Within the project for the supply of magnetic fluid for Lake Nyos and Monoun and the limitation of natural catastrophes in Cameroon, an accord was signed between the government of Japan and that of ...

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In August 1986 Lake Nyos in northwest Cameroon suddenly released a massive cloud of carbon dioxide, suffocating more than ...

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 ...

When the weather allows, there’s nothing as refreshing as a dip in the sea, river or lake. However, swimming sometimes comes with risks. There are some bodies of water that are best observed from a ...

CAMEROON has begun to make one of its deadly lakes safe at last. Engineers have started installing pipes to remove carbon dioxide building up in the depths of Lake Monoun, which could erupt at any ...

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 ...