Professor of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Director of the Petroleum Engineering Dept at USC
Professor of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Director of the Petroleum Engineering Dept at the University of Southern California
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Iraj Ershaghi
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FROM Iraj Ershaghi
Which Way, L.A.?
At Mysterious Hot Spot in Ventura County, Soil is More Than 800 degrees Last Friday, there were reports of smoke rising from the ground in the Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County. Firefighters found there were no flames but at a foot beneath the surface the temperature of the ground was 812 degrees .
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