paladinchiro t1_jd3pk76 wrote on March 21, 2023 at 4:48 PM Reply to TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone I'd recommend sending in an army of Russian 5th graders to put out the fire but they will probably be sent to the front lines in Ukraine here pretty soon =( Permalink −2−
paladinchiro t1_jd3pk76 wrote
Reply to TIL A coal seam in Australia is believed to have been burning for 6,000 years, making it the oldest coal fire. The site's name is Mount Wingen but is commonly called Burning Mountain and the fire is traveling south 1m per year discoloring the ground as it goes. by jamescookenotthatone
I'd recommend sending in an army of Russian 5th graders to put out the fire but they will probably be sent to the front lines in Ukraine here pretty soon =(