When local legend in Africa spoke of an exploding lake, western researchers scoffed. They were wrong—Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager talk about... Aug 08, 2013 — When local legend in Africa spoke of ...

Lake Nyos in Cameroon, a crater lake, is known as an 'exploding lake' due to its rare limnic eruptions. On August 21, 1986, it released a massive cloud of suffocating carbon dioxide, killing nearly 1, ...

Researchers involved in a unusual project to prevent natural disasters in two African lakes say the first few years of the attempt have gone well, but have not yet made things safe. The project aims ...

In 1986, the people of Cameroon woke to an unthinkable nightmare. Lake Nyos, a seemingly calm body of water, had silently released a massive cloud of carbon dioxide, suffocating more than 1,700 people ...