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| Russian Winter (Kind of) Zombie Fires |
| 2021-12-13 |
| [InterestingEngineering] The coldest place on Earth is burning because of zombie fires. Oymyakon, Russia, which has the lowest winter temperatures of any city in the world with an average of 58°F below zero (50°C below zero) is generally considered the coldest inhabited area on Earth. Oymyakon’s lowest recorded temperature was a reading of 89.9°F below zero (67.7°C below zero) back in January 1924. Even though Oymyakon means "unfrozen water" due to the thermal spring located nearby, the area is located in a permafrost zone, which means that the ground temperature is constantly 32°F below zero (0°C) and is permanently covered in snow. Despite low temperatures, peat fires, also known as "zombie fires," fueled by peat and methane, continue to burn in the area below the ground. |
| Posted by:The Walking Unvaxed |
| #7 Archaeologists Say They've Found the Earliest Evidence of Humans Using Tobacco Four charred seeds in a 12,300-year-old hearth appear to push the start of human tobacco use back by millennia. |
| Posted by: Grinetch Snaith4103 2021-12-13 18:21 |
| #6 RE: #4 Apparently Australia wins with one that's been burning for over 6,000 years. Caused by carelessly discarded cigarette, no doubt. |
| Posted by: Grinetch Snaith4103 2021-12-13 17:55 |
| #5 Pitiful Humans! I will see your puny coal seam fires and raise one African nuclear reactor |
| Posted by: SteveS 2021-12-13 16:28 |
| #4 Apparently Australia wins with one that's been burning for over 6,000 years. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2021-12-13 16:11 |
| #3 There's also 2 or 3 coal mines burning in China. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2021-12-13 12:24 |
| #2 Centralia, PA |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2021-12-13 12:06 |
| #1 Aren't there some Pennsylvania coal mines perpetually on fire currently? |
| Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 2021-12-13 10:58 |