A sudden change on 29 August 2022 in the colour and smell of Lake Kuk, in north-west Cameroon, has caused anxiety and panic among the local residents. Fears are driven by an incident that happened 36 ...

On 21 August 1986, Lake Nyos emitted lethal gases (mainly carbon dioxide) that suffocated 1,746 people and around 8,300 livestock. It wasn’t the first incident like this. Two years earlier, Lake ...

As many of you may already know, deep bodies of water can hold substantial quantities of dissolved carbon dioxide. Now, in extremely unusual circumstances, this dissolved gas can abruptly surge from ...

Disasters be they natural or human-made can be unpredictable. It can strike without warning and it highlights the importance of always being alert and being prepared with resilience. Various stories ...