The location of the sinkhole here Looks to be closer to 200 feet deep (based on the shadows of nearby structures) Some of the articles are reporting it as 656 feet deep, but I think they are...
Looks to be closer to 200 feet deep (based on the shadows of nearby structures)
Some of the articles are reporting it as 656 feet deep, but I think they are accidentally doing a double meters to feet conversion - your main link reports it as 64 meters deep, which is 210 feet (which a quick google confirms matches the local reporting in Chile) - I think others took the ~200 number, assumed it was meters, and converted again ending up at 656 feet.
Just one of many small symptoms of sad general decline of journalism, even at places like Reuters and NPR.. playing loose with what should be easily verifiable facts, instead running with only photos showing no bottom (because more dramatic and spooky), and NPR even running with saying it could fit the entire Washington Monument inside, which it clearly couldn't.
Not to take anything away from what is still definitely a massive sinkhole.
How do you even fix a sinkhole like this? I imagine just filling it in wouldn't remove the threat of it growing, since there could be further pockets underground that could still collapse....
How do you even fix a sinkhole like this? I imagine just filling it in wouldn't remove the threat of it growing, since there could be further pockets underground that could still collapse. Especially under the weight of new material.
The location of the sinkhole here
Looks to be closer to 200 feet deep (based on the shadows of nearby structures)
Some of the articles are reporting it as 656 feet deep, but I think they are accidentally doing a double meters to feet conversion - your main link reports it as 64 meters deep, which is 210 feet (which a quick google confirms matches the local reporting in Chile) - I think others took the ~200 number, assumed it was meters, and converted again ending up at 656 feet.
Just one of many small symptoms of sad general decline of journalism, even at places like Reuters and NPR.. playing loose with what should be easily verifiable facts, instead running with only photos showing no bottom (because more dramatic and spooky), and NPR even running with saying it could fit the entire Washington Monument inside, which it clearly couldn't.
Not to take anything away from what is still definitely a massive sinkhole.
Somewhat scary consequence of mining gone wrong.
How do you even fix a sinkhole like this? I imagine just filling it in wouldn't remove the threat of it growing, since there could be further pockets underground that could still collapse. Especially under the weight of new material.