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Hundreds of giant sinkholes are devouring parts of Croatia after deadly earthquake
SS ^ | 3/5/21 | SS

Posted on 03/05/2021 7:20:58 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal

After the deadly earthquake came the sinkholes… Yes, over 100 sinkholes have opened up in central Croatia after two earthquakes in December. Some holes have emerged under residential houses, forcing occupants to evacuate.

A central Croatian region about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of the capital, Zagreb, is pocked with round holes of all sizes, which appeared after December’s 6.4-magnitude quake that killed seven people and caused widespread destruction.

Scientists have been flocking to Mecencani and other villages in the sparsely-inhabited region for observation and study.

“These are so-called dropout sinkholes, and they appeared because of the specific geological composition of this area, as the soil rests on limestone rocks heavily saturated with groundwater,” said geologist Josip Terzic of the Croatian Geological Survey.

While the appearance of sinkholes is not unusual following strong seismic activity, residents have been baffled by their number — about 100 have been spotted over the past two months — and the speed at which they emerged after the main earthquake on Dec. 29, which was followed by a series of aftershocks. Geologists have said that the temblor accelerated the process of sinkhole formation that would normally have taken years, if not decades.

Terzic said scientists are planning various exploration methods to determine the underwater morphology and other characteristics. He spoke to The Associated Press as he stood beside a large sinkhole that he said was up to 15 meters (yards) deep and equally wide.

Some sinkholes have appeared by people’s houses or on their farmland, prompting the authorities to advise caution. Nenad Tomasevic, a teacher from Mecencani, said it all seemed too much.

“The earthquake itself felt pretty unpleasant to say the least. And after that, these holes started popping up,” said Tomasevic, who had to move to a neighbor’s house after an expanding hole appeared in his backyard.

“Experts say that these sinkholes would have formed naturally anyway over time, but the earthquake acted as sort of a catalyst which sped up the whole process, unfortunately,” he added.

Some three months after the earthquake, the hardest-hit area is still struggling with its devastation, with many houses still in rubble and the region’s main town, Petrinja, semi-abandoned. Occasional earthquakes, including those of magnitude 4 or more, can still be felt, further upsetting residents and adding to the coronavirus pandemic woes.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Society; Weather; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: croatia; destruction; earthquake; earthquakes; quake; quakes; sinkholes; thatshowirememberit
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1 posted on 03/05/2021 7:20:58 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

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2 posted on 03/05/2021 7:21:21 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Went to visit family in Zagreb in 1984 when it was a socialist utopia wing of Yugoslavia. What a wake up call.

Rather live with sinkholes than communist.


3 posted on 03/05/2021 7:29:50 PM PST by lizma2
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Thanks for posting this.

The man-made global warming idiots look more foolish every day as their childish nonsense is exposed by these REAL Earth changes - volcanoes, earthquakes, these Croatian sinkholes an overlooked part. This is the end of the age, our planet and solar system are moving into a busier area with new & stronger forces pulling the crust, churning the magma. This is no mere pole shift but a very major galaxy cycle event - and the political trash are just looking for ways to make money off it.


4 posted on 03/05/2021 7:41:55 PM PST by guthunde47
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I see a new stock tank to fish in a few years later.


5 posted on 03/05/2021 7:42:32 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Holey Shiite!


6 posted on 03/05/2021 7:44:33 PM PST by HighSierra5
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Climate change is causing this, must tax fossil fuels 500% starting NOW ! [/sarcasm]


7 posted on 03/05/2021 7:46:05 PM PST by KTM rider (Expatriated at home by no choice of my own)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

In the U.S. the EPA would fine you for having a pond on your property without getting the proper permit.


8 posted on 03/05/2021 7:55:09 PM PST by TigersEye (Will the Younger Dryas Impact you? )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Time to take up aqua-guardening.


9 posted on 03/05/2021 7:55:19 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: guthunde47
man-made global warming idiots

That's funny - most of the quake depths are at exactly 10.0 km. Again.

USGS earthquake map of Croatia

10 posted on 03/05/2021 7:56:13 PM PST by C210N (You can trust government or you can understand history. But you CANNOT do both.)
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To: guthunde47

I’ll bet that if I googled “sink holes” and “climate change”, I’d find a thousand scholarly (government funded) articles claiming an undeniable connection.


11 posted on 03/05/2021 7:57:17 PM PST by JohnBrowdie
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To: lizma2

Croatia can all sink as far as I’m concerned. Some good people, but a lot of savages.

Two tours in that neck of the woods, can confirm.


12 posted on 03/05/2021 8:01:53 PM PST by Bulwyf
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
the soil rests on limestone rocks heavily saturated with groundwater,” said geologist Josip Terzic of the Croatian Geological Survey.

Add earthquake and shake.

13 posted on 03/05/2021 8:02:11 PM PST by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: C210N

Thank you. That’s very interesting. Bam Bam Bam!


14 posted on 03/05/2021 8:20:30 PM PST by guthunde47
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To: JohnBrowdie

I agree with you entirely.


15 posted on 03/05/2021 8:22:11 PM PST by guthunde47
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To: TigersEye

Maybe where you live. Here in rural MO, a lot of people dig ponds with no permission from anyone. I need to get one or two dug pretty soon. Of course in rural flyover country, pretty soon might mean 5-10 years.


16 posted on 03/05/2021 8:45:45 PM PST by Pollard (Bunch of curmudgeons)
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To: Bulwyf

#12. Interesting that the source for this article is “SS”. Most appropriate re WW2 Utashi Nazis and the massacres of the 1990’s.
No crap on my comment. Only history.

My son-in-law fought in Kosovo in the 1990’s to prevent the horrible massacres of innocent civilians by the Serbians, sometimes the Croatians, Islamic extremists, esp. Albanians, etc.

Much of the old Yugoslavia was just a stewpot of ethnic and religious hatred. I had friends who fought/worked with the Chetniks of Michaelovic, the Partisans of Tito the communist, and against Islamic Nazis SS troops.


17 posted on 03/05/2021 8:47:48 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Pollard

I don’t know if the Rocky Mountains of CO counts as “rural flyover country” or not. We just calls it mountains.

But, as rocky as it is, it would take 5-10 years to dig a small pool if I got to work on it right now.


18 posted on 03/05/2021 8:54:14 PM PST by TigersEye (Will the Younger Dryas Impact you? )
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To: csvset

Wells draw groundwater away.


19 posted on 03/06/2021 1:33:12 AM PST by Does so (The Media is the enemy of the people...Trial lawyers close behind...)
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To: C210N

“man-made global warming idiots

That’s funny - most of the quake depths are at exactly 10.0 km. Again.”

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Again. Been noticing those numbers for long time. . .


20 posted on 03/06/2021 1:36:49 AM PST by Norski (Pilate saith unto him, What is truth?)
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