How can the public be better informed about the potential risks associated with digging or drilling on their property in sinkhole-prone areas of Florida?

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 ... Feb 16, 2025 ... US Representatives Darren Soto, a Democrat, and Gus Bilirakis, a Republican, introduced HR 900 – the Sinkhole Mapping Act, bipartisan legislation that directs ... Jan 11, 2013 ... Florida is riddled with sinkholes due to its karst topography. Sometimes these sinkholes can cause extensive damage to infrastructure and ... Oct 17, 2016 ... Sinkholes are fairly common in Florida, but this one poses a serious ... Beyond sinkholes, the industry has been the cause of a series of other ... Mar 27, 2019 ... Using more water than is flowing into the aquifer causes the limestone to collapse and the sinkholes are the result of that water use. As long ... Feb 8, 2025 ... Other causes of the out-of-control insurance premiums include a growing epidemic of ground cover collapse and sinkholes in south Florida, as ... 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 ... 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. Sep 10, 2022 ... In Florida, the constant threat of sinkholes is due to fact that the state is built on a bedrock of limestone. Rain gradually dissolves the rock ... The results of this study confirm that global warming related to climate change has led to an increase in sinkhole collapse events in Florida over the past 50 ...