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Sinkholes Are Earth’s Way of Flipping Us Off – Gizmodo Australia
They’ve long fascinated us, but sinkholes are nothing new – they’ve been happening for centuries. But can we stop them?
First, it swallowed a car. A few hours later, two terraced buildings. At 9pm on January 20, a crater measuring 4 sq metres appeared in Walmer Street, Manchester. Another sinkhole shocked local Scottish walkers, swallowing a section of coastal path between Dysart and West Wemyss on February 4. And, in early March, a sinkhole in Cumbria opened up beneath a farmer riding a quad bike. He was rescued by firefighters and taken to hospital.
These are only recent examples from the UK. The ground opening…
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