What are the potential for using sinkholes as natural laboratories for studying the biogeochemical cycling of carbon and other elements in subsurface environments in Florida?

Mar 25, 2013 ... Sinkholes are a natural geologic phenomenon. They happen all over the world and they've been happening for thousands of years. 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 ... Mar 4, 2013 ... Sinkholes in Florida occur because the state has many underground voids and drainage systems carved from the carbonate rocks throughout the ... 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. 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, ... 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 ... 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, ... 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 ... The most damage from sinkholes tends to occur in Florida, Texas, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Pennsylvania. What is a "sinkhole"? A sinkhole is ... Jul 15, 2024 ... Sinkholes begin when the ground cannot support the weight of what is above ground. With the rapid growth of many areas throughout Florida, ...