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1. www.atlasobscura.com › places › the-great-guatemalanGreat Guatemalan Sinkhole – Guatemala City, Guatemala - Atlas ...

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   Jun 12, 2013 · Discover Great Guatemalan Sinkhole in Guatemala City, Guatemala: An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › 2010_Guatemala_City_sinkhole2010 Guatemala City sinkhole - Wikipedia

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   The 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole was a disaster on 30 May 2010, in which an area approximately 20 m (65 feet) in diameter and 90 m (300 feet) deep collapsed in Guatemala City's Zona 2, swallowing a three-story factory.

4. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleGuatemala Sinkhole Created by Humans, Not Nature

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   Jun 5, 2010 · The Guatemala City sinkhole, estimated to be 60 feet (18 meters) wide and 300 feet (100 meters) deep, appears to have been triggered by the deluge from tropical storm Agatha.

5. apnews.com › article › guatemala-climate-andSearch continues for 2 inside massive Guatemala sinkhole

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   Sep 26, 2022 · VILLA NUEVA, Guatemala (AP) — Search efforts continued Monday for a mother and daughter who disappeared when their vehicle was swallowed by a massive sinkhole in Guatemala. The girl’s father was rescued Sunday from the hole in Villa Nueva, southwest of the capital, along with three other people.

6. www.environmentandsociety.org › tools › keywordsThe Sewage Sinkhole of Guatemala City | Environment & Society ...

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   Instead of forming in karst terrain, the Guatemala City sinkhole formed in tephra terrain, a type of volcanic rock that is extremely susceptible to erosion. Beneath the city a sewer pipe leaked, allowing the soil above it to gradually be worn away.

7. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articleSinkhole in Guatemala: Giant Could Get Even Bigger

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   Jun 3, 2010 · A huge sinkhole in Guatemala City (map), Guatemala, crashed into being on Sunday, reportedly swallowing a three-story building—and echoing a similar, 2007 sinkhole in Guatemala.

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   What was the 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole?

   • The 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole was a disaster on 30 May 2010, in which an area approximately 20 m (65 feet) in diameter and 90 m (300 feet) deep collapsed in Guatemala City 's Zona 2, swallowing a three-story factory.

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   Is the great Guatemalan sinkhole permanently closed?

   • Great Guatemalan Sinkhole is permanently closed. An enormous, 30-story-deep hole in the middle of Guatemala City. Been Here? Want to Visit? Guatemala City has had experience with sinkholes before: In 2007, three people and a dozen homes here suddenly disappeared into the earth. But no one was prepared for anything like this.

   Great Guatemalan Sinkhole – Guatemala City, Guatemala - Atlas Obscura

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   How deep is the Guatemala City sinkhole?

   • The sinkhole appears to be about 60 feet (18 meters) wide and about 30 stories deep, said James Currens, a hydrogeologist at the University of Kentucky. (See more photos of the Guatemala City sinkhole, and a Texas sinkhole picture .)

   Sinkhole in Guatemala: Giant Could Get Even Bigger - National Geograp…

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   Did human activity cause a sinkhole in Guatemala City?

   • The sinkhole appeared Sunday in downtown Guatemala City, swallowing a three-story building. 30-story-deep chasm not a true sinkhole, but a "piping feature." Human activity, not nature, was the likely cause of the gaping sinkhole that opened up in the streets of Guatemala City on Sunday, a geologist says.

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9. www.nationalgeographic.com › science › articlePictures: Giant Sinkhole Pierces Guatemala - National Geographic

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   Jun 2, 2010 · See multiple views of the 30-story-deep sinkhole in Guatemala that swallowed a three-story building.