Early in the morning of August 21, 1986, in a valley near Lake Nyos, Cameroon, something horrible happened.  1,746 people were killed, as were over 3,500 cattle and almost every other animal that breathed air.  There were no signs of violence or destruction. Everyone and everything seemed to have simply died.   They were the victims of one of Earth's rarest and most frightening disasters.  Learn more about limnic eruptions, what they are, and how they can be prevented on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Subscribe to the podcast!  https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen   Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/EverythingEverywhere Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/">https://everything-everywhere.com/everything-everywhere-daily-podcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices