The strange Lake Nyos CO2 gas disaster : impacts and the displacement and return of affected communities / by Forka Leypey Mathew Fomine

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Title

The strange Lake Nyos CO2 gas disaster : impacts and the displacement and return of affected communities / by Forka Leypey Mathew Fomine

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National Library of New Zealand

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Index New Zealand

Description

Investigates the origins and after-effects, particularly in terms of forced human migration and involuntary resettlement, of the 21 Aug 1986 eruption and release of an enormous amount of carbon dioxide gas from Lake Nyos, a volcanic crater lake in Cameroon. Gives a brief geological history of the area. Describes the disaster and its devastation. Looks at the local and international response. Focuses on the temporary and permanent resettlement camps subsequently established and what life i...

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Format

Journal

Date created

2011

Creator

Fomine, Forka Leypey Mathew, (History Department, The University of Yaounde, Cameroon)

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23365052

Related subjects

Natural disasters / Forced migration / Carbon dioxide / Disaster relief / Cameroon -- Lake Nyos

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