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Friday, March 1, 2013

Sinkhole Swallows Florida Man; Is It Possible in PA?

Pennsylvania named as top seven states in which sinkholes occur. Could this happen closer to home?

Patch sites in Brandon, Fla. have been following the ongoing case of a Florida man who was swallowed by a massive sinkhole while he slept. The news has the nation wondering how this could happen. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) knows exactly how such things happen. The holes are "an area of ground that has no natural external surface drainage," according to the USGS website. "When it rains, all of the water stays inside the sinkhole and typically drains into the subsurface."  When the rock surrounding the surface is saturated with water, it will "naturally be dissolved by ground water circulating through them," according to USGS. But what does a massive sinkhole in Florida have to do with Pennsylvania? Along with the Sunshine State, …

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Friday, August 3, 2012

Fracking Debate Comes to Montgomery, Bucks Counties

New report from USGS shows basin includes space in local region.

Natural gas drilling has troubled residents and lawmakers in Pennsylvania in recent years as large gas deposits have been discovered in most of the state. But despite a recent find of a new deposit beneath Montgomery and Bucks counties, it’s unlikely the controversial industry will touch the region anytime soon.  Natural gas drilling -- also called hydraulic fracturing or fracking -- recently became a more immediate concern for Montgomery and Bucks counties after a U.S. Geology Survey published in June revealed a large natural gas reserve lies beneath the densely populated region. The South Newark Basin, which stretches across central New Jersey into eastern Montgomery County, may contain up to 1.6 trillion cubic feet of gas, according to …

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