Two sinkholes have appeared in the Surrey village of Godstone, but how have they formed and are they dangerous?

Concerns about a collapsing iron mine near I-80 East caused the state DOT to hire a contractor in 2009 to shore up the old ...

However, human factors can be a cause, and the British Geological Survey cites broken water mains, modified drainage and surface water diversion as reasons for subsidence. More commonly, sinkholes ...

A sinkhole is essentially any hole in the ground created by erosion and the drainage of water. They can be just a few feet across or large enough to swallow whole buildings. Although they’re often the ...

Godstone’s once-busy high street is now eerily quiet as theories swirl around what could have caused the craters that forced ...

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 ...

Collapse sinkholes' which can appear suddenly and without any warnings at the surface, like cracks or subsidence, can be dangerous. In 2010, a sinkhole measuring 20m in diameter and 90m deep ...

Sinkholes have emerged for years in State Road 2 in northern Ohio, located over former underground gypsum mines belonging to USG. Photo courtesy of the Ohio Attorney General February 11, 2025 In a ...

CHANDLER, Ind. (WEVV) — A street has closed in Chandler as the result of damage being reported by town officials. Officials ...

OFF STREETS RUN ROAD IN BALDWIN IS A TOP PRIORITY DUE TO SUBSIDENCE THAT COULD LEAD TO A SINKHOLE. GOVERNMENT RECORDS SHOW AN ABANDONED MINE WITH A DANGEROUS OPEN SHAFT NEAR MONROEVILLE COMMUNITY ...

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 ...