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25. Not a geologist, but I believe karsts can be more than mountains.

Sat Jun 26, 2021, 03:07 AM

Jun 2021

I first encountered a karst area in the former Yugoslavia ca 30+ yrs ago.
It was a lake region, it may have been at a mid-high elevation, I don't know/recall.
I believe you're referring to those sharp mountainous, tower-like areas of China, etc.

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More reports that sea water was in the condo's foundation in this video [View all] Quixote1818 Jun 2021 OP

Sea water intrusion doesn't exactly surprise me. What a mess. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2021 #1

My First Thought DallasNE Jun 2021 #4

Florida been fighting that for yrs ! no surprise to me !! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #14

Why is it considered a homocide scene? BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #2

Would be nice if they could nail the oil companies and climate change deniers Quixote1818 Jun 2021 #3

And the Billions in China building coal fired power plants weekly? WarGamer Jun 2021 #7

All of them. The US is 2nd in emissions Quixote1818 Jun 2021 #9

To phrase differently... WarGamer Jun 2021 #10

And give this a read... WarGamer Jun 2021 #12

China is at least making a real attempt at going green. Something they can't do overnight Quixote1818 Jun 2021 #26

IIRC, China averages one coal fired power plant a week constructed. WarGamer Jun 2021 #34

Because the maintenance of the building may have been negligent Klaralven Jun 2021 #27

The fucking moron should be charged with that crime BigmanPigman Jun 2021 #39

Just imagine the loss in real estate value not only in the affected condos, but No Vested Interest Jun 2021 #5

No way would I want to buy along the coast now! Miami beach has been a mess for years already Quixote1818 Jun 2021 #6

I think most of Florida is a karst - limestone which invites sinkholes sooner or later. No Vested Interest Jun 2021 #8

It isn't a karst. Karsts are mountains, tower karsts or cockpit karsts AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #11

Not a geologist, but I believe karsts can be more than mountains. No Vested Interest Jun 2021 #25

I teach IGCSE and A-Level Geography, which this is a topic AZLD4Candidate Jun 2021 #32

Actually south does not get them. It's more west central Florida GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #15

I'm sure you know the geology better than I, not a scientist. No Vested Interest Jun 2021 #21

Miami Beach has the flooding problem. Different city than Miami. GulfCoast66 Jun 2021 #23

Thanks for the cogent explanation. No Vested Interest Jun 2021 #24

Nope, Miami Beach does, not Miami obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #36

limestone is like a sponge ! limestone has no structural strength! like liquefied sand . monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #16

Very few sinkhole areas in SOFL obamanut2012 Jun 2021 #35

And their governor, DeathSantis, doesn't believe global warming is causing sea level rise. SunSeeker Jun 2021 #17

oh hell yes he is a smart cookie !! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #18

He was on TV today saying "the families have a right to know what happened." SunSeeker Jun 2021 #20

pretty smart damn governor they got there!! another GQP stooge at it's best !!!!!!!!!!!!! monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #22

All the people that have investment, retirement in condo. Just think of the other section. LizBeth Jun 2021 #33

Mother nature cilla4progress Jun 2021 #13

"ALWAYS " monkeyman1 Jun 2021 #19

Yup nt XanaDUer2 Jun 2021 #37

There's going to be huge political pressures to deny saltwater intrusion is the problem. hunter Jun 2021 #28

Normally, the fresh water from Okeechobee and the Everglades would flow through towards the ocean Klaralven Jun 2021 #30

+1 dalton99a Jun 2021 #38

The Miami Limestone is less than 50' thick, 130,000 years old, porous and weak Klaralven Jun 2021 #29

This entire building needs to be condemned FakeNoose Jun 2021 #31