ON THE NIGHT OF THE APOCALYPSE, Ephriam Che was in his mud-brick house on a cliff above Nyos, a crater lake in the volcanic highlands of northwest Cameroon. A half-moon lit the water and the hills and ...

Cameroon after a natural disaster at Lake Nyos. This rare event changed not only our lives but also our understanding of the world.

The wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale nearly 150 years ago has been discovered, searchers announced last week, completing a quest that began nearly 60 years ago. Shipwreck ...

An ancient lake that vanished from California’s Death Valley National Park thousands of years ago has made a rare return after the area was soaked by record-setting rainfall. Recent storms have ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Between 128,000 and 186,000 years ago, when ice covered the Sierra Nevada, a lake 100 miles long and 600 feet deep ...

Death Valley, one of the driest and hottest places on Earth, is making headlines for an unexpected reason: water. After a record-breaking November rainfall, a shallow lake has reappeared in Badwater ...

The Lake Nyos disaster is one of nature’s most mysterious and tragic events. Located in Cameroon, Lake Nyos is a crater lake that became infamous after a sudden and devastating event on August 21, ...

On August 21, 1986, in northwestern Cameroon, a massive froth shot up into the sky from the waters of Lake Nyos, followed by a thick ghostly fog which covered the surrounding landscape. In an instant, ...

San Joaquin Valley tribal and community leaders want to restore part of Tulare Lake. Once the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi, the lake was drained more than a century ago for ...

The loss of the Great Salt Lake would be an environmental disaster with health and economic effects far beyond Utah’s borders. The state is taking action, but critics say it’s not doing enough.

Crater Lake National Park's Cleetwood Cove Trail, the only legal access point to the lake, will close in 2026 for a construction project. The closure is expected to last for at least two years, during ...