sinkhole
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News of the festival cancellation came days after the pounding surf opened a huge sinkhole on the driveway of a beachfront home belonging to Oscar-winning US actor Nicolas Cage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Fear is exactly what was struck in some Malibu residents since early Tuesday, when the sinkhole opened up in front of a beachside property owned by actor Nicolas Cage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Nearby residents said they were informed that an 8ft sinkhole had begun forming on Monday.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
People living in an upmarket coastal stretch of Malibu were under an evacuation order Wednesday after a giant sinkhole opened up on the driveway of a beachfront home belonging to Oscar-winning US actor Nicolas Cage.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
The reason this sinkhole had done such massive damage to the school was that all the portables were connected by wooden walkways.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
People living in informal settlements built on mine waste dumps are falling ill and more "houses will crack and fall into sinkholes", he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
The discovery of sinkholes near a railway bridge in south London has caused the suspension of train services on Sunday to Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
In some tests, dye poured into sinkholes on the plateau traveled roughly 20 kilometers and appeared at springs in as little as a week.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026
During more than four decades as a private-equity investor, he swung from gushers of profit to sinkholes of red ink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
The region does have permanently water-filled swamps, sinkholes, and lakes, but often these are too salty to drink or use for irrigation.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Earth Science - Middle School
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