Listen "46. S is for Sinkholes"
Episode Synopsis
Lorien tells Katharine about a natural disaster that gives her a sinking feeling.
Sources:
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/sinkholes
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-does-sinkhole-damage-cost-each-year-united-states
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-difference-between-a-sinkhole-and-a-pothole
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/sinkhole
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-largest-sinkhole-united-states
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140724-sinkhole-pictures-photos-geology-science
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140724-sinkhole-pictures-photos-geology-science
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/100601-sinkhole-in-guatemala-2010-pictures-world
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/140213-corvette-sinkhole-kentucky-museum-science
http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2015-10/15/content_36815159.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Hole_(New_Mexico)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffosion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boesmansgat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Not_Coming_Back
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Park,_Florida#The_Winter_Park_Sinkhole
https://alabamanewscenter.com/2019/12/02/on-this-day-in-1972-the-earth-opened-up-underneath-calera-ala/
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2023/05/25/452704/daisetta-liberty-county-second-sinkhole-research/
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/earthmatters/16/n1/em_v16_n1.pdf
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmdot-shares-update-on-i-40-sinkhole-repairs/
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169178312/texas-residents-wait-and-watch-as-a-sinkhole-in-their-town-grows
https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/us/florida-sinkhole/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/13/us/florida-sinkhole-explainer/index.html
https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/2022/08/11/sinkholes-in-florida-are-more-common-than-you-think-heres-why/
Sources:
https://www.usgs.gov/special-topics/water-science-school/science/sinkholes
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/how-much-does-sinkhole-damage-cost-each-year-united-states
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-difference-between-a-sinkhole-and-a-pothole
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/sinkhole
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-largest-sinkhole-united-states
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140724-sinkhole-pictures-photos-geology-science
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/140724-sinkhole-pictures-photos-geology-science
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/100601-sinkhole-in-guatemala-2010-pictures-world
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/140213-corvette-sinkhole-kentucky-museum-science
http://www.china.org.cn/travel/2015-10/15/content_36815159.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinkhole
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Hole_(New_Mexico)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffosion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boesmansgat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Not_Coming_Back
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Park,_Florida#The_Winter_Park_Sinkhole
https://alabamanewscenter.com/2019/12/02/on-this-day-in-1972-the-earth-opened-up-underneath-calera-ala/
https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2023/05/25/452704/daisetta-liberty-county-second-sinkhole-research/
https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/earthmatters/16/n1/em_v16_n1.pdf
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/nmdot-shares-update-on-i-40-sinkhole-repairs/
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169178312/texas-residents-wait-and-watch-as-a-sinkhole-in-their-town-grows
https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/01/us/florida-sinkhole/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/13/us/florida-sinkhole-explainer/index.html
https://www.clickorlando.com/weather/2022/08/11/sinkholes-in-florida-are-more-common-than-you-think-heres-why/
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