What are the potential for using sinkholes as natural detention basins for floodwaters in Florida, and what are the potential risks and benefits of this approach?

Mar 25, 2013 ... Sinkholes are a natural geologic phenomenon. They happen all over the world and they've been happening for thousands of years. 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 22, 2014 ... Many collapse events we see in the news are related to our aging infrastructure and are caused by leaky sewers, storm drains, and water mains,” ... Oct 11, 2024 ... Sinkholes are a frequent occurrence in Florida due to the state's underlying limestone foundation, which is prone to erosion. When excessive ... Oct 11, 2024 ... What is a sinkhole? Basically, a ground collapse. They range in size, depth, age and location. Florida is highly susceptible to sinkholes, ... An extreme example occurred in Florida on February 25, 1998 ... Sinkholes sometimes cause problems for transportation infrastructure in the Commonwealth. Three general types of sinkholes occur: dissolution sink- holes—depressions in the limestone surface caused by chemical erosion of limestone; cover-subsidence ... causing sinkholes. The state of Florida, USA is used as a case study in which the role of global warming is evident, based on correlation analysis between ... 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 ... Dec 6, 2024 ... Sinkholes are most common in what geologists call karst terrain, which involves types of rock including limestone below the land surface that ...