2017 - DEC - Land Subsidence

2017-12-01 - Sinkhole closes road near Cottage Grove (Oregon):
http://kcby.com/outdoors/sinkhole-forces-closure-of-forest-road-on-cottage-grove-ranger-district
http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/36207907-75/sinkhole-closes-forest-road-in-cottage-grove-ranger-district-leading-to-herman-peak.html.csp

2017-12-02 - Shoreline subsides, pier collapses, in coastal Oakland (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/02/oakland-pier-collapse-estuary/
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Pier-Incident-in-Oakland-461391313.html
http://www.ktvu.com/news/shipping-containers-in-water-at-oakland-brooklyn-basin-ground-collapse
http://www.america.easybranches.com/california/Shoreline-Collapses-Along-Oakland-Estuary-Pushing-Pier--Shipping-Containers-Into-Water-408039
http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco/posts/10155320842594436

2017-12-03 - Landslide kills two people in Ramban (India):
http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/india/20171203/3227165.html
http://www.sott.net/article/370016-Two-labourers-killed-by-landslide-in-Ramban-India

2017-12-03 - Sinkhole opens and swallows man in Nanchang (China):
http://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/video-terrifying-moment-man-disappears-into-sinkhole-as-footpath-caves-in-1783286
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/pedestrian-swallowed-by-sink-hole-when-it-opens-on-city-street/vp-BBG7a6o
http://www.sott.net/article/370093-Man-falls-into-sinkhole-as-footpath-opens-up-in-southeastern-China
http://news.cgtn.com/news/3351444f7a637a6333566d54/share_p.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXzV12NNrZk

2017-12-03 - Sinkhole opens on road in coastal Suva (Fiji Islands):
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=426114
http://www.topix.com/fj/suva/2017/12/sinkhole-advisory-for-suva-residents

2017-12-05 - Sinkhole closes road on the coast in KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=ST-20171206-60906-ZAF

2017-12-06 - Sinkhole opens on street in Holmsbosch (South Africa):
http://www.arrivealive.co.za/news.aspx?s=1&i=32064

2017-12-07 - Sinkhole spreading toward highway in Dickson (Tennessee):
http://fox17.com/news/local/tdot-city-of-dickson-refuse-repairs-as-sinkhole-grows-towards-roadway

2017-12-08 - Sinkhole opens near factory in Bendigo (Australia):
http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5109266/you-cant-see-the-bottom-sinkhole-opens-up-in-bendigo/

2017-12-09 - Sinkhole opens on street in coastal San Jose (California):
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Sinkhole-Opens-Up-in-East-San-Jose-462810523.html
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Sinkhole-Opens-Up-in-East-San-Jose_Bay-Area-462849363.html
http://newstral.com/en/article/en/1082074446/sinkhole-opens-up-in-san-jose

2017-12-11 - Sinkhole opens under truck in Ballarat (Australia):
http://www.thecourier.com.au/story/5113520/truck-falls-into-sinkhole-in-ballarat-cbd-photos/

2017-12-12 - Sinkhole opens on street, motorcycle drives into it, in Yunfu City (China):
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/animals/man-drives-motorcycle-carrying-two-children-and-mother-into-sinkhole/vp-BBGB1Je
http://worldnews.easybranches.com/crime/robbery/man-drives-motorcycle-carrying-two-children-and-mother-into-sinkhole-520526
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXS6HKTwOH0
http://www.osnepal.com/425615

2017-12-13 - 49 giant sinkholes are in cluster in Shaanxi (China):
http://strangesounds.org/2017/12/49-giant-sinkholes-largest-sinkhole-cluster-world-china-video.html

2017-12-14 - Sinkhole opens and swallows woman in coastal Shenzhen (China):
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2124334/chinese-woman-suddenly-swallowed-sinkhole-while-walking-along
http://www.worldnews.easybranches.com/regions/china/chinese-woman-suddenly-swallowed-up-by-sinkhole-while-walking-along-pavement-528249

2017-12-15 - Sinkhole opens on street in Colchester (Britain):
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/15776337.Residents_left_with_nowhere_to_park_after_road_collapsed/

2017-12-16 - Landslide hits Villa Santa Lucia (Chile), 5 killed, 12 injures, 18 missing:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_update&edis_id=LS-20171217-61034-CHL
http://watchers.news/2017/12/17/villa-santa-lucia-mudslide-chile-december-16-2017/

2017-12-17 - Sinkhole opens on street in Austin (Texas):
http://www.statesman.com/news/local/update-road-open-barricades-around-east-austin-sinkhole/e2GHGcuzjR7wHyKPzWF1LI/
http://kxan.com/2017/12/17/sinkhole-closes-springdale-road-in-east-austin-near-givens-district-park/
http://patch.com/texas/eastaustin/east-austin-sinkhole-prompts-road-closure
http://cbsaustin.com/news/local/sinkhole-shuts-down-springdale-road

2017-12-17 - Sinkholes open on street in coastal Umhlanga (South Africa):
http://northglennews.co.za/123059/fears-umhlanga-sinkhole-widening/

2017-12-18 - Landslide occurs on Mount Merapi on Java Island (Indonesia), 8 killed, 8 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20171218-61047-IDN
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/at-least-eight-killed-in-landslide-at-indonesias-mount-merapi
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/at-least-eight-killed-in-indonesia-landslide-9507688
http://www.reuters.com/article/indonesia-mining-landslide/landslide-kills-at-least-8-indonesian-miners-on-slope-of-volcano-idUSL4N1OI3OC

2017-12-19 - Sinkhole growing and worrying people in coastal Kuantan (Malaysia):
http://www.nst.com.my/actionline/2017/12/316003/recurring-sinkhole-worries-residents
http://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20171219/281887298664884

2017-12-20 - Sinkhole opens near Burrator Reservoir near coastal Plymouth (Britain):
http://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/deep-sink-hole-shuts-road-953085

2017-12-21 - Sinkholes worrying people in Killeen (Texas):
http://www.kwtx.com/content/news/Sinkholes-has-residents-of-local-neighborhood-worried-465553773.html

2017-12-23 - Landslide wipes out section of road in Ganderbal (India):
http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/kashmir/landslide-hits-mansbal-in-central-kashmir-s-ganderbal/269948.html

2017-12-24 - Rockslide hits Kentucky 7 near Maces Creek (Kentucky):
http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Rockslide-blocking-traffic-on-KY-7-in-Perry-County-466322473.html

2017-12-25 - Rockslide closes NC-28 in Graham County west of the Fontana Dam in Forneys Creek (North Carolina):
http://wlos.com/news/local/ncdot-section-of-nc-28-to-close-for-months-after-rockslide
http://wncn.com/2017/12/25/massive-rockslide-closes-highway-in-nc-mountains/

2017-12-26 - Landslide buries road and cuts off Vals (Austria):
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2017/12/christmas-miracle-tens-of-thousand-tons.html

2017-12-28 - Sinkhole opens in coastal Broughty Ferry (Britain):
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/dundee/571082/video-metre-deep-broughty-ferry-sinkhole-sparks-council-probe/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7zTWjgRQUM

2017-12-29 - Landslide drops 800 dump truck loads of rocks onto road near Terwilliger Hot Springs (Oregon):
http://nbc16.com/news/local/closed-for-the-foreseeable-future-800-dump-truck-loads-of-rock-block-road

2017-12-30 - Sinkhole opens and water main breaks in coastal Victoria (Canada):
http://www.vicnews.com/news/sidewalk-sinkhole-ruptures-water-main-in-victoria/
http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/sidewalk-sinkhole-and-ruptured-water-main-in-victoria/
http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/sidewalk-sinkhole-ruptures-water-main-in-victoria/

Quote: "It is unclear at this time if a retaining wall collapse at the construction site triggered a water main break or if a water main break caused the bank to become unstable."

2017-12-30 - Sinkhole swallows dog on the Isle of Man, dog rescued:
http://www.energyfm.net/cms/news_story_507274.html

2017-12-31 - Sinkhole opens on street in Madurai (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/appearance-of-crater-on-road-catches-motorists-off-guard/articleshow/62311668.cms