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Mitigation of Dangers from Natural and Anthropogenic Hazards

Part of the SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-38875-5

ISBN: 978-3-319-38874-8

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jun 24, 2016

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Chapter 21Uncommon but Noteworthy Natural Hazards

Siegel, Frederic R.

Pages: 115 –118

[Lake Nyos is a crater lake in Cameroon. The volcano that underlies it is continually emitting CO2 into the bottom waters. The lake is stratified and the layer of lake water overlying the bottom water traps the CO2 thereby allowing a build up of the gas. In the past, the lake has overturned...

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