⚠️ LAKE NYOS DISASTER: WHEN THE AIR BECAME LETHAL 🔴 On August 21, 1986, a silent and invisible force swept through villages in Cameroon’s northwest highlands. Deep beneath LAKE NYOS, carbon dioxide had been accumulating for years. That night, the pressure gave way. In minutes, a massive CO₂ cloud burst from the lake and rolled down into nearby communities. It moved fast, clung to the ground, and left no time to react. Over 1,700 people and thousands of animals were gone by morning. Homes were u