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Hmm, that is enormous. At least it looks like just one pile is burning at present. My understanding is whenever Iraq lit the oil wells on fire they just pumped
by sidewndr46 5y ago
Hmm, that is enormous. At least it looks like just one pile is burning at present.
My understanding is whenever Iraq lit the oil wells on fire they just pumped up seawater to help with extinguishing the blaze. I wonder if that sort of thing could work here? Basically just flood the area with seawater.
- ClumsyPilot 5y agoUSSR nuked a gas well - an inferno was raging for 3 years and nothing elae could stop it. "On that cold autumn day in 1966, an underground tremor of unprecedented force shook the [ground] with a sparse grass cover on white sand. A dusty haze rose over the desert. The orange colored torch of the blazing well diminished, first slowly, then more rapidly, until it flickered and finally died out. For the first time in 1,064 days, quiet descended on the area. The jet-like roar of the gas well had been silenced"
- sidewndr46 5y agoActually they did that around six or so times from what I understand. All those were underground, so it probably is a net win for environment.
- capitainenemo 5y agoMaybe I'm misinterpreting the photo, but I saw the path as a firebreak, like they were using the vehicles to separate the burning tires from the rest of them.
- mistrial9 5y agomy guess is that the problem is the assignment of responsibility and the requirement to pay for cleanup - the technology is available and already nearby
- sidewndr46 5y agoUnfortunately, that's usually the case.