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The heaving and sinking oil wells of Wink, Texas

Peter Dockrill
Science Alert
Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:16 UTC
Wink sinkhole
© J. AndrewsWink Sink 2
It began with sinkholes. Two of them, gaping mouths to nowhere opening up as if to swallow the town of Wink, Texas. As they expanded, there were fears they might collide, morphing into one giant void.

They first emerged in 1980, and things haven't gotten better since. Now, an unprecedented study reveals Wink and its vast sinkholes are just a tiny part of a much bigger problem - a vast stretch of historical oil fields that are heaving and sinking, covering an area almost the size of Connecticut.

"The ground movement we're seeing is not normal," explains geophysicist Zhong Lu from Southern Methodist University in Dallas.

"The ground doesn't typically do this without some cause."

Lu was part of a team who in 2016 used satellite data to reveal that the two Wink sinkholes weren't frozen in place, but could be about to expand in response to subsidence detected in and around the town.
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Huge sinkhole discovered in Limerick, Ireland


Independent (Ireland)
Sat, 24 Mar 2018 18:26 UTC
The huge sinkhole
© Pat MurphyThe huge sinkhole
Two birdwatchers have raised the alarm about a suspected sinkhole, measuring 25ft by 16ft, near Limerick.

Pat Murphy from Limerick and his friend Tony Ryan where out on Thursday evening trying to catch a starling murmuration when Tony discovered the massive suspected 'sinkhole'.

"We were out Thursday evening to catch a starling murmuration and my friend Tony Ryan discovered it just as we were walking on the bank," Pat told Independent.ie. "Luckily it was still bright otherwise who knows?"

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Major road blocked after large sinkhole appears on seafront in Devon, England

Rom Preston-Ellis
The Herald
Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:19 UTC
Torquay sinkhole
© Tina CrowsonThe huge hole on Torquay seafront.
The main road between Torquay and Paignton has been closed after a large hole appeared in the pavement.

Torbay Council has described it as a 'major incident' with a 75-metre cordon in place on Torbay Road.

The road is blocked outside the Livermead House Hotel.

Temporary traffic lights are in place and they will remain for some time while emergency works are completed.
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Geyser erupts under road sending water and debris into the sky on San Diego interstate

Mark Saunders
10news.com
Tue, 20 Mar 2018 21:06 UTC
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A towering geyser sent water and debris into the sky near Torrey Pines Tuesday, prompting traffic issues near busy construction.

The geyser erupted around 11 a.m. on Genesee Avenue just west of Interstate 5. All lanes of traffic on Genesee Ave. were shut down in both directions.

Public Utilities Department crews were able to shut off the water at about 12 p.m.

Comment: This is one of many strange events occurring nearby road works:

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Horse rescued from sinkhole in Brazil


YouTube
Sun, 18 Mar 2018 13:57 UTC
Horse rescued
Horse rescued
On Saturday morning (17-March) a horse felt in a sinkhole of about 3 meters deep opened for unknown reasons in a street of Muriaé, Brazil. The horse was wounded and trapped. Fire Brigade soldiers worked to rescue the injured animal, with the help of residents who supplied a backhoe machine.

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Huge 100ft wide sinkhole drains canal in Cheshire, UK

Connor Boyd
Daily Mail
Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:16 UTC
Cheshire canal sinkhole
© Cheshire police/Mercury pressThe sailing boat was just metres away from the sinkhole when it opened up at 11.40pm last night (pictured) on the Shropshire Union canal in Middlewich, Cheshire.
A sailor was nearly sucked down a 100ft-wide sinkhole that opened up on a canal while he was boating.

The giant crevice appeared on a stretch of the Shropshire Union canal in Middlewich, Cheshire, at 11.40pm last night.

As the sinkhole opened it sucked the water from the canal causing the sailor and his boat to be dragged back before coming to a halt just feet away from the crack.

The canal was left completely drained and the water flooded down onto a lower embankment.

Police found the man aboard the nearby boat and he was plucked to safety.

A dramatic picture of the scene this morning shows the vessel just feet away from plunging down the hole.

An officer who attended the scene tweeted: 'Seeing the Middlewich sinkhole in the light of day highlights just how lucky the man in the boat was. Think he'll be picking some numbers this evening.'
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Two cars fall into sinkhole in Rome


The Sunday times
Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:19 UTC
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The Italian fire and rescue service said it removed two cars after a sinkhole opened up on a street in southwest Rome in the early hours of March 13.

Footage of the incident shows the fire service removing the cars, with one partially collapsed into the sinkhole.

No one was injured, according to local reports.

The service tweeted: "Tonight a sinkhole opened up on the Gianicolense ring road, in the southwest area of Rome. The Vigili del Fuoco rushed to secure the area and [remove] the two vehicles involved."

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Large sinkhole emerges in street in Adelaide, Australia


Yahoo!
Mon, 12 Mar 2018 20:13 UTC
A giant sinkhole opened up outside one family's house.
© 7 NewsA large sinkhole opened up outside one family's house.
Residents in the Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth North had a shock when they woke up to see a gaping sinkhole in front of their homes.

A burst water main on Homington Road left bitumen collapsing in front of one family's eyes.

"The road actually lifted up and then just collapsed back into the ground," resident Chris Orange said.

"We were slowly watching bits of bitumen just break off from the sides, and it slowly got bigger and bigger."

Water was cut off in the area while crews worked hard to repair the road.


Comment: Recommended watching: Sinkholes: The groundbreaking truth

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"Earth splits in two" - Huge fissures appears in the ground in Saudi Arabia (VIDEO)


Strange Sounds
Tue, 27 Feb 2018 12:00 UTC
huge crack opens in Saudi Arabia
Our Earth splits in two as giant fissure appears in the desert of Saudi Arabia By Strange Sounds - Mar 6, 2018 1

Giant cracks are opening all around the world. While terrifying landslide and fissures are perforating the ground in Peru, another large and unexplained geological event split the Earth in two over at least 200 meters in desertic Saudi Arabia.


Comment: Monster cracks appear in the ground after landslide and heavy rains destroy over 100 buildings in Cusco, Peru (PHOTOS, VIDEO)


The deep crack is still growing. It was discovered on February 27, 2018, in Al-Majma'a Governorate, north of Riyadh.

Comment: Saudi Arabia has seen some bizarre weather from hailstones to flooding in the famously scorching hot region:





But it's not just Saudi Arabia seeing extreme weather events:





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Monster cracks appear in the ground after landslide and heavy rains destroy over 100 buildings in Cusco, Peru (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Tom Towers
Daily Star
Fri, 02 Mar 2018 12:00 UTC
Peru landslide
HORROR: More than 30 hectares of earth moved as the ground was torn apart in Peru
It comes after heavy rainfall and an ensuing landslide that destroyed more than 100 houses, a school and a hospital.

Over the past 10 days, more than 30 hectares of earth moved as the ground was torn apart in the district of Llusco in the south of country.

Shocking footage shows deep chasms and crumbled buildings as stunned residents look on.

The government has since declared a state of emergency that is expected to last 60 days as authorities bring aid to the displaced.

Comment: Strange Sounds reports:
From 2018:



The cracks and ground movement have already started in 2012 in the region, however, in recent weeks, the situation has become too dangerous, with villagers evacuating homes and seeking refuge in other settlements far away.


Large Crack Opens in the Earth in Southern Peru


On March 2, 2018, a new landslide occurred around 3 am and caused the collapse of 37 homes, the health center of the city, a stretch of 300 meters of road and threatens to destroy a primary and secondary school. There are now at least 53 large cracks - due to earthquakes and heavy rains - destabilizing the ground in the region.
We're seeing some incredible movement on Earth of late: For some of the probable influences:

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