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Sinkholes are fairly common in Philadelphia due to aging water lines that leak or burst, causing the surrounding soil to wash away.
Sinkholes are not just costly inconveniences, they are growing threat to commercial activities, livelihood and property and are increasing in frequency due to climate change.
When the soil ‘ceiling’ collapses, you end up with a hole exposing a cavity previously hidden underground.
For every 0.1°C rise in temperature, the number of sinkholes increases by 1 to 3%.
Irregular weather is destabilizing the soil that supports railroad tracks, roads, buildings and pipelines.
And here’s what to do once a future sinkhole has been identified.
The beach collapse at Inskip in Queensland might look like a sinkhole, but it was likely triggered by very different forces.
Sinkholes seem to be popping up everywhere this year. March saw the tragic death of Jeff Bush in Seffner, Florida, when his bedroom collapsed into a sinkhole below his house. The same month saw the disappearance…
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