In a recent article in Remote Sensing, researchers investigated the surface multi-hazard effects induced by underground coal mining in mountainous regions, focusing on the relationship between ...

miners switched to descending into the mine through another shaft farther west. From there, they faced a two-hour, six-mile trek through underground tunnels to reach the coal faces beneath shaft No.

Mining activity ceased at the site in the early 1900’s, but the coal still left in the ground has been burning ever since. Previous coverage: Work begins to mitigate decades-old underground fire in ...