Lauren Bacchus is one of many people in Asheville who are strangely enamored with the city’s sinkholes.

Sinkholes are not always associated with mining ... for a period of time until the underground spaces just get too big. If ...

China’s enormous sinkholes are drawing huge crowds of tourists, but experts caution that the influx of visitors poses a serious risk to the delicate ecosystems within these natural wonders.

They can also happen due to old underground mines.Florida is highly susceptible to sinkholes because it sits above limestone.How big are sinkholes?Sinkholes can range in size from just a few feet ...

One such collapsed mine caused the big December sinkhole. “The underground is basically Swiss cheese,” William Kroth, executive director of the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, told PIX11 at the time.

A large sinkhole in Jackson, Mississippi, at the intersection of North Denver and Long streets, is big enough to swallow a car. The sinkhole, previously a pothole with a ragweed plant, is believed ...

The new sinkhole on Rt. 80 in Wharton, N.J. is creating even more concern for local residents and businesses there. The small town has been coping with a big traffic problem. The new sinkhole ...

Sinkholes are also complicated to resolve: Many states don’t require homeowners’ insurance to cover them, leaving many people to deal with a big problem on their own. Florida and Tennessee are ...

A sinkhole is an area of ground that has no natural ... for a period of time until the underground spaces just get too big. If there is not enough support for the land above the spaces, then ...