ray_giraffe t1_jd4u13d wrote on March 21, 2023 at 9:02 PM Reply to comment by philfix in 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 Probably slow convection through the soil Permalink Parent 3
ray_giraffe t1_j9jg45b wrote on February 22, 2023 at 12:16 PM Reply to I made a spy balloon simulator that runs on real atmospheric data! by import_torch-nn So cool!! What altitude is it flying at? Permalink 2
ray_giraffe t1_jd4u13d wrote
Reply to comment by philfix in 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
Probably slow convection through the soil