The residents of several villages in northern Cameroon went to sleep on August 21, 1986, unaware that many of them would never wake up. Late in the evening, around 10 p.m., a tragic series of events ...

One night in 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon released massive clouds of carbon dioxide, enveloping entire villages and killing thousands. Since then a dicey game has been played out by scientists battling ...

In August 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon suddenly released a massive cloud of carbon dioxide that swept through nearby villages. The invisible gas rolled downhill at nearly 100 km/h, suffocating people, ...

August 21, 1986, was a busy market day in the village of Lower Nyos and that evening most people went to bed early. The next morning, some 1,700 people and 3,000 domestic animals were discovered lying ...

When people talk about volcanos, it's common for others to picture the kinds of apocalyptic eruptions often shown in disaster movies — as well as, unfortunately, in recent news. While these ancient ...

It is not often that one hears about a volcanic lake in Africa, but it's closer than you think? On the deadly night of August 21, 1986, a strange and mysterious natural disaster took place at one of ...