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The Centralia mine fire is a coal-seam fire that has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start date are still a matter of debate.
The geographic poles are defined by the points on the surface of Earth that are intersected by the axis of rotation. The pole shift hypothesis describes a change in location of these poles with respect to the underlying surface – a phenomenon distinct from the changes in axial orientation with respect to the plane of the ecliptic that are caused by precession and nutation, and is an ...
A coal fire in China Open-cast mining continues near a fire at Jharia coalfield in India.. A coal-seam fire is a burning of an outcrop or underground coal seam.Most coal-seam fires exhibit smouldering combustion, [1] particularly underground coal-seam fires, because of limited atmospheric oxygen availability.
A vast majority of wildfires are started by people. Human-caused wildfires account for 88% of all wildfires in the United States on average over the last 10 years, according to the National ...
Climate change is making the Western United States drier, which can fuel wildfires like those affecting Los Angeles. With higher temperatures come parched landscapes full of vegetation that can ...
Some 52 forest fires were recorded in a 24-hour period in Greece, the country’s fire department said. The blazes were recorded between 6pm on Thursday and 6pm Friday local time.
The next two most common causes: fires intentionally set, and those sparked by utility lines. John Lentini, owner of Scientific Fire Analysis in Florida, who has investigated large fires in California including the Oakland Hills Fire in 1991, said the size and scope of the blaze doesn’t change the approach to finding out what caused it.
Climate change promotes the type of weather that makes wildfires more likely. In some areas, an increase of wildfires has been attributed directly to climate change. [11]: 247 Evidence from Earth's past also shows more fire in warmer periods. [74] Climate change increases evapotranspiration. This can cause vegetation and soils to dry out.