Cameroon’s Deadly Lake Bomb Has Been Diffused
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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/scishow Or support us directly: https://complexly.com/support Join our SciShow email list to get the latest news and highlights: https://mailchi.mp/scishow/email ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Shaji John, Timos Gies, Jon Coffman, Anita, Anne Herrington, Ashley Moquin, yeyette, David Johnston, Cye Stoner, Jp Lyn
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