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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.
â¢ NATURAL PHENOMENON (noun). The noun NATURAL PHENOMENON has 1 sense: 1. all phenomena that are not artificial. Familiarity information: NATURAL PHENOMENON used as a noun is very rare.yponyms (each of the following is a kind of natural phenomenon): chemical phenomenon (any natural phenomenon involving chemistry (as changes to atoms or molecules)). geological phenomenon (a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth).