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Sinkhole Defined
A depression in the surface commonly found in in karst landscapes. Sinkholes often form where limestone or some other soluble rock is partially dissolved by groundwater, then collapses to form a depression. Sinkholes are often "bowl-shaped" and can be a few to many hundreds of meters in diameter. Also known as dolines.
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Road closed by sinkhole finally reopens
Published September 2, 2008, 4:56 pm, ABC 13 Houston
A road next to a giant sinkhole that has been closed since May has now reopened in a rural community
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Sun Jul 27
- WBBM 780 - Chicago's #1 source for local news, traffic and weather - Old Sinkhole, New Problems on North Side: "Montrose Avenue will be closed to through traffic between Damen and Ashland avenues for the next three months."
Thu Jul 3
- Daisetta residents told to consider lawsuit over sinkhole - Houston Chronicle 7-2-08: Many residents filled the school district' s auditorium, including one man who wore a T-shirt that said, "God gave Daisetta a sinkhole, the governor gave us the shaft." In May, the sinkhole began with a small crack a few hundred feet from a saltwater disp
Wed May 21
Sun May 18
Sat May 10
- SINKHOLE-TX.
- Nokia inside: Texas Sinkhole: A sinkhole is deep and continues to grow in Daisetta, Texas (about 60 miles north of Houston).
- Sinkhole and Town: Now You See It ... - New York Times: Sinkhole my ass. There's a hellmouth down there.
Fri May 9
- Sinkhole and Town: Now You See It ... - New York Times 5-9-08: The collapse might have been entirely natural, he said, or hastened by injections of saltwater wastes by oil companies under disposal permits from the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates oil drilling.
- The New York Times > US > Image >
- Giant sinkhole swallowing part of Texas town
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