How can communities in sinkhole-prone areas of Florida build resilience and adapt to this natural hazard?

Aug 5, 2024 ... NEWBERRY, FL (352today.com) – As Hurricane Debby continues its surge across the state of Florida and beyond, the torrential rainfall left in ... Feb 28, 2012 ... The law requires insurance companies to cover "catastrophic ground cover collapse," but damage caused by "sinkholes" may no longer be covered by your policy. Feb 25, 2025 ... Sinkholes can form anywhere in Florida, but the highest activity level occurs in west central Florida because of the karst limestone environment. A sinkhole is a depression in the ground caused by the collapse of the underlying structure. Florida sits on limestone, a type of porous rock that succumbs very ... Mar 6, 2020 ... You might hear about sinkholes in Florida, an area with lots of limestone. But here in Washington State, where I live, other types of rock ... One of the worst human-caused sinkholes occurred in 1994 in Polk County, located in Central Florida. First, some background: 30 percent of the world's phosphate ... Aug 20, 2023 ... In Florida, sinkholes are often caused by the state's underground limestone and dolomite layer. Over time, acidic water dissolves the ... What is a sinkhole? Sinkholes are part of the slow, natural process of erosion in Florida's limestone terrain that occur over thousands of years. These common ... Aug 12, 2013 ... Inspectors look over damage to buildings caused by a sinkhole 40 to 50 in diameter at. CLERMONT — It sounded like a thunderstorm as ... Three general types of sinkholes occur: dissolution sink- holes—depressions in the limestone surface caused by chemical erosion of limestone; cover-subsidence ...