Number of sinkholes in Florida surges since Hurricane Irma

[rangerrebew]

Number of sinkholes in Florida surges since Hurricane Irma

May. 10, 2018 - 1:41 - Residents of a Central Florida neighborhood are stuck in a nightmare after more than a dozen sinkholes have opened, forcing the evacuation of eight homes. More than 400 sinkholes have been reported in the state since Hurricane Irma hit last September, a sudden spike from previous years, and now meteorologists predict this year’s hurricane season could be even worse.

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[driftdiver]

Sinkholes have more to do with pumping water from the aquifer.  The more water taken out the more sinkholes.

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Sinkholes have more to do with pumping water from the aquifer.  The more water taken out the more sinkholes.

@driftdiver

Exactly right, in general.  However, where the water table is raised up into soils that bridge a void, and then the water drains out, dislodging the bridging soil, you will often get sinkholes, too.