mrodoc

Well-known member

• Sep 27, 2016

• #1

Is it my imagination or are we seeing increasing numbers of reports of cave instability. Is this because we have been visiting caves long enough to witness natural change or are we creating some of the erosion ourselves? Discuss.

 

Roger W

Well-known member

• Sep 27, 2016

• #2

We do seem to have had a lot of water about the place recently.  See the various posts on "rainfall in the Dales," etc.  Could this have something to do with it?

 

andrewmcleod

Well-known member

• Sep 28, 2016

• #3

Alternative possibilities:

a) we are better at publicising instabilities
b) we are more worried about instabilities

(no idea what the actual reason is!)

 

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mikem

Well-known member

• Sep 28, 2016

• #4

& with the internet, the news gets around much quicker...

Mike

 

axbridgecaver

Member

• Sep 28, 2016

• #5

Better lights?

 

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Amy

New member

• Sep 30, 2016

• #6

Climate change? Other natural disasters are intensifying why not collapses too?

 

The Old Ruminator

Well-known member

• Nov 10, 2016

• #7

On going process. Caves naturally reach a point of equilibrium due to natural collapse over thousands of years. Human traffic accelerates the process. Digging and poking about adds to that. That is unless a clumsy sod kicks a rock down and breaks your arm or crushes yer fingies.