Episode 102: Silent But Deadly (Lake Nyos Disaster)

Anxious and Afraid The Pod

In this week's episode, Abby tells the crew all about the natural disaster at Lake Nyos.
In Cameroon, West Africa during the month of August in 1986, a crater lake called Lake Nyos abruptly erupted a large cloud of mysterious white gas which traveled into the nearby villages, wreaking death and destruction on whatever it touched.
Listen in to hear all the details on this devastating natural disaster and how scientists cracked the case and worked to ensure it never happened again.
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