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Speleology in Kazakhstan

Shakalov on 04 Jul, 2018
Hello everyone!   I pleased to invite you to the official site of Central Asian Karstic-Speleological commission ("Kaspeko")   There, we regularly publish reports about our expeditions, articles and reports on speleotopics, lecture course for instructors, photos etc. ...

New publications on hypogene speleogenesis

Klimchouk on 26 Mar, 2012
Dear Colleagues, This is to draw your attention to several recent publications added to KarstBase, relevant to hypogenic karst/speleogenesis: Corrosion of limestone tablets in sulfidic ground-water: measurements and speleogenetic implications Galdenzi,

The deepest terrestrial animal

Klimchouk on 23 Feb, 2012
A recent publication of Spanish researchers describes the biology of Krubera Cave, including the deepest terrestrial animal ever found: Jordana, Rafael; Baquero, Enrique; Reboleira, Sofía and Sendra, Alberto. ...

Caves - landscapes without light

akop on 05 Feb, 2012
Exhibition dedicated to caves is taking place in the Vienna Natural History Museum   The exhibition at the Natural History Museum presents the surprising variety of caves and cave formations such as stalactites and various crystals. ...

Did you know?

That zakryty karst, skryty karst is russian.) see closed karst.?

Checkout all 2699 terms in the KarstBase Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms

PhD Vladimir Yolkin (Russia)
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Affiliation: Closed (joint-stock) company "GEOFORUM",
Moscow
Position: Senior Specialist
Specialization: Geological Engineering
Geoactivity: East European Plain
Interests: Karst hazard and risk assessment of losses in economical and social spheres. 
Age-dating of sinkholes with radiocarbon and pollen methods.
Vulnerability of onshore pipelines to sinkholes.
Karst risk insurance.
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