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The Lake Nyos Disaster
August 21, 1986. A rare eruption of carbon dioxide from a mountain lake in Cameroon kills 1,746 people in a single night. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free listening and more. History Daily is a co-producti...
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The Lake Nyos Disaster is an episode from History Daily by Audioboom. August 21, 1986. A rare eruption of carbon dioxide from a mountain lake in Cameroon kills 1,746 people in a single night. Support the show! Join Into History for ad-free...
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