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Bookmark or Share- How to Fix Sinkholes: 9 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHowMeasuring the Sinkhole 1 Monitor the hole to see if it grows. Sinkholes are often triggered by weather phenomena, such as a heavy rainstorm. Once a sinkhole has formed, though, it can continue to grow, as further portions of limestone or other carbonate rocks fall away.
- Sinkhole - National Geographic SocietyA sinkhole is a hole in the ground that forms when water dissolves surface rock. Often, this surface rock is limestone , which is easily eroded , or worn away, by the movement of water. In a landscape where limestone sits underneath the soil, water from rainfall collects in cracks in the stone.
- Sinkholes | U.S. Geological SurveyA sinkhole is an area of ground that has no natural external surface drainage--when it rains, the water stays inside the sinkhole and typically drains into the subsurface. Sinkholes can vary from a few feet to hundreds of acres and from less than 1 to more than 100 feet deep.
- Sinkholes | National Geographic - EnvironmentSinkholes are cavities in the ground that form when water erodes an underlying rock layer. Two types of sinkholes exist. One forms when the roof of a cave collapses and exposes the underground...
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