The sinkhole has been growing since it emerged from the swamps sometime late on Aug. 2 or early on Aug. 3, 2012, as the suspected result of a salt dome cavern failure deep underground months beforehand.
The sinkhole has been growing since it emerged from the swamps sometime late on Aug. 2 or early on Aug. 3, 2012, as the suspected result of a salt dome cavern failure deep underground months beforehand.
Damn, are we just hearing about more sinkholes lately or is mother earth determined to eat the south?
Amazing!!
I would not be standing that close to a sinkhole that is obviously berkeleying HUGE!
Cone_Junky wrote: I would not be standing that close to a sinkhole that is obviously berkeleying HUGE!
I get the sense they're in a boat, for some reason. Not that it makes it any safer.
Matt B wrote: Damn, are we just hearing about more sinkholes lately or is mother earth determined to eat the south?
Probably has nothing to do with excavating million of tons of earth..............
Couple million years, we got coal!
wow.. more to that Sinkhole than just a hole in the ground.
I was reading an article recently about the increase in sinkholes, ground settling and even minor earthquakes in areas where the underground structure had been mined or drilled to a great degree such as in the oil and gas areas.
They likened it to letting a little air out of a balloon and the surface slightly contracting.
That's not the first time Louisiana has had problems with Salt Domes.
scary....
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