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Woah, never heard of this. Got a link or a technical term?
The naturally occuring nuclear reactor in Africa is really interesting as well. So is the coal fire in Australia that's been going on for like a thousand years.
Naturally occuring nuclear reactor in Africa? Nature is fucking weird bro.
1.7 billion years ago, natural Oklo breeder reactor in Gabon.
That's fucking amazing, Joe Scott should do a video on this.
Burning Mountain in Australia, 6000 year old coal seam fire.
It’s called the carbon silicate cycle
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbonate%E2%80%93silicate_cycle
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-31128-3
https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/msa/elements/article/15/5/301/574082/Earth-Catastrophes-and-their-Impact-on-the-Carbon
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/do-any-mass-extinctions-correlate-magnetic-reversals#:~:text=No.,protect%20us%20from%20solar%20radiation.
Edit: that giant explosuon https://new.nsf.gov/news/volcanic-coal-burning-siberia-led-climate-change#:~:text=A%20team%20of%20researchers%20led,Earth's%20most%20severe%20extinction%20event.