilicAttack at: 14:15 | 8 comments

This is so amazingly weird and should be up on MetaFilter as well as here.

posted by jessamyn 08 June | 16:10

Our planet has this habit of killing us, from time to time. If the Yellowstone Super Volcano goes off, many will be at risk.

posted by danf 08 June | 16:16

I feel like I read a book where a kid did a science project about this. Yes, I did, Lake Overturn by Vestal McIntyre.

posted by leesh 08 June | 16:58

So tragic and so bizzare! Ma Nature can be pretty harsh sometimes.

posted by Specklet 09 June | 07:14

This is so amazingly weird and should be up on MetaFilter as well as here.

I thought the incident had an FPP once, but could not find it.

posted by dhartung 09 June | 10:25

This is both amazing and terrifying. I had no idea lakes like this existed.

posted by youngergirl44 09 June | 12:00

This isn't on Mefi yet, right? I could take it there...

posted by The Whelk 10 June | 10:06

...er on Friday I mean.

posted by The Whelk 10 June | 10:37

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