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In 1991, during the Gulf War, Saddam Hussein ordered the ignition of more than 600 oil wells in Kuwait. The resulting fires burned for months and were so massive they could be seen from space, darkening the skies even in daylight. At their peak, the burning wells consumed up to 6 [ 网页链接 ↗ ]