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Lake Nyos 1986: when a Cameroonian lake released a lethal CO2 cloud

On August 21, 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon released up to 300,000 tons of CO2. The cloud killed 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock in four villages within 25 km.

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