Security Barrier Construction Results in Cave Discovery
A large cave was discovered over the weekend during the construction of security barriers near the Israeli settlement of Tzofim, northwest of Tel Aviv. A bulldozer uncovered the opening on …
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Significant Cave Discovered During Road Construction Project
July 7, 2013 / Texas, United States, North AmericaA substantial cave, discovered last month along a road north of Austin, Texas, is causing problems for construction crews working on a road improvement project. The cave was found along …
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Rocky Mountain Region Denies Appeal: Caves to Reopen
June 28, 2013 / Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Wyoming, United States, North AmericaThe Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service denied an appeal of their new cave access policy earlier this week, paving the way to reopen many of the regions …
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Learn About Utah’s Alpine Karst at Upcoming NSS Webinar
June 10, 2013A newly announced NSS webinar will delve into some of Utah’s less well-known features; its caves. Famous for its magnificent National Parks, canyon country, and one of the largest saline …
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Sign Up For an Upcoming NSS Webinar on Underwater Exploration
June 2, 2013The latest NSS webinar will feature underwater explorer Jarrod Jablonski as he shares his incredible stories of cave diving and shipwreck exploration. The Founder and CEO of Global Underwater Explorers, …
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Newly Discovered Collapsed Cave Would Have Been World’s Largest
Scientists studying Hang Son Doong, currently the world’s largest cave, in Vietnam, have stumbled upon a collapsed cave that would have been even larger. The joint US and British team …
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Construction Workers Discover Cavity Under English Restaurant
May 20, 2013 / England, United Kingdom, EuropeConstruction workers stumbled on a large hole during work at a new restaurant in Reigate, a town just south of London, England. The workers had been strengthening the foundation on …
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Cavers Discover Southeast Asia’s Longest Lava Tube
A dozen lava tubes, including one now considered to be the longest in Southeast Asia, have recently been discovered in Vietnam. In late February, a group of cavers from Germany’s …
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Significant Deposit of Ice Age Bones Found in Southern Indiana Cave
May 7, 2013 / Indiana, United States, North AmericaBesides facilitating easy access to visitors of the soon to open Indiana Caverns, the creation of a new entrance into Indiana’s Binkley Cave has for the first time allowed a …
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Cave Divers Extend Sweden’s Longest Underwater Cave
A cave diving expedition earlier this month in Sweden’s Bjurälven Nature Reserve has further increased the length of Sweden’s longest underwater cave. Located in Jämtland mountains in northern Sweden, Bjurälven …
