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‘Nail houses’ in China: Construction put to a halt
Construction work in China is taking place at a frenzied pace the last few years, but since all that new infrastructure requires space, in many occasions buildings have to be torn down and residents t...
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Severe flash floods hit Western Attica, Greece: 15 killed, several missing (video)
Flash floods turned roads into torrents of mud and debris on the Western outskirts of Athens on Wednesday, November 15, killing at least 15 people, inundating homes and blocking a section of a major h...
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Iran-Iraq border earthquake is the deadliest of 2017 (video)
The death toll from the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit Iran's mountainous border with Iraq on Sunday, has now been raised to at least 530 people, according to Iranian officials. The death toll fro...
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Rain gardens in NY City to eliminate the overflows during intense precipitation events
New York City, like other older urban communities, is largely serviced by a combined sewer system where storm water and wastewater are carried through a single sewer line to the city’s 14 treatment pl...
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Α Spanish architect has designed Christmas decorations made from plastic waste, that will light up the Fuerteventura Island in the Canaries
The area seeks to become a special tourist destination for this Christmas The area seeks to become a special tourist destination for this ChristmasThe Spanish architect Fernando Menis is in charge of...
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Mudslide in Colombia results in 3 dead and 32 injured (video)
The mudslide swept through the mountainous town of Corinto, in Colombia's south-west Cauca province, on Tuesday, November 7. The mudslide swept through the mountainous town of Corinto, in Colombia's...
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A drone flight inside Seattle’s SR99 tunnel
It was April 4, 2017, when the work of tunneling machine Bertha was complete, breaking through into her disassembly pit and marking the end of the 1.75-mile long State Route 99 (SR 99) tunne...
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Patent for cost-saving tunnel seal
A new cast-in rubber gasket corner joint system designed to reduce the risk of segment cracking during tunnel construction has secured a UK patent. A new cast-in rubber gasket corner joint system des...
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November Issue of the Geoengineer.org Newsletter is out!
Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the November Newsletter Issue#150! Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the November Newsletter Issue#150! Read more
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‘The Factory of the Future’, producing Organic Electronic devices, has just opened in Greece
The Nanotechnology Lab LTFN runs a research project under the EU’s SmartLine funded by Horizon 2020 The Nanotechnology Lab LTFN runs a research project under the EU’s SmartLine funded by Hori...
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