sinkholes
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How A 35cm Hole Created A 400m Deep Saltwater Lake
Lake Peigneur is located in Louisiana near the Gulf of Mexico. Before 1980, it was an approximately 10-foot (3m) deep fresh water lake with an island in the middle. Next to it, and partially under it, Diamond Crystal Salt Company maintained a salt mine, with salt being mined near the lake since 1919.
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That Noise Might Be A 12m Sinkhole Opening Under Your Bed
The world is trying to swallow Guatemala, one terrifying sinkhole at a time. The latest occurrence woke 65-year-old Inocenta Hernandez, making her think there’d been a car crash outside. There wasn’t. The sound was a 12m chasm opening directly under her bed.