Sinkholes usually form over time by a phenomenon called karst processes in which groundwater breaks down minerals in the underlying soluble rock. The dissolved minerals create spaces inside the ...
Sinkholes are most common in "karst terrain," which the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Interior, describes as "regions where the types of rock below the land ...
It was the 32nd sinkhole recorded in the Baxiangping group of karst formations – the distinct, erosion-prone terrain that is known for land depressions and subsidence – since August 2023.
When water collects in sinkholes, sometimes ponds are formed. Due to the local Karst landscape and humid climate, a sinkhole more than 950 feet deep in Xuan'en County, China, has become home for ...
Sinkholes are most common in karst terrains, where the rocks beneath the surface are limestone, carbonate rock, salt beds or another type of rock that is easily dissolved by running groundwater.
Kentucky equine chiropractor and Warmblood breeder Shirley McQuillan knew the day might come when she’d find a hole somewhere on her Touchstone Farm property. In late May, for the first time in ...
Sinkholes are the largest and most frequent hazard to karst regions, according to Kentucky Emergency Management. Data obtained from the 2010 U.S. Census indicates about 67% of the state’s ...
Nguyen, Stoev, and Vu (2025) Zoosystematics and Evolution Vietnam is known for its karst landscapes, characterized by caves, caverns and sinkholes that harbor diverse ecosystems underground in ...