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Lake Nyos is a crater lake volcanoes in Cameroon, West Africa, located in the 10:15 6:36 ° N ° E. In 1986 the lake was releasing giant clouds of carbon dioxide, which resulted sufokasi (lack of oxygen) up to 1800 people in the surrounding villages.

Lake Nyos Beautiful lake in Cameroon which Creepy and Deadly.

The beauty of nature often provide entertainment for us were hit by boredom in daily activities. The natural beauty is also often inspires us to continue working and always be grateful for the gift of the most beautiful that has been given him. Beaches, caves, lakes, no mountains are part of the natural beauty that we often make themselves the object hanger. Traveled fancy term.

But you know, when we listen to its beauty, very rarely thought of dangerous things that could have suddenly become mass murderers for life around. This is as it happens from Lake Nyos, located in the country of Cameroon.

What's Lake Nyos?

Nyos is the name of a volcanic crater lake in the state of Cameroon, West Africa, which formed since 400 years ago. It lies at 6.36 ° North latitude and 10.15 ° east longitude. The depths of Lake Nyos is reached 157meter the deepest part is 208 meters.

Beautiful lakes in the country Cameroon

A lake Nyos in Cameroon country which has the unmatched beauty and visited by many people for a tour of nature. As beautiful lake in the other hemisphere, lake Nyos is seen as an amazing place and provide comfort. Therefore, both the visitors, or the residents who live around the lake is more comfortable due to the appearance of beauty, and not so worried about other circumstances that could endanger safety.

Natural phenomena pathetic

The formation of the lake that cratered volcano ejects likely poisonous gas that can then be spread on the surrounding area. As a result, there will be negative impacts, including the ability to kill human life was animals secretly.

Almost 1800 human soul dies

The ability to kill secretly it has been proved by the lake Nyos, by the death of almost 1800 human spirit and also the thousands of cattle and wild animals, while also building a state of nature they occupy unchanged and did not damage. The phenomenon of sudden death and secretly that occurred on August 21, 1986, the other is not caused by poisonous gas that comes from the lake Nyos. That carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered a sudden onset of eruptions from the bottom of the lake, then spread to a radius of 25 kilometers.

Chronologically, this event begins with a roar that comes from the lake, and people curious and out of the house with the intention of going to find out what was happening. Exposure according to the scientists, the roar was the sound that arises from a gas explosion that took place in only 20 seconds, but then followed with vomit 12 cubic kilometers of CO2.

The appearance of the explosion fountain basin as high as 90 meters, it also caused a small tsunami. But rarely know that these events also generate toxic gases, the article CO2 gas is very difficult to detect by naked eye, because it is colorless and odorless. Which can be immediately known, that in an instant many living creatures, especially humans and animals, suddenly collapsed and collapsed.

It is understandable if the number of lives of thousands of living beings could float, because in the period shortly spread this poisonous gas can indeed achieve broad radius, ie up to within 25 kilometers. So for those who are fast asleep and did not come out to see the state becomes sleep in eternity.

What is the cause of death?

Referring to the research of experts, on the night of August 20, 1986 occurred ruins on a cliff on the banks of the lake, then the debris in the water to the bottom. The ruins of this cliff which allegedly has shaken the layers of water, so that the most basic layer filled with CO2 to be broken.

CO2 layer which subsequently broke out in large numbers to flow onto the surface of the lake. Inevitably on the morning of August 21 CO2 stream spreading to residential areas. Unfortunately, because it is colorless and odorless, so residents were aware of the presence suddenly and silently. Therefore, the lake was dubbed with the name "Lake Nyos", which means beautiful lake that is very creepy.

Similar events Lake Nyos

Disasters are almost similar to the Lake Nyos actually never happened. The first is in the mountains surrounding the Dieng, Central Java, namely the carbon dioxide gas mixed with hydrogen sulphide ejected in February 1979 Sinila sourced from the crater and crater Sigludug. No time-consuming poisonous gas spread to surrounding areas to result in 149 deaths. The second is in a location that is not far apart, namely in lake Monoun that occurred in 1984 and claimed the lives of at least 37 people.

Disaster management

For the sake of tackling the victims of this disaster, the scientists working together. One is by way of channeling excess CO2 content is in the water, by installing a pipe around the lake. Gradually the UNESCO team to design CO2 gas release system, the first in 1990 to install a 9-millimeter-diameter PVC pipe vertically until it reaches the bottom of the lake. It appeared that the outcome of the end of the pipe that is on the surface succeeded in removing water that contains carbon dioxide, its form similar to soda water that overflowed from the bottle.

From the results of the first experiment, the next in 1995 made four controllers pipe eruption in Lake Nyos toxic gas. The team is installing pipes from special PVC material perpendicular diameter of 140 millimeters deep as 185 to 205 meters. The team is composed of eight experts come from 6 countries, and is led by George Kling from the University of Michigan USA. After beberapakali conducting research and experiments, then the way piping is believed to provide more benefits, which can reduce the amount of toxic gases, namely the theory throw it slowly, so the possibility of eruption of gas suddenly can lead to catastrophic can reduced. Even explained also that toxic gas release control model of this kind can also be used in other volcanic lakes with similar conditions, namely the potential for a deadly toxic gas eruption.
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Publihed Date: 02 February 2016 at 12:54