Saturday, April 18, 2015

Subsidence


SubsidenceCave


SubsidenceBridge - Steve Z Photography
Subsidence - ground failure of the Earth's surface as it shifts downward in vertical deformations commonly known as sinkholes,  soil subsidence can mean erosion as well, or anywhere soil subsides - especially on flat surfaces.  The result of water through limestone results in these beautiful blue cave flowstone formations in La Visite National Park, Haiti!

"After the January 12, 2010 Earthquake coastal subsidence and uplift was noted in Haiti.

noaa.gov

 
On January 16, 2010 the Federal Emergency Management Agency requested NOAA's assistance in acquiring high-resolution aerial imagery as seen above:

Coastal Subsidence can also cause flooding





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  1. AnaGGApril 21, 2015 at 7:00 AM

    That pre/post picture is great! and scary! you are doing a great job on these blogs (as I am aware how little information there is about this country)!

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