A Limnic Eruption can cause a lake to literally explode. A Limnic Eruption is where CO2 levels within the lake rise to a critical level and then erupt, killing all animals around it. The CO2 displaces the water from the lake, and spreads out over the surrounding land, suffocating all in its path. This natural disaster has happened several times in the past, the most recent occurences being in the Cameroon at Lake Monoun in 1984 and at a neighbouring lake, Lake Nylos, in 1986. Around 1800 people were killed at Lake Nylos when 80 million cubic meters of CO2 were released.
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