Sinking Below

Sinkholes and exploding gas bubbles. We're doing some shaky groundwork research on these and other seismic phenomenon in preparation for writing a modest science fiction novel.

By Bryan

Musfur Sinkhole
Atlas Obscura - Max Cortesi
Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar. The Musfur Sinkhole was formed an estimated 325,000 to 500,000 years ago. The opening is about 40 feet …
Halloween skeletons put to work on Evanston sinkhole
calgaryherald.com - Stephanie Babych Updated: August 7, 2018
A northwest family is highlighting the horrors of the city’s slow response to a large sinkhole on their street, enlisting the help of some Halloween …
Shocking moment pensioner, 80, gets swallowed by a sinkhole as pavement suddenly opens up in China
dailymail.co.uk - Tiffany Lo
An elderly man has been rescued after falling into a four-foot-deep sinkhole that suddenly appeared on a road in northern China. Shocking surveillance …
Russian villagers terrified as 105-foot-wide sinkhole - deep enough to fit a 16-storey building inside - suddenly opens in
dailymail.co.uk - Will Stewart In Moscow
Mushroom pickers from a Russian village suffered 'shock' when they saw how a 165 ft deep hole had opened up in front of them. The crater - some 105 ft …
Rare river sinkhole opens up and creates whirlpool, leads to man's death at Saddler Falls, Arkansas
sott.net
A kayaker bypassed a part of an Arkansas scenic river known as Dead Man's Curve during a weekend trip, but a rare sinkhole created a whirlpool along …
Why a Massive Sinkhole Tore Open in New Zealand
National Geographic - Sarah Gibbens
Video Both natural and manmade conditions can create similar sinkholes in places like Mexico, China, and the U.S. Video 2 Minute Read By Sarah Gibbens New Zealand's newest sinkhole may be one of its largest.
The Blair Witch Project's Ed Sanchez Falls into a Sinkhole 2!
dreadcentral.com - Steve Barton
The Blair Witch Project co-director Eduardo Sanchez has a new film in the works, this one a horror comedy entitled Sinkhole 2, which is likened to …
A Giant Hole Just Opened Up In A Sleepy Farming Town In Brazil
Forbes - Trevor Nace
Residents in the sleepy farming town in Brazil were surprised to see a massive hole suddenly appear in the middle of a local soybean farm. The crater measured about 65 feet wide, while locals were unable
Go Inside These World-Famous, Rarely Seen River Caves
National Geographic - Andrew Bisharat
Exploration & Adventure See stunning photos of these strictly protected underground caves in Slovenia. 6 Minute Read By Andrew Bisharat Photographs by Robbie Shone Slovenia is a world-famous caving destination,
About That Mar-a-Lago Sinkhole...
HuffPost - Bob Brinkmann
The growing problem of aging underground infrastructure is no laughing matter. When news broke last week that a sinkhole formed at Donald Trump’s resort and weekend White House known as Mar-a-Lago, the
Off-duty San Antonio deputy dies after vehicle plunges into sinkhole
Fox News
An off-duty sheriff’s deputy died and two other people were injured when two vehicles plunged into a water-filled sinkhole in San Antonio on Sunday, authorities said. The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office
Mar-a-Lago has a sinkhole. They’re a serious problem in Florida.
Vox - Sarah Frostenson
There’s a 4-foot-wide sinkhole outside President Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, apparently caused by a recently installed water main, according to a Palm Beach traffic alert issue Monday.
Deliver The Goddamn Bat, PLEASE: Sinkhole SHUTS DOWN Downtown Atlanta Street
bossip.com
1 of 8 ❯ ❮ Atlanta’s Infrastructure Continues To Crumble Atlanta continued its descent into Hell after a Super Bowl collapse, major highway collapse, …
Photos: Mega Midtown Atlanta sinkhole grows even bigger
Curbed - Michael Kahn
Construction on the Interstate 85 bridge may be slated to wrap up in a few weeks, but there's a longer road ahead for the (far more minuscule) infrastructure meltdown unfolding in Midtown. City crews ripped
Bus and car plunge into giant sink hole as 35 passengers scramble for safety
mirror.co.uk - Abigail O'Leary
Smoke can be seen pouring from the crumpled car after it collided with the bus and plunged into the huge hole This footage shows the incredible …
This unlucky horse fell into a 14-foot sinkhole—and escaped
Mashable - Brian Koerber
In one of the unluckiest things to ever happen to a horse, a horse in a small Washington town fell into a 14-foot deep sinkhole on Tuesday evening. The Kittitas County Fire District was called to the to
Terrifying Sinkhole Reminds Americans That Nowhere Is Safe
Esquire - By Peter Wade
One woman had to be rescued after driving her car into the hole. As if manifested into physical being by the strength of human disappointment following the election and inauguration of President Donald
Huge Sinkhole Opens at Highest Dam in the U.S.
National Geographic - Delaney Ross
As heavy rains fill Lake Oroville in California, the overflow damages a spillway and forces an emergency diversion of water. 2 Minute Read By Delaney Ross Update: Though the California Department of Water
Giant sinkhole opens up in Glenside
philly.com - Justine McDaniel
Crews on Wednesday were pumping concrete into a giant sinkhole that opened overnight in Glenside, Montgomery County, nearly swallowing a pickup truck …
Sinkhole Swallows a Huge Section of a Residential Street
ABC News
Families have been evacuated from their homes as officials scramble to figure out the cause.
SE Portland street to open Friday after sinkhole repairs
oregonlive.com
sinkhole_filled_in_SE_49th_-dec212016.JPG Crews excavated the street below the 16-foot deep sinkhole that appeared Dec. 20, 2016, digging to a depth …
Huge sinkhole opens on same N.J. road that nearly ate a snow plow
lehighvalleylive.com - Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com
Residents of Wordsworth Lane in Lopatcong Township have seen this before.
What Causes Sinkholes to Form?
accuweather.com
Sinkholes can form anywhere there is soluble rock present underground. This is known as "karst terrain," according to Randall Orndorff, Director at …
Texas sinkhole swallows two cars, killing a sheriff’s deputy
USA TODAY - Emily Porter
SAN ANTONIO-- A Bexar County Sheriff's deputy was killed after her car was swallowed by a sinkhole on Sunday night. Dora Linda (Solis) Nishihara, who had been with the agency for seven years, was killed
Massive sink hole swallows at least 2 vehicles in San Antonio
Fox News
Emergency personnel in Texas responded to a report of at least two cars trapped in a massive sink hole in Sunday night. According to Fox San Antonio, police and emergency crews were called to a water in
Biggest, Deepest and Devastating Sinkholes around the World
geologypage.com - Geology Page
24. Qattara Depression, Egypt The Qattara Depression is a depression in the north west of Egypt in the Matruh Governorate and is part of the Western …
World's biggest cluster of sinkholes wows geologists[1]
chinadaily.com.cn - 马驰
Experts have confirmed that a group of sinkholes discovered Hanzhong, Shaanxi province in Northwest China, contains the largest number of the rare …