#sinkholes

[oceaniatropics]

cave diving at Hell's Hole, Mount Gambier, South Australia 

[kessira]

My partner, while we were in Mt Gambier the other week: so should we be worried about new sinkholes opening up around here?

Tourist information lady: no no, these are cenotes, they form over time, they don't just happen

Mt Gambier: bet

Sorry about the new holes @derinthescarletpescatarian

[geologyin-blog]

Scientists have discovered towering salt chimneys, called "white smokers," on the Dead Sea floor. These formations offer clues to geological processes and may help predict sinkholes.

[underthewingsofthblackeagle]

Why are there suddenly huge sinkholes in Anatolia? | Focus on Europe

Sinkholes near residential areas have suddenly opened up in central Turkey because of groundwater runoffs. And they’re becoming deadly hazards for people and animals.

[shelvt0rr]

the calm before the storm

[nielzexe]

All about Cover-collapsed Sinkholes

Cover collapse sinkholes occur when the ground surface collapses into a subsurface void or cavity. This type of sinkhole is particularly dangerous because it can cause sudden and dramatic ground subsidence. You might not want to get swallowed by one!

How Cover collapsed sinkholes processes:

The bedrock below the surface erodes making space for the soil and rocks to sink making space under the solid cover of the crust. Because no solid ground is holding the crust, the weight of the cover/crust cause it to collapse because of lacking support, resulting in a sudden subsidence of the ground, a sinkhole.

Learning about sinkholes is pretty important because they can pop up unexpectedly and cause a lot of trouble. Imagine you’re walking down the street, and suddenly, the ground starts to cave in. That’s a sinkhole in action, and it can swallow up everything from roads to houses. Always be aware of your surrounding! :)

[mrmorphea]

Chilling in the sinkholes

[asdaricus]

Photos of waterfalls in Iceland were transformed through text prompt into lightly forested sinkholes. Amazing work, Midjourney

[river-raven]

Sinkholes occupy an absurd quantity of my thoughts already so you can imagine how I felt upon reading the world ender comic

[doctorslippery]

Affordable and the possibility of death.

My friend just sent me the greatest home listing I think I have ever seen

I mean, check out this beutiful riverside home! Double garage! Upstairs access from the outside! Lets check out the inside

Open concept kitchen, nice, nice

Oh, the whole Floorplan seems to be open concept. Okay! That floor is a little odd, but not a deal breaker.

That bathroom could use an update

Need to change out that curtain

Okay, let's go take a look at the back yard!

Oh

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sinkhole in Illinois, 2024

[thestevenwickblog]

A sinkhole that opened along Interstate 80 in northern New Jersey on Thursday morning has forced authorities to close the highway’s eastbound lanes near Wharton, about 40 miles west of New York City.

[inzanitie]

HA

I hit a pothole (a Michigan pothole so basically a sinkhole) today and my check engine light came on. I don’t have one of those computer plugins to reset the light and I knew it was just a sensor that got knocked so I was just like “well let’s see if this works” and on the way home I swerved and hit the pothole again and the check engine light turned off

[parttimereporter]

This news is so terrible and tragic...

Pittsburgh

Abandoned mine at the heart of search for woman who fell through a sinkhole is becoming unsafe, police say

 / CBS Pittsburgh

UPDATE: For more updates on Wednesday's search and rescue efforts in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, click here.

UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- The abandoned mine where search and rescue efforts are underway to find a missing woman who fell through a sinkhole is becoming compromised and unsafe, Pennsylvania State Police said Wednesday.

Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Steve Limani said early Wednesday that the abandoned mine in Unity Township where rescue crews are working to locate 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard is becoming dangerous for other potential mine subsidence to take place.

[qupritsuvwix]

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-federal-police-concludes-probe-into-braskem-salt-mining-disaster-2024-11-01/