Sinkholes form when specific types of rock dissolve beneath the ground, but their collapse can be triggered by earthquakes and heavy rain. What are they and how do you know where they form?

MANILA – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has started ...

Consider past events: after the 7.2-magnitude Bohol earthquake in 2013, nearly a hundred new sinkholes appeared across nine municipalities. In Negros Oriental, four sinkholes emerged the day after a ...

IN the wake of the 6.9 magnitude Offshore Northern Cebu Earthquake (Once), several sinkholes were revealed in Cebu, ...

The ground opening up beneath your feet may sound like a scene from a movie, but for residents of northern Cebu, it’s a real ...

Sinkholes in urban areas are often caused by human activity, such as water leaks and heavy construction, leading to collapses ...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has approved legislation to establish a state-run insurance program for landslides ...

Another day, another sinkhole in Florida. — -- Another day, another sinkhole. The latest one to take place is in Florida. A family had minutes to escape before what appeared to be a sinkhole ...

Bangkok residents were startled when a massive sinkhole opened up in the middle of the city street as people were standing ...

CEBU, a province sitting atop vast layers of soluble rock, has long faced a persistent geological hazard: sinkholes. The risk became acutely apparent following ...

It’s a hole in a rock. It’s not worth risking your life to peer over the edge and take a look inside. There’s nothing in it.” ...