What’s the difference between a sinkhole and pothole?

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a sinkhole is a “closed natural depression in the ground surface ...
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Massive Sinkhole Like Cracks Are Expected To Be A Major Geo-Hydrological Hazard For Much Of The Southern Hemisphere In The Coming Decades

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The Venezuelan sinkhole that shouldn’t exist—and what it teaches about nature’s power

The Jaua-Sarisariñama National Park in Bolívar State, Venezuela, holds one of the planet’s most compelling and mysterious geological secrets, the sinkholes of the Sarisariñama tepui. These ...
The Drive

Watch an Entire Street Just Vanish Into a Giant Sinkhole

A busy road in Bangkok, Thailand, collapsed on Wednesday, wiping out an entire section of a city street along with other bits of infrastructure. Dramatic images show everything that was swallowed by ...
CBS News

Massive sinkhole swallows part of a Bangkok road, forcing evacuations in Thailand's capital

Bangkok — A massive sinkhole swallowed part of a major road in Bangkok on Wednesday, disrupting traffic, damaging infrastructure and prompting evacuations in the surrounding area. There were no ...
USA Today

Massive sinkhole opens in front of Thailand hospital: See video

A massive sinkhole in Thailand swallowed the road near a hospital as officials rushed to contain it. A video posted to social media captured the moment a sinkhole swallowed a car, electrical poles and ...