How can the economic benefits of ecotourism and other sustainable uses of sinkhole areas in Florida be maximized while minimizing environmental impacts and ensuring public safety?

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 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 ... Dissolution sinkholes. Occur when rainfall and surface water percolate through joints in limestone. The dissolved material is carried away from the surface and ... Feb 6, 2025 ... WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Reps. Darren Soto (D-FL-09) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12) introduced H.R.. May 21, 2018 ... Anthony Randozzo, professor emeritus of geology at the University of Florida, said Hurricane Irma caused more than 400 sinkholes to open last ... Seldom have the actions of people been considered responsible for the sinkhole formation. The hawthorn formation. Underlying Central Florida and extending to ... Jun 27, 2015 ... — -- Multiple depressions in a central Florida neighborhood that may have been caused by repairs to a property that had sinkholes led ... Earlier this year, a man near Tampa died when a sinkhole opened up underneath his bedroom. RELATED: Sinkhole causes Florida resort hotel to partially collapse. Aug 20, 2023 ... In Florida, sinkholes are often caused by the state's underground limestone and dolomite layer. Over time, acidic water dissolves the ... Aug 18, 2023 ... When the ground below is no longer strong enough to support the weight of what is on top, there may be a sinkhole. Sinkholes can happen anywhere ...