Surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers
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Surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers
Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices
—Turkey is on the brink of a major drought crisis, with almost 90% of the country at risk of becoming desert.
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Surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers
Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices
—Turkey is on the brink of a major drought crisis, with almost 90% of the country at risk of becoming desert.
There are so many horror stories that led to this situation. And people were talking about this risk for decades.
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Surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers
Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices
—Turkey is on the brink of a major drought crisis, with almost 90% of the country at risk of becoming desert.
@Charlie Stross these things are super scary:Fifty metres wide and 40 metres deep
and they just "appear" -
@Charlie Stross these things are super scary:
Fifty metres wide and 40 metres deep
and they just "appear"@jabgoe2089 Per the article, the underlying rock is limestone karst, so water-soluble. Presumably watering the soil on top for centuries has saturated it, and climate change means the stone gradually drying out and the voids are collapsing. There'll be lots of amazing caving opportunities there in a few centuries!
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@jabgoe2089 Per the article, the underlying rock is limestone karst, so water-soluble. Presumably watering the soil on top for centuries has saturated it, and climate change means the stone gradually drying out and the voids are collapsing. There'll be lots of amazing caving opportunities there in a few centuries!
@Charlie Stross aren't the central american cenotes also the product of karst and water ... yea, so turkey might be in for some additional prime tourist regions in 1000 years ... -
@Charlie Stross aren't the central american cenotes also the product of karst and water ... yea, so turkey might be in for some additional prime tourist regions in 1000 years ...
@jabgoe2089 There are similar in south-central France and smaller ones in the UK (which has some impressive limestone pavements). Not so good in the short term, though.
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@jabgoe2089 Per the article, the underlying rock is limestone karst, so water-soluble. Presumably watering the soil on top for centuries has saturated it, and climate change means the stone gradually drying out and the voids are collapsing. There'll be lots of amazing caving opportunities there in a few centuries!
@cstross @jabgoe2089 That’s about it, with an extra factor of the regional faulting causing erosional weakness and enhanced runoff pathways, making water retention at surface worse.
Plus the whole swathe over to Iran is in a long relative drought. -
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