Today in "Things Found in Sinkholes" News
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rynlingGiant Sinkhole in China Reveals Massive Ancient Forest
https://people.com/human-interest/giant-sinkhole-in-china-reveals-massive-ancient-forest/
It took the expedition team several hours to reach the bottom of the sinkhole, after they rappelled down almost 330 feet. Team leader Chen Lixin told Xinhua that the plants they found at the bottom grew densely together, coming up to his shoulders. The explorers referred to the sinkhole as "tiankeng" in Mandarin, or "heavenly pit," AccuWeather reported.
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"I wouldn't be surprised to know that there are species found in these caves that have never been reported or described by science until now," George Veni, executive director of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in New Mexico, told AccuWeather Wednesday.
I'm not super into cave diving, but giant ancient forests I can get behind.
People Magazine is obviously not the most reputable news source, but it happens to have the best header photo I could find for this story. It's also got a nice video with English subtitles embedded in the article so that you don't have to go to the Twitter account of China's state-affiliated media to watch it. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, you just might not want it influencing your account's algorithm.)
https://people.com/human-interest/giant-sinkhole-in-china-reveals-massive-ancient-forest/
It took the expedition team several hours to reach the bottom of the sinkhole, after they rappelled down almost 330 feet. Team leader Chen Lixin told Xinhua that the plants they found at the bottom grew densely together, coming up to his shoulders. The explorers referred to the sinkhole as "tiankeng" in Mandarin, or "heavenly pit," AccuWeather reported.
Also...
"I wouldn't be surprised to know that there are species found in these caves that have never been reported or described by science until now," George Veni, executive director of the National Cave and Karst Research Institute in New Mexico, told AccuWeather Wednesday.
I'm not super into cave diving, but giant ancient forests I can get behind.
People Magazine is obviously not the most reputable news source, but it happens to have the best header photo I could find for this story. It's also got a nice video with English subtitles embedded in the article so that you don't have to go to the Twitter account of China's state-affiliated media to watch it. (Not that there's anything wrong with that, you just might not want it influencing your account's algorithm.)
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Date: 2022-05-25 09:30 pm (UTC)