| Radio programs for the week of 8 July 2002 |
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Sizing up Sinkholes I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. The past month brought a return of a natural malady to parts of
Florida: Sinkholes. The most serious kind are formed when the ceiling of
an underground cave, caves in. This fast-forming type of sinkhole comes
with no warning and has been known to swallow up roads and buildings.
Geologist Frank Rupert studies the phenomenon... |
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Caving in a Sinkhole I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment With a recent rash of sinkholes in Florida, there's new attention to what new threat they might represent. Geologist Frank Rupert says while many sinkholes form slowly and cause little damage, there is one type that is both fast to form and potentially disastrous... |
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Weather's effect on Sinkholes I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. Two weather extremes might be playing a role in the recent number of sinkholes reported in Florida. Geologist Frank Rupert says recent rains might have as much to do with the sinkholes as do several years of drought... |
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Florida's Mammoth Caves I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment. Where you find caves, you're likely to find sinkholes: think Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas. And Florida. You probably know about Florida sinkholes, but caves? Geologist Frank Rupert says they're not only underground, they're underwater... |
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Worrying about Sinkholes I'm Kevin Pierce with the Florida Environment Sinkholes in Florida are back in the news. And a recent rash of these cave-ins has many--especially newcomers--wondering if they're at risk. For the most part, they're not, according to state geologist Frank Rupert... |