Well, whatever it is, I've now got it: "Sinkhole swallows woman in front yard — then her rescuers fall in too, NY cops say".
H/T: Mrs. Paco
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Well, whatever it is, I've now got it: "Sinkhole swallows woman in front yard — then her rescuers fall in too, NY cops say".
H/T: Mrs. Paco
Sinkholes typically originate when bedrock is dissolved by water, creating open spaces under the surface, according to the United States Geological Survey.
ReplyDeleteDissolved? Bedrock, no, unless it’s water soluble, such as limestone. More likely, a leak in a water line eroded the soil in the yard.
/pedantry
Not pedantry on your part, just lack of doing one's homework by the reporter.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Florida, these things were always in the news; fortunately, I was never near one.
Wait, you mean granite does not dissolve in water?
ReplyDeleteToday's journalists are far too smart to ever learn anything.
New York?
ReplyDeleteOh, I see. Not a sinkhole then. Obviously the gates of Hell opened up and Satan is coming for his own.
Not pedantry on your part, just lack of doing one's homework by the reporter.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Paco. And you're more than right, the reporter clearly misquoted the USGS. Or decided to "summarize" their excellent article, which does not use the term "bedrock" or any variation thereof. Must have thought the USGS article was boring or something.
When I lived in Florida, these things were always in the news; fortunately, I was never near one.
Yes, you were. They're rare up in the Pacific Northwest, but I expect having the earth give way beneath you, without warning, must be terrifying.
Once again, I am stuck in a boring place. The only sinkholes around here are just the small ones associated with those occasions when a sewer malfunctions.
ReplyDeleteWell, boring except for an occasional tornado. One of those can be exciting for a few minutes.