Grist: Massive sinkholes in Texas could combine to form even massiver sinkhole

Jin-woo Kim

Grist: Massive sinkholes in Texas could combine to form even massiver sinkhole

Wink sinkholes, smu, remote satellite images, insar, ogallala aquiferGrist journalist Katie Herzog covered the research of SMU geophysicists Zhong Lu, professor, Shuler-Foscue Chair, and Jin-Woo Kim research scientist, both in the Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences at SMU. Herzog's article, "Massive sinkholes in Texas could combine to form even massive sinkhole," published June 15, 2016.

2020-02-18T11:46:00-06:00 June 17, 2016|Categories: Earth & Climate, Fossils & Ruins, Researcher news, SMU In The News, Technology|Tags: , , , |

Geohazard: Giant sinkholes near West Texas oil patch towns are growing — as new ones lurk

Two giant sinkholes that sit between two West Texas oil patch towns are growing — and two new ones appear to be lurking, say geophysicists at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Satellite radar images reveal substantial ground movement in and around the infamous sinkholes near Wink, Texas — suggesting expansion of the two existing holes, with subsidence in two other nearby areas suggesting new ones may surface.

2020-02-18T11:46:00-06:00 June 13, 2016|Categories: Earth & Climate, Fossils & Ruins, Slideshows, Subfeature, Technology|Tags: , , |
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