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Nios

American  
[nee-ohs] / ˈni oʊs /
Or Nyos

noun

  1. Lake, a volcanic lake in Cameroon, at the NW border: eruption 1986.


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Lake Nios, affectionately dubbed the "good lake" by local residents, no longer shimmered a welcoming blue.

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Unfortunately, the lands surrounding Lake Nios may have to be evacuated permanently if scientists determine that a recurrence seems likely.

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Then a silent plume of colorless gas shot up from the turbulent depths of Lake Nios, just inside Cameroon's northwest border.

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A government employee who had been motorcycling to Nios from Wum first discovered the disaster.

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