Archival photograph used by Final Vestige for “They Taught the Lake to Breathe.” Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, GVP-00264; photograph by Jack Lockwood, U.S. Geological Survey. Public domain.
Lake Nyos After the 1986 Gas Release
Lake Nyos after the August 21, 1986 gas release. Iron-rich deep water brought to the surface gave the lake a reddish cast, while wave action stripped vegetation from parts of the shore. Photograph by Jack Lockwood, U.S. Geological…
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