How did the color of the water in Lake Nyos change following the release of the carbon dioxide gas, and what caused this change

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masya89 [10]

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How did the color of the water in Lake Nyos change following the release of the carbon dioxide gas, and what caused this change

in color?

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aliya0001 [1] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-07T02:42:11+03:00

<span>The water in Lake Nyos is normally a beautiful, deep-blue color. However, the post-eruption of Lake Nyos made the water murky reddish brown. This is apparently formed by the oxidation of iron-rich bottom waters that were carried up to shallower lake levels during the hydrovolcanic eruption. </span>It had been known for years that the water in Lake Nyos was extremely enriched in dissolved CO2 at the <span>bottom of the lake. Thus, a CO2 "eruption" occured.</span>