In August 1986,a gigantic volume of gas belched forth from Lake Nyos in Cameroon and swept down the adjacent valleys asphyxiating 1,700 people.The gas was _______________.

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The gas that belched forth from Lake Nyos was mostly carbon dioxide, which had accumulated at the bottom of the lake and was suddenly released due to a small volcanic disturbance.

In August 1986,a Gigantic Volume of Gas Belched Forth from Lake