Impressive collection of sinkhole incidents with photos is featured by the Atlantic

The Atlantic has posted a series of 28 photos of sinkholes worldwide. View the article and the photos here:

In this article you will find breath-taking illustrations, showing what the supposedly solid ground we step in or drive by everyday can become. Water is frequently the cause of these sinkholes, man made tunnels or excavations in general are another. When the layer between the open air and the cavern/excavation becomes too thin, the ground collapses just as sand castles do when we dig a pit too close to the wall.