sinkholes  pictures by: stoptranspark.org

                                  By: Sydney Dawson,Dale Wolfe, & Tyler Putman

 Sinkholes are large holes in the ground and are more likely to be found in Florida. They are big dark and sinky.Sinkholes can sever sewage lines, storm drainage conduits,underground electric lines,fiber optic cables and gas lines.

what you need to do and what NOT to do when you encounter a sinkhole:

1. DON'T drive into it

2.keep everyone away from it                                                                                               

3.sinkholes are serious not a funny funny ha ha thing sinkholes can be faital

4. last but not least DO NOT pour chemicals into it!!!!

Sinkholes occur as a natural process of erosion and develop when the underlying limestone is dissolved by slightly acidic water.

Things you want to look out fo when a sinkhole occurs is:fresh exposers on fence posts,foundations,and trees that result when the ground sinks.

if a sinkhole developes on your property:keep anyone away,if your home is thereatened contact your home owners insurance cumpany,and last fill the hole with clean sand.