Tonsillitis is caused when bacteria or viruses invade your tonsils, causing them to swell. So the general cause of tonsillitis is a bacterial or viral invasion. Treatment options for tonsillitis depend on whether your infections is a bacteria or viral infection.
That means leaking pipes could have gone unfixed long enough to create the right conditions for the sinkhole. (Related pictures: How Humans Can Trigger Earthquakes.) In fact, Bonis thinks calling the Guatemala City chasm a sinkhole is a misnomerâa true sinkhole is an entirely natural phenomenon. There is no scientific term for what happened in Guatemala, he said, adding that he recommends the pit be dubbed a piping feature.
Geologic Hazards are naturally occurring (or man-made) geologic conditions capable of causing damage or loss of property and/or life.Geologic Hazards Mitigation is the application of geologic engineering principles to minimize or prevent the effects of naturally occurring geologic hazards.Geologic hazards phenomena can occur suddenly, or slowly. Sudden phenomena include: 1  Earthquakes-Liquefaction (soils), Tsunamis.eologic Hazards are naturally occurring (or man-made) geologic conditions capable of causing damage or loss of property and/or life.