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Denver sinkhole

Denver sinkhole

RE: Denver sinkhole

When they're caused by a ruptured water line, it seems less like a "sinkhole" and more like utility failure.  As a geologist, that is. . . . .

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¡papá gordo ain’t no madre flaca!

RE: Denver sinkhole

Karst or water main, the commuters were certainly sunk by the hole.  winky smile

RE: Denver sinkhole

However, one is 99.5% preventable while the other is...well...more an act of God. I doubt the commuters made any distinction at the time of sitting on the highway for hours at a time. I feel that quite often sitting in the ATL traffic...I'd much rather take my chances with the karst of northwest Georgia when the traffic is reasonable.

RE: Denver sinkhole

The karst sinkholes might only be 99.5% act of God.  The remaining 0.5% could be when man's actions hasten the occurrence of a karst sinkhole.  In Florida, there have been several occasions when a freeze was predicted and the farmers started spraying water on their fruit to protect it.  With all the groundwater drawdown, a sink hole appeared.  There's also the big one that Hayward-Baker had on its advertisements.  That one opened up in a gypsum stack at a phosphate processing plant in central FL.  It maybe, just maybe, could have something to do with very low pH water seeping into limestone under >100 feet of head. nosmiley

RE: Denver sinkhole

huh...interesting twist to my comment...

RE: Denver sinkhole

Looks like a great big pothole to me.

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