Results: The Danger of Sinkholes

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Recently a huge sinkhole (similar to the picture) suddenly opened up underneath a bedroom of a Florida house killing the man who was in bed in that room. The sinkhole basically swallowed the entire bedroom.
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Have you heard about this?
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Were you aware that Florida is one of the worst places for sinkholes?
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In Belize, there is a large sinkhole off the coast known as the "Great Blue Hole" that measures 1,000 feet across and 400 feet deep. Did you know that sinkholes can form underwater as well?
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Does learning of this recent sinkhole forming under a house make you more frightened of sinkholes than you were before?
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Although deaths are rare, insurance companies receive lots of claims for sinkhole damage every year. Would you be surprised to learn that in Florida alone, insurance claims for sinkhold damage between 2006 and 2010 totaled $1.4 billion?
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