Multiple Choice
During a particularly cold winter in Florida,the temperatures remained below freezing for several weeks.To avoid freeze damage to the crops,farmers used well water to continuously spray the crop and maintain a protective coating of ice around the crop.Shortly after this long cold snap,sinkholes began forming throughout the region.Were these events linked?
A) No;watering crops does not cause the formation of sinkholes.
B) No;sinkholes form in a karst landscape,which farmers cannot farm on.
C) Yes;the farmers removed too much water from the aquifers and induced subsidence.
D) Yes;the farmers added too much weight to the surface and induced subsidence.
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