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Landslide struck a house near Carmarthen, UK: Family barely escapes
A family barely escaped before debris from a landslide hit their residence. The incident occurred on September 29, 2019. The house is located betwee A family barely escaped before debris from a lands...
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How climate change is affecting the safety of bridges
A new study, recently published in the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Journal of Bridge Engineering, evaluates the impact of climate change on the safety of bridge construct...
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How to address deforestation in urban environments
According to a study, published in 2018, United States cities lose more than 36 million trees per year. The evidence from a 5-year investigation shows that the tree coverage in U.S. urban areas is...
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Rice irrigation affected a massive, earthquake-induced landslide in Indonesia
Back in 2018, massive landslides were triggered after a Mw 7,5 earthquake struck the city of Palu, Indonesia. According to a new study, published in Back in 2018, massive landslides were triggered a...
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Swiss Alps are destabilizing due to global warming
Rockfall incidents are starting to increase as a result of temperature rise and glacier melting in the Swiss Alps. Swiss Alps that are located south, Rockfall incidents are starting to increase as a...
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Railway bridge collapse in Missouri caught on camera
A bridge used by the U.S. Norfolk Southern Railway collapsed into Missouri's Grand River. Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad s A bridge used by the U.S. Norfolk Southern Railwa...
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Volcano in Mexico erupts 14 times during a night
According to official reports, Popocatépetl volcano in Mexico erupted 14 times during a single night. The volcano is located about 70 kilometers sou According to official reports, Popocatépetl volcan...
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GeoWorld reaches 16,000 registered members!
We are pleased to announce that GeoWorld, the biggest online professional networking site for geotechnical engineers and associated fields, has now r We are pleased to announce that GeoWorld, the big...
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School building collapses in Kenya: 7 children reported dead
7 children were reported dead and 64 were injured after a 2-story school building collapsed in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya. The structure gave way minutes after the beginning of the daily co...
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Japan plans to release radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean
According to Japan's Environmental Minister, Yoshiaki Harada, tons of radioactive water deriving from the Fukushima nuclear power plant should be dumped into the Pacific Ocean. Back in 2011, the wo...
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