Background. Lake Nyos is a 1.9km long and 200m deep crater lake located in northwestern Cameroon. Between 9 pm and 10 pm on Aug. 21, 1986, villagers in the valley heard a strange rumbling noise.

Lake Nyos was a time bomb. On Aug. 21, 1986, something in the lake went off. It is unknown what the trigger was—it may have been a landslide, small volcanic eruption, ...

Lake Nyos, like other thirty lakes of volcanic origin found in the region, is very deep (more than 650 feet) and surrounded by rocky cliffs. In the tropical climate of Cameroon, ...

On August 21, 1986, a strange rumbling noise was heard at Lake Nyos in Northwest Cameroon. The following morning, 1,746 people and over 3,500 livestock within 25 kilometers (16 miles) of the lake ...

Nyos is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, lying high on the flank of an inactive volcano. The lake released a large cloud of carbon dioxide (CO2) on August 21, 1986, suffocating ...

Editorial - In the West and Central Africa sub regions of the continent, Lake Nyos has earned a reputation as a dangerous lake. Ever so frequently, the lake has been a source of concern to those ...

Interview - Dr Joseph Victor Hell, Director, Institute of Geological and Mining Research, IRGM, talks on the achievements and challenges of degassing of Lake Nyos.