07/10/2023
The Perfect Sinkhole!
There are a lot of factors when it comes to Sinkholes.
Jeff Bush was swallowed alive by a Sinkhole under his house in the middle of the night.
A very common cause of sinkholes is Rain that has become acidic in our atmosphere that percolates through the ground and dissolves limestone below causing a cavity to form and the ground collapses.
Another factor is groundwater fluctuation usually caused by Rain.
Erosion is a big factor as well also caused by heavy Rains.
One big cause of groundwater fluctuation is pumping which could be from wells pumping water for drinking water. Irrigation can cause extreme groundwater fluctuation! That’s right Irrigation can cause Major Fluctuations in Groundwater!
Trees can cause problems to your houses floor slab. Tree Roots can cause cracking in your houses floor slab but can also help support your house where sinkhole conditions might be present.
Underground Caverns can be a very big factor as well!
That’s right there are underground rivers in Florida and people actually go diving in these underground caverns. There is an underground cavern that is approximately 11 miles long that goes from Weeki Wachee to New Port Richey. There are many of these caverns throughout Florida.
I’m Not an Engineer but I have worked for a few engineering companies and I also have experience in Irrigation.
One of the Engineering firms I worked for was heavily involved in Forensics.
So let’s look at another factor,
the Weather! That’s right it got Cold that night! It was close to freezing the night the sinkhole opened under Jeff Bushs’ bedroom.
So why is the cold weather important?
The Strawberry farmers turn on their pumps to irrigate their crops to protect the berries with a coat of ice. Just imagine how much water was pumped that night by all the local farms trying to save their Strawberries 🍓
So what caused the demise of Jeff Bush?
I would love to see the Soil testing results done after the sinkhole opened up.
Ultimately the extreme groundwater fluctuation in my opinion caused a strong vacuum under the house due to the cavern below not being able to breathe behind the house where the “former stream” was located