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by throwup238 909 days ago
The temperatures are approaching boiling and are melting the PVC embedded in the landfill for gas removal. Unless it’s some really crazy new extremophile we’ve never seen before (which is definitely possible), it’s unlikely to be biological. CalRecycle said they’ve been seeing elevated oxygen in gas wells in the area for years and now are seeing elevated carbon monoxide levels that implies something is burning.

The other dump with the water intrusion has that biological problem, but the one that’s almost burning probably isn’t.