When sinkholes strike

[The Dragon Master]

Link: http://news.uk.msn.com/environment/photo-galleries.aspx?cp-documentid=153823150&page=1



Has anyone acctually seen one in real life?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Holy crap! That is scary looking... No Ive never see anything like that. Where does it usually happen?

 

[The Dragon Master]

*runs to google*



Along the coast and p

Sinkholes may capture surface drainage for running or standing water, but may also form in currently high and dry locations. The state of Florida in the USA is known for having frequent sinkholes, especially in the central part of the state. The Murge area in southern Italy also has numerous sinkholes. Sinkholes can be formed in retention ponds from large amounts of rain.



Sinkholes are usually but not always linked with karst landscapes. In such regions, there may be hundreds or even thousands of sinkholes in a small area so that the surface as seen from the air looks pock-marked, and there are no surface streams because all drainage occurs sub-surface.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole



This is an awsome one

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Glad I dont live in Florida then..

 

[The Dragon Master]

I'm glad I don't live there either >_<

 

[Evil Eye]

Never even heard of this O.O