A sinkhole site can be an astonishing and an inspiring natural view or it may a catastrophe that damages the human population and modern civilization as we know it. Sinkholes are known throughout the world by name names such as shake-hole, swallet, swallow hole, cenote, etc. They all share one characteristic, they are form by the displacement of planet’s Earth’s material that collapses at the surface level.
Sinkholes can be astonishingly beautiful
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| The Great Blue Hole in Belize Photograph by United States Geological Survey |
Sinkholes can be formed in a matter of days
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| Collapse sinkhole in Madrid, Spain Photograph by Luis Fernandez Garcia |
Sinkholes can be catastrophic and induce fear in human civilizations
