sinkhole
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A massive sinkhole nearly 30 feet deep swallowed his backyard, coming within 3 feet of the house.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Bundy and the mayor led a driving tour of the shattered coastline, stopping at one property where the destruction of a home revealed a sea wall below with a pre-existing sinkhole.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
A major incident has been declared over what police have called a sinkhole at a canal in Shropshire, leaving boats either stricken in a gaping cavity or teetering on the edge of a drop.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Rev Fillery said the 300-year-old tomb had caved "quite suddenly" into a "large sinkhole".
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025
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
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Earth Science - Middle School
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