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Challenge: Water supply from karst groundwater

Water seeps into countless crevices and holes in the karst landscapes. Which paths it takes is often not clear. Around 270 caves have been discovered and developed in northern Vietnam. But the water rarely comes to the surface. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R. Marel/I. Gesang/SpiegelTV/Jochen Schmidt Transl

How caves were created in the Caribbean

Glaciation during the ice ages caused the sea level to drop. Parts of the limestone reef platforms that form the bedrock of the Bahamas fell dry. Rain penetrated through cracks and dissolved the limestone, creating widely ramified karst caves. Author: ZDF/Terra X/R. Marel/S. Hillmann/C. Gerisch/A.

How Do MASSIVE Sinkholes Form?

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