There are two main types of sinkholes: those that form slowly over time (cover-subsidence sinkholes) and those that appear suddenly (cover-collapse sinkholes). While it is usually the latter type ...

Three sinkholes have appeared on the section of Route 80 that opened in 1960. Questions surround the contractor, but is there more to it?

Sinkholes mainly occur in what is known as ‘karst terrain’; areas of land where soluble bedrock (such as limestone or gypsum) can be dissolved by water. With cover-subsidence sinkholes the ...

Sinkholes can range in size from just a few feet wide to ones that cover a vast area spanning ... s southwestern region is at risk for soil subsidence, where underground materials shift or fall ...

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

If a crack is caused by subsidence it will be: more than 3mm thick – often getting wider over time diagonal wider at the top than at the bottom visible from inside and outside your home close to doors ...

The oil-filled hole around a plugged well on an Upton County ranch is one on a growing list of problems cropping up with old ...

Sinkholes mainly occur in what is known as ‘karst terrain’; areas of land where soluble bedrock (such as limestone or gypsum) can be dissolved by water. With cover-subsidence sinkholes the bedrock ...

There are two main types of sinkholes: those that form slowly over time (cover-subsidence sinkholes) and those that appear suddenly (cover-collapse sinkholes). In many cases, sinkholes don’t form ...