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When the soil ‘ceiling’ collapses, you end up with a hole exposing a cavity previously hidden underground.
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For every 0.1°C rise in temperature, the number of sinkholes increases by 1 to 3%.
A bus got caught in a sinkhole in downtown Pittsburgh on Oct. 28, 2019.
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Irregular weather is destabilizing the soil that supports railroad tracks, roads, buildings and pipelines.
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And here’s what to do once a future sinkhole has been identified.
What caused the dramatic collapse of the coast on a Queensland island?
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The beach collapse at Inskip in Queensland might look like a sinkhole, but it was likely triggered by very different forces.
Sinkholes can have a sinking effect on house prices.
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Sinkholes seem to be popping up everywhere this year. March saw the tragic death of Jeff Bush in Seffner, Florida, when his bedroom collapsed into a sinkhole below his house. The same month saw the disappearance…