Permalink: https://photo.greenpeace.org/archive/Sink-Holes-in-Inner-Mongolia-27MZIF3OW78Q.htmlConceptually similarSink-Holes in Inner MongoliaGP0STO9Z0Completed★★★★Degraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479SCompleted★★★★Cows Near Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047A9Completed★★★★Degraded Grassland in Inner MongoliaGP0479TCompleted★★★★Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047AACompleted★★★★★★Open-pit Coal Mining in Inner MongoliaGP04FKACompleted★★★★Open-Cast Coal Mine in Inner MongoliaGP047ACCompleted★★★★★★★Open-pit Coal Mining in Inner MongoliaGP04FK3Completed★★★★Open-pit Coal Mining in Inner MongoliaGP04FKHCompleted★★★★★★View AllGP0STO9Z1Sink-Holes in Inner MongoliaThis grassland contains hundreds of collapsed trenches ranging from 1 to 3 metres in depth.A sink-hole s a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer.Locations:Asia-China-East Asia-Inner MongoliaDate:25 Jun, 2012Credit:© Lu Guang / GreenpeaceMaximum size:5616px X 2675pxKeywords:Aerial view-Cattle-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Coal mining-Day-Grass-KWCI (GPI)-Landforms-Landscapes-Outdoors-WaterShoot:Sink-Holes in Inner MongoliaSink-holes at the Hulun Buir grassland in Inner Mongolia, China. There are currently as many as 139 wells pumping water from the Hulun Buir grassland with an estimated daily displacement of 26 tons. This ranks Hulun Buir as the second most severe rate of water depletion caused by coal mining in China.Related Collections:Award Winning Greenpeace PhotographyComplete World Press Photo wins to dateLu Guang wins 2015 World Press Photo Award