Tag: sinkhole

Sink holes from over-watering farmers’ fields

Sinkholes are rapidly appearing in Turkey’s central Anatolian farming region, particularly around Konya and Karapınar. These giant gaping holes in the ground in areas of farmland, known locally as obruk, are not random geological events. They are linked to prolonged drought, climate-driven heat stress, and heavy groundwater extraction for agriculture in one of the country’s most important breadbaskets.

Turkey’s deadly sinkholes threaten agriculture and peoples’ lives

Turkey's overuse of aquifers is causing a strain on the land and deadly sinkholes threaten farms and lives.

Iran’s capital city being swallowed by sinkholes

Thanks to drought and over-pumping underground water reserves in the western region of Tehran, Iran's capital city, fissures also...