How can visual tools and technologies (e.g., 3D models, virtual reality) be used to enhance public understanding of sinkholes in Florida?

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 ... Jul 5, 2021 ... The 12-storey Champlain Towers, located in Surfside, Florida, collapsed on Thursday morning. A search and rescue operation continues with ... Oct 10, 2024 ... Tropicana Field is the home of the Tampa Bay Rays and was being used as a staging area for electrical workers and members of the Florida ... Sinkholes are depressions or holes in the land surface that occur throughout west-central Florida. They can be shallow or deep, small or large, but all are a ... The overwhelming number of sink hole claims has been difficult on insurance companies, causing many companies to avoid covering homes in Florida. Mining companies piled close to 1 billion tons in Polk County, Florida, which was already riddled with karst regions. The sheer weight of the waste caused that ... 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 ... 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. 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 ...