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Landslide damages Russian football World Cup stadium
Volgograd Arena, one of the 2018 World Cup stadiums, has been severely damaged by a landslide the day of the France-Croatia final. Volgograd Arena, one of the 2018 World Cup stadiums, has b...
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Can wood compete with steel and concrete as a building material?
Wood presents a lot of benefits as a building material because it is strong, lightweight and environmental friendly. However, only changes in building codes will make wood competitive with steel and c...
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Wall collapses in Mumbai: At least 6 cars buried
Heavy rains triggered the collapse of a wall in Mumbai's Wadala East, forcing over 200 residents to vacate their flats and burring at least six cars. Heavy rains triggered the collapse of a wall in M...
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Modular construction: An uprising project method
Expects believe it is time to replace the conventional way a construction project is executed with a promising method called Modular Construction. Expects believe it is time to replace the convention...
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GeoWorld mobile app for ANDROID is launched
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Spectacular road bridge demolition in Colombia
A road bridge under construction has been demolished after a partial collapse earlier in the year killed nine people. The dramatic event occurred in January and the construction was postponed in or...
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Glacier breaking captured in Greenland
A four-mile iceberg breaking away from a glacier in Greenland was captured by a team of scientists on June 22 2018. A four-mile iceberg breaking away from a glacier in Greenland was captured by a tea...
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Reconstructing the 1929 Grand Banks underwater avalanche
In a research from the University of Liverpool the 1929 Grand Banks underwater avalanche was reconstructed to better understand these common geohazards. In a research from the University of Liverpool...
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UK’s first energy-positive office opens in Swansea
The UK's first energy-positive classroom generates more than one and a half times the solar energy it consumes according to the data collected from its first year of operation. The researchers...
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Landslide at Myanmar jade mine: 15 killed and 45 injured
At least 15 people in northern Myanmar were killed while 45 others were injured due to a landslide on Saturday 14 of July 2018 in the Hpakant jade mining region. At least 15 people in northern Myanma...
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