Cameroon’s Deadly Lake Bomb Has Been Diffused

Get 20% off DeleteMe by going to https://joindeleteme.com/SCISHOW and use code SCISHOW to protect your privacy! In 1986, the residents of a Cameroonian village called Nyos experienced a natural disaster that had only happened one other time in recorded history. Their local lake expelled a gigantic cloud of CO2 gas, killing roughly 1800 people. But over the decades, scientists and engineers have worked out a solution to prevent something similar from happening again. Hosted by: Ceri Riley (she/her) ---------- Support us for $8/month on Patreon and keep SciShow going! https://www.patreon.com/sci