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The African Lake that Released an Invisible Cloud of Carbon Dioxide During the Night and Caused One of the Most Unusual Natural Tragedies Ever Recorded

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On the night of August 21, 1986, communities near Lake Nyos, in the northwest of Cameroon, were hit by a virtually invisible cloud of carbon dioxide that suddenly came out of the water and advanced into the lower areas of the land. At least 1,700 people died of asphyxiation, in addition to thousands of animals, in a...
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On the night of August 21, 1986, communities near Lake Nyos, in the northwest of Cameroon, were hit by a virtually invisible cloud of carbon dioxide that suddenly came out of the water and advanced into the lower areas of the land. At least 1,700 people died of asphyxiation, in addition to thousands of animals, in a...

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O Antagonista broke the news in São Paulo, Brazil on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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