Geology
A Sinkhole Like No Other–Devils Millhopper Geological State Park, in Gainesville, Florida
When there’s a news story about a sinkhole in Florida, it’s mostly about one “eating” a house or a car dealership. But there are thousands more, and none at quite the scale of Devils Millhopper, just west of downtown Gainesville.. This huge, 120-foot deep, sink, no doubt opened eons ago by a cave-in of the …
Among the Aucilla Sinks
In Florida’s own “Land of the Lost,” the Aucilla River gets swallowed by the earth to emerge in vast rocky cauldrons where mastodons roamed: the Aucilla Sinks.
The Science Behind Sinkholes: How and Why Sinkholes are Formed
Many Florida residents (myself included) have a secret fear of sinkholes. The earth suddenly opens up before your feet, and decides that it is hungry for your house, your car, and your very being. Terrifying to think about, and highly unlikely to actually occur. That being said, sinkholes tend to occur in areas that have “karst” topography. What …