In 1986,Lake Nyos,a crater lake in the Cameroon highlands West Africa,erupted a cloud of which gas that killed over 1700 people.

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Lake Nyos erupted a cloud of carbon dioxide, which is a colorless and odorless gas that can displace oxygen in the air and cause suffocation. This phenomenon is known as a limnic eruption, and it can occur when deep lake water saturated with carbon dioxide is disturbed, releasing the gas from the bottom to the surface in a violent event.

In 1986,Lake Nyos,a Crater Lake in the Cameroon Highlands West