Озеро, превратившееся в смертоносное облако газа

On August 21, 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon released a huge volume of carbon dioxide without a visible volcanic eruption. The gas moved through nearby valleys, suffocating communities and livestock. The lake looked quiet; the danger was hidden deep beneath the water. Chapters 0:00 — I — THE NIGHT THE AIR CHANGED 2:32 — II — A LAKE LOADED WITH GAS 4:53 — III — THE TRIGGER 7:04 — IV — THE CLOUD MOVES DOWNHILL 9:12 — V — THE COMMUNITIES IN THE VALLEYS 11:27 — VI — THE INVESTIGATION 13:35 — VII — DRAINING AN INVISIBLE THREAT 15:29 — VIII — WHAT THE DISASTER CHANGED 17:09 — IX — THE LAKE THAT STILL LOOKS QUIET Sources U.S. Geological Survey — The 21 August 1986 Lake Nyos Gas Disaster, Cameroon: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1987/0097/re... U.S. Geological Survey — Sudden Gas Release from Crater Lake: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1997/0487/pd... U.S. Geological Survey — Origin and age of the Lake Nyos maar: https://www.usgs.gov/publications/ori... Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program — Lake Nyos photo collection: https://volcano.si.edu/gallery/ShowIm... Real photograph credits Jack Lockwood / U.S. Geological Survey — Lake Nyos 1986 001, public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... United States Geological Survey — Tml15-16 Nc, public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Bill Evans / U.S. Geological Survey — Lake nyos co2 vent, public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Bill Evans / U.S. Geological Survey — Lake Nyos 1992 001, public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... Research note The commonly cited death toll is 1,746, while the early U.S. Geological Survey investigation reported at least 1,700 deaths. The script preserves that distinction rather than treating the estimate as a measurement made at the scene.