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When a limnic eruption at Lake Nyos releases a deadly carbon dioxide cloud that kills 1,700 people overnight, geologist Dr. Amara Nkosi must race against time to predict the next catastrophic release and evacuate vulnerable communities before invisible death strikes again.




A prefab metal structure perched on the crater rim, windows facing the deceptively tranquil lake below. Inside, seismographs scratch endless data onto scrolling paper while gas sensors blink amber warnings no one heeded.

Dust settles on market stalls still arranged with yesterday's goods. Silence where voices should be—no livestock, no birdsong, only Marie's footsteps echoing between abandoned compounds and Chief Ndoumbé's loudspeaker announcements assuring survivors nothing is wrong.
Dr. Amara Nkosi confronts her failure to prevent disaster, battles bureaucratic resistance to evacuate vulnerable communities, and ultimately transforms her guilt into decisive action that saves lives despite scientific uncertainty.
Dr. Amara Nkosi confronts the devastating truth that her dismissed data predicted the disaster, then battles Chief Ndoumbé's bureaucratic obstruction while Marie pushes her toward decisive action as new seismic readings threaten another catastrophe.
Amara confronts the dismissed gas readings that predicted the disaster, realizing her intellectual arrogance cost 1,700 lives.

Marie pushes Amara to present findings to Chief Ndoumbé, who dismisses the warnings to protect his political position as new seismic data shows imminent danger.

Amara defies protocol to sound evacuation warnings herself, accepting responsibility despite imperfect knowledge as the lake begins releasing again.
