How do sinkholes form? - Elise Cutts
How do sinkholes form? - Elise Cutts with tags sinkholes, sinkhole, sinkhole formation, sea cliff, florida sinkhole, cenotes, yucatan, heavenly pit, xiaozhai tiankeng, sinkhole collapse, rainwater, bedrock, limestone, sinkhole cave, sinkhole cavity, sediment, soil, karst landscape, carbonate rock, geological formation, sediment water, groundwater, erosion, drought, water tables, plumbing, plumbing system, radar, earth crust, earth layers, education, animation, elise cutts, evandro d'hipolito, ted, ted-ed, ted ed, teded, ted education
Explore the science of sinkholes, how they commonly form, and what human activities can also trigger them.
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It was a rainy December morning in San Francisco when the Earth opened up. The ground suddenly fell away into a 12-meter-deep sinkhole that engulfed a garage, part of a street, and a multi-million-dollar mansion. Sinkholes can seem to strike out of nowhere, but they’re more common than people often think. So, how do they form? Elise Cutts details what’s happening just below your feet.
Lesson by Elise Cutts, directed by Evandro D'Hipolito.
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