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redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Ever since a 20-foot sinkhole opened up beneath a Florida home on February 28, swallowing up an entire bedroom and resulting in the death of one of the residents, these natural phenomena have become fixtures in both newspaper headlines and the public consciousness. But what exactly are sinkholes? “Geologically, a sinkhole is a depression in the ground that has no natural external surface drainage. Basically this means that when...

DENVER, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading hydrogeologists for ARCADIS (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the international design, consulting, engineering and management services company, will chair a topical session surrounding remediation methods for karst environments during the 122nd Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Geological Society of America (GSA), Oct. 31-Nov. 3, in Denver, Colo. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090710/LA44654LOGO) (Logo:...

By BEKAH PORTER GALENA, Ill. - The construction site for the large-scale dairy near Nora is not in a karst area.Two defense witnesses delivered this message Monday as hearings resumed in the preliminary injunction case that could halt construction on the estimated 5,500- cow operation being built by California businessman A.J. Bos.The defense's testimony contrasted the opinions of several witnesses for the plaintiffs in the case. About 20 individuals and the nonprofit organization, Helping...