Heat from the decay of radioactive
elements deep within the planet could meet Earth’s energy needs almost three
times over. The problem, though, is how to take advantage of that immense source
of energy.
Witness the explosive power of a
volcano or the eruptions of geysers and hydrothermal vents, and it’s clear that
Earth has a prodigious source of internal heat.
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