philfix t1_jd4l7bi wrote on March 21, 2023 at 8:08 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 <Serious> How can coal burn underground with no oxygen source? Permalink −2−
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philfix t1_jd4l7bi 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
<Serious> How can coal burn underground with no oxygen source?