Andy Bobyarchick interviewed on WCNC for weathers’ impact on sinkholes
Andy Bobyarchick, associate professor, Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, spoke to WCNC news. Bobyarchick said the impact of extreme weather and human activities are typically the reason behind recent sinkholes in Charlotte.
“What happens over time is that the supports in those excavations — which typically would have been wooden in composition — decay and collapse, and that removes the support from the ceilings,” Bobyarchick said. “And when those collapse, they often bring down the soil and rock above, and that creates a sinkhole.”