That sinking feeling: NASA radar demonstrates ability to foresee sinkholes

Friday, March 7, 2014 - 14:01 in Earth & Climate

New analyses of NASA airborne radar data collected in 2012 reveal the radar detected indications of a huge sinkhole before it collapsed and forced evacuations near Bayou Corne, La., that year. The findings suggest such radar data, if collected routinely from airborne systems or satellites, could at least in some cases foresee sinkholes before they happen, decreasing danger to people and property.

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