Lake Nyos was rigged for disaster
Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS)
By: R. A. Kerr
Edited by: Henry Spall
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Abstract
Studies suggest that magmatic gas seepage had turned Lake Nyos in Cameroon into a time bomb; evidence mounts against a volcanic trigger for last August's disaster.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Lake Nyos was rigged for disaster |
| Series title | Earthquakes & Volcanoes (USGS) |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1987 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Description | 6 p. |
| First page | 22 |
| Last page | 27 |
| Public Comments | Reprinted by permission of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
| Country | Cameroon |
| Other Geospatial | Lake Nyos is a crater lake in the Northwest Region of Cameroon, located about 315 km northwest of Yaoundé. Nyos is a deep lake high on the flank of an inactive volcano in the Oku volcanic plain along the Cameroon line of volcanic activity. |