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01-24-2018, 11:16 AM
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The Only Photos from the Lake Nyos Tragedy Which Killed 1,700 People
The Lake Nyos disaster occurred on 21 August 1986, when a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos, in northwestern Cameroon, produced a large cloud of carbon dioxide (CO2), which descended onto nearby villages, killing 1,746 people and 3,500 livestock. The eruption triggered the sudden release of about 100,000–300,000 tons (some sources state as much as 1.6 million tons) of CO2. This gas cloud rose at nearly 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) and spilled over the northern lip of the lake. It then rushed down two valleys, branching off to the north, displacing all the air and suffocating people and livestock within 25 kilometres (16 mi) of the lake. A degassing system has since been installed at the lake, with the aim of reducing the concentration of CO2 in deep waters and therefore the risk of further eruptions.  ·  · |
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01-24-2018, 11:48 AM
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Re: The Only Photos from the Lake Nyos Tragedy Which Killed 1,700 People
The most sweet death in Africa, they were lucky.
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01-24-2018, 12:53 PM
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Re: The Only Photos from the Lake Nyos Tragedy Which Killed 1,700 People
1.6 million tons of CO2???  And they say that the CO2 that comes out of my car exhaust is desteoying the planet..........  |
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01-24-2018, 01:20 PM
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Re: The Only Photos from the Lake Nyos Tragedy Which Killed 1,700 People
There is nothing further to be done - the planet has already been desteoyed. Now we can all sit back and enjoy all the benefits.  |
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01-24-2018, 03:12 PM
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Re: The Only Photos from the Lake Nyos Tragedy Which Killed 1,700 People
Mild winters?  |
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01-24-2018, 03:28 PM
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Re: The Only Photos from the Lake Nyos Tragedy Which Killed 1,700 People
I've seen some pics of dead cattle from this event, but for some reason, the pics of dead people were never published. As if dead people in Africa is so unusual.
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01-24-2018, 05:18 PM
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Re: The Only Photos from the Lake Nyos Tragedy Which Killed 1,700 People
Considering that all of humanity (machines and all) puts out 4.3 million tons per hour, it's only about 23 minutes worth of human output. The annual amount is around 40 Billion tons. |
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01-25-2018, 01:55 PM
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Re: The Only Photos from the Lake Nyos Tragedy Which Killed 1,700 People
 I just read up on this, so very sad. I found several pics of some of the livestock that died. Sad all around.
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