sinkhole: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article revised and updated. Sep 10, 2026
Modified link of Web site: British Geological Survey - Understanding sinkholes and karst. Aug 06, 2026
Add new Web site: American Chemical Society - Sinkholes - Chemistry Goes Deep (PDF). Jun 13, 2026
Add new Web site: IOPscience - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science - Characteristics and Affecting Factors of Sinkhole Development in Cho Don Area, Bac Kan Province, Vietnam (PDF). Dec 06, 2025
Add new Web site: New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources - Sinkholes: a hidden, real new mexico geohazard. Nov 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Earth Science - Sinkhole risk mapping and early warning: the case of Camaiore (Italy). Aug 05, 2024
Add new Web site: University of Florida Online - Infographics - How to Spot a Sinkhole. Jun 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Virginia Department of Energy - Sinkholes and Karst. Jan 25, 2024
Add new Web site: Live Science - What are Sinkholes? Jul 14, 2023
Add new Web site: Michigan State University Extension - Michigan Natural Features Inventory - Sinkhole. Feb 10, 2023
Add new Web site: British Geological Survey - Understanding sinkholes and karst. Dec 30, 2022
Add new Web site: U.S. Geological Survey - Sinkholes. Oct 13, 2022
Added photograph. Feb 10, 2015
Media added. Jun 24, 2010
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - How Sinkholes Work. Dec 26, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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