Would anyone know why sinkholes are common in Florida?

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thomaster · Answer

Most sinkholes occur when there's a lot of salt or lime in the ground which dissolves in water leaving a hollow space in the earth which may collapse leaving a sinkhole.

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anonymous · Answer

Although sinkholes are formed naturally, they can be triggered by heavy rainfall, drought followed by heavy rainfall, tropical storms and human activity. The most common actions by humans that cause sinkholes are heavy pumping of groundwater to spray on oranges and strawberries during freezes to keep them from being damaged, well drilling, excavating, creating landfills, leaking broken water lines and pounding or blasting from constructio

aaronq · Answer

@Areejzainab when you copy and paste answers at least include the link http://bigstory.ap.org/article/floridas-porous-peninsula-leads-sinkholes

anonymous · Answer

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ookawaiioo · Answer

^ Please cite your sources.