Moving from Lake Monoun to Lake Nyos

  • Released Thursday, January 10, 2002
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Lake Monoun and Lake Nyos are known as the killer lakes of Cameroon, Africa. In 1984 Lake Monoun exploded, emitting a deadly gas. Almost exactly two years later a similar explosion happened at Lake Nyos; although this time the death toll was much higher (over 1,700 people and livestock). Combined, the gas emissions from these lakes killed over 1,800 people and livestock in neighboring villages.

Animation flying over 3D terrain starting at Lake Monoun going to Lake Nyos.

Transitionary scene flying from Lake Monoun to Lake Nyos. The data in this scene is 15 meter Landsat-7 data (bands 3, 2, 1) draped over a 1 kilometer GTOPO30 digital elevation map (DEM).

Transitionary scene flying from Lake Monoun to Lake Nyos. The data in this scene is 15 meter Landsat-7 data (bands 3, 2, 1) draped over a 1 kilometer GTOPO30 digital elevation map (DEM).

Video slate image reads "From Monoun to Nyos: Fly over 3D terrain from Lake Monoun, Cameroon, Africa to Lake Nyos".

Video slate image reads "From Monoun to Nyos: Fly over 3D terrain from Lake Monoun, Cameroon, Africa to Lake Nyos".

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This page was originally published on Thursday, January 10, 2002.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:57 PM EDT.

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