US EditionMapping the Rise of Dangerous Heat Beneath a California Landfill
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Representatives of the Emergency Situations Sector of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Environmental Protection adopted today a proposal for urgent measures aimed at reducing the number of fires at municipal waste landfills, including round-the-clock duty for employees of public utility companies and a ban on access to landfills for those who are not employees of the PUC.
Mapping the Rise of Dangerous Heat Beneath a California Landfill
Bloomberg has created a visualization showing how underground heat at one of the largest municipal waste dumps in Los Angeles County has intensified and spread between 2019 and 2024. As buried trash decomposes, it produces methane and other gases, which landfills capture through a network of wells. But if too much oxygen is pulled in—often from aggressive gas extraction—it can trigger a smoldering reaction deep in the waste. That reaction genera…
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The number of fires has increased fivefold in recent years, Tyrol's waste disposal industry and insurance companies are demanding immediate measures.
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tanjug.rsSince the beginning of the year, more than 1,000 fires have been recorded at landfills in Serbia.
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