What are the potential for using citizen science observations of changes in the size and shape of existing sinkholes to provide insights into their ongoing evolution in Florida?

Feb 11, 2025 ... Sinkholes are common in Florida, largely due to the limestone, dolomite and other types of porous rock underlying much of the state, according ... 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 ... 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 ... 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. Mar 5, 2013 ... Sinkholes are an increasingly deadly risk in Florida, due primarily to the region's geology. The state is largely underlain by porous limestone. A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by the collapse of a surface layer. Florida's unique geology, composed of limestone and other carbonate ... Seldom have the actions of people been considered responsible for the sinkhole formation. The hawthorn formation. Underlying Central Florida and extending to ... Jan 31, 2025 ... The Florida Highway Patrol and the Suwannee County Sheriff's Office are currently directing traffic around a sinkhole that opened late Thursday afternoon. 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 ... Oct 15, 2015 ... Sinkholes are common in Florida because the bedrock underlying most of the state is either limestone or dolostone, which is naturally soluble and is easily ...