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- Massive sinkhole in New Zealand exposes earth from 60,000 years ago Sat, 5 May 18, 4:11amAfter days of heavy rain last week, some New Zealand residents got a big surprise when a massive six-story sinkhole suddenly appeared. The sinkhole is one of largest ever spotted in the country - so big, in fact, that it...
- The ground under a West Texas oil patch is moving 'at alarming rates' Sat, 24 Mar 18, 4:23amLocal residents, infrastructure, and oil and gas pipelines could be at risk from the ground heaving and sinking in West Texas after years of fossil fuel production, according to a new study from Southern Methodist University...
- Massive sinkhole opens up in the middle of a Brazilian farming town Wed, 22 Nov 17, 10:45pmWatch your step! An enormous sinkhole has opened up in the tiny municipality of Coromandel, in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. As Forbes reports, the 65-foot hole appeared overnight in the thick of a local soybean...
- Giant sinkhole opens up in front of Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort Tue, 23 May 17, 11:37pmOne of President Donald Trump's claims on the campaign trail was that he'd "drain the swamp" if elected. Whether he kept that promise is up for debate; sure, he selected business tycoons like Rex Tillerson to fill top government...
- Researchers discover worlds deepest underwater sinkhole in the South China Sea Mon, 1 Aug 16, 6:00pmThe Sansha Ship Course Research Institute for Coral Protection used a variety of equipment, including underwater robots and sonar scanners, to determine the sinkhole’s size: 300.89 meters in depth, 130 meters in width (426...
- Siberia's "gateway to the underworld" crater is rapidly growing due to climate change Thu, 16 Jun 16, 1:30amIn a remote area of Siberia, outside the small town of Batagaiin the Sakha Republic, the ground suddenly opened up between 25 and 50 years ago, and it never stopped...
- Mysterious sinkhole develops a surprising and beautiful ecosystem in China Mon, 8 Jun 15, 6:00pmThe China sinkhole was naturally formed as a result of the region’s karst processes, in which the humid climate of Hubei’s Xuanen county triggered the chemical dissolution of the carbonate landscape...
- VIDEO: Massive Louisiana sinkhole creates ghost town now overrun by feral kittens Fri, 13 Mar 15, 8:43amOn August 2, 2012, a salt dome operated by the petrochemical company Texas Brine collapsed near Bayou Corne, Louisiana, creating a sinkhole that forced the entire town to evacuate...
- VIDEO: Massive Louisiana sinkhole swallows whole trees and shows no signs of stopping Fri, 13 Mar 15, 3:01amOn August 2, 2012, a salt dome operated by the petrochemical company Texas Brine collapsed near Bayou Corne, Louisiana, creating a sinkhole that forced the entire town to evacuate...
- 24-Acre Louisiana Sinkhole Swallows Whole Trees in 30 Seconds (Video) Mon, 26 Aug 13, 11:30pmOn August 2, 2012, a salt dome operated by the petrochemical company Texas Brine collapsed near Bayou Corne, Louisiana, creating an acre-wide sinkhole that forced the entire town to evacuate...