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Cause: They poked holes deep in the ground and billions of tons of land, at a minimum, are pressing down as hard as it can.
by downrightmike 2y ago
Cause: They poked holes deep in the ground and billions of tons of land, at a minimum, are pressing down as hard as it can.
- nashashmi 2y agoUnless the holes are huge enough like 1000 feet wide, the pressure of the land above should be able to even out on the surrounding walls of the hole. Geoligical event similar to this are sinkholes that happen in Karst areas. But those are sinkholes. And the surface depression from that sinkhole is visible. Instead, what would be more rational to assume is that the grounds are settling (which they generally do), and the water inside the voids are being squeezed out. The water is coming into contact with softer deepwells and is bubbling to the surface.