In der türkischen Provinz #Konya bedrohen immer mehr #Sinkholes die #Landwirtschaft.

Sinkende #Grundwasserpiegel, extreme #Hitze und wasserintensive Anbaumethoden beschleunigen den Einsturz von Böden. Fast 700 Krater wurden erfasst, viele Seen sind verschwunden. Bauern verlieren Felder und Einkommen.

Fachleute fordern daher weniger wasserintensive Kulturen und eine Rückkehr zur #Trockenlandwirtschaft.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/i-live-in-constant-fear-surge-in-giant-sinkholes-threatens-turkeys-farmers

#Türkei #climatechange #Trockenheit #Dürre #Bewässerung

‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers

Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices

The Guardian
‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant #sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/i-live-in-constant-fear-surge-in-giant-sinkholes-threatens-turkeys-farmers "Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices"
‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers

Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices

The Guardian
‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers

Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices

The Guardian
‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers

Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices

The Guardian
The cause of the sinkhole that formed in the city of Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, in January 2025 was corrosion in a sewer pipe, an investigation committee comprising experts said in its final report on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/20/japan/pipe-corrosion-saitama-sinkhole/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #yashio #sinkholes
Pipe corrosion confirmed as cause of 2025 Saitama sinkhole

A committee concluded that the emergence of the sinkhole was not necessarily predictable.

The Japan Times

A drone view shows a large expanding sinkhole in the farmland in Pondok Balik village, Central Aceh Regency, Aceh province, #Indonesia. REUTERS/Hidayatullah Tajuddin

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A sinkhole up to about 30 meters wide remains open in the city of Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, which has marked one year after the hole formed and a truck fell into it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/saitama-sinkhole-one-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sinkholes #saitama #yashio
Saitama sinkhole remains open a year after forming

Work to fix the hole, caused by a sewer pipe rupture underneath an intersection, is expected to take at least five to seven years to complete.

The Japan Times

Whitchurch, #UK
A sinkhole in a canal in Shropshire caused its banks to collapse. At least 10 people were rescued from three boats.

Photograph: Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service

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