During a particularly cold winter in Florida,the temperatures remained below freezing for several weeks.To avoid freeze damage to the crops,farmers used well water to continuously spray the crops and maintain a protective coating of ice around the crops.Shortly after this long cold snap,sinkholes began forming throughout the region.Were these events linked?
A)No;watering crops does not cause the formation of sinkholes.
B)No;sinkholes form in a karst landscape,on which farmers cannot farm.
C)Yes;the farmers removed too much water from the aquifers and induced subsidence.
D)Yes;the farmers added too much weight to the surface and induced subsidence.

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The continuous use of well water to spray the crops during the cold snap likely caused the farmers to remove too much water from the aquifers, leading to subsidence and the formation of sinkholes.

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