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This file is in the public domain in the United States because it was solely created by employees of the National Weather Service or National Severe Storms Laboratory using the Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT), an interactive map and database. Images on the Damage Assessment Toolkit are taken after storms by the 122 National Weather Service ...
Some are caused by karst processes—for example, the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks [1] or suffosion processes. [2] Sinkholes can vary in size from 1 to 600 m (3 to 2,000 ft) both in diameter and depth, and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms. Sinkholes may form gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide. [3]
Three counties in Florida's Tampa area make up a region sometimes called "sinkhole alley" because of the over 20,000 sinkholes there, almost 75% of the sinkholes in the whole state, according to ...
Activists say a growing chasm on the South Side is a dangerous sinkhole. Metro Parks says it was actually caused by flooding and won't impact plans for a park.
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This is a list of Superfund sites in Virginia designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
Torrential rains and flash floods across the Northeast on Sunday caused a road in Long Island, New York to collapse, causing a huge sinkhole that presented a stunning visual.. Harbor Road in Stony ...
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