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Lake Nyos Zoom-in
On August 21, 1986 (2 years after the gas explosion of Lake Monoun -- see animation #2346 for more details) Lake Nyos in Cameroon, Africa also exploded. The resulting gas emissions killed over 1700 people and livestock in neighboring villages. The deadly effects were seen as far as 25 kilometers away.

Animation zooming into 15 meter Landsat-7 data of deadly Lake Nyos.    Animation zooming into 15 meter Landsat-7 data of deadly Lake Nyos.
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15 meter Landsat-7 data of Lake Nyos taken on 2-5-2001    15 meter Landsat-7 data of Lake Nyos taken on 2-5-2001

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Video slate image reads    Video slate image reads "Lake Nyos Zoom-in: Zoom down to Lake Nyos, Cameroon, Africa. On August 21, 1986, Lake Nyos emitted a gas which killed over 1,700 people and livestock in neighboring villages.".

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Animation Number:2348
Completed:2002-01-10
Animator:Alex Kekesi (GST) (Lead)
Scientists:George Kling (University of Michigan)
 Bill Evans (USGS)
Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets:Landsat-7/ETM+ (2001/02/05)
 GTOPO30 (1993-1996)
Series:Exploding Lakes
Video:SVS2002-0002 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Gas
SVS >> Lake
SVS >> Zoom
GCMD >> Location >> Cameroon
GCMD >> Location >> Africa
 
 
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