In August 1986,a gigantic volume of carbon dioxide gas belched forth from ____________ and swept down the adjacent valleys asphyxiating 1700 people.
A)Lake Nyos in Cameroon
B)Crater Lake in Oregon
C)Krakatau in Indonesia
D)Pinatubo in the Philippines
E)Vesuvius in Italy

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The carbon dioxide gas eruption that resulted in the death of 1700 people occurred in Lake Nyos in Cameroon in August 1986. The carbon dioxide was released from the lake when it turned over, possibly triggered by a landslide or an earthquake. The gas, being denser than air, flowed down the valleys and suffocated people and livestock.

In August 1986,a Gigantic Volume of Carbon Dioxide Gas Belched