Unsustainable farming a threat to water supply

“I have come across some horrible things in my years of research on the environmental damage caused by mines, but for me the most terrifying sight of all is a burning underground coal field.

There is very little that one can do to solve a problem such as this, because you will have to pump millions of litres of water into the coal field to extinguish the fire. It can be done in areas where the burning coal threatens lives and infrastructure, but it’s usually only a temporary and limited solution, as it will start burning again as soon as the water subsides, drains away or evaporates, leaving the coal to come into contact with air