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Lake Nyos: The Deadly CO2 Explosion That Shook a Village

In 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a massive cloud of carbon dioxide that suffocated over 1,700 people instantly. This ...

Cleveland Tried to Break a World Record in 1986 — Then the Sky Fell

Whoever said you can’t have too much of a good thing clearly wasn’t in Cleveland in 1986. That fall, the city decided to make ...