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Landslide damages cars in Ataşehir, Istanbul (video)
Τhe incident that took place in Ataşehir district, Istanbul on January 4, 2018, was caught on camera. ?he incident that took place in Ata?ehir district, Istanbul on January 4, 2018, was caught on cam...
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Huge crack spreading on Washington’s Rattlesnake Ridge prompts evacuations (video)
Authorities in Yakima County, Washington are closely monitoring Rattlesnake Ridge, after a large tension crack formed recently on the hillside and a landslide is imminent. Authorities in Yakima Count...
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Final Investigative Report Explaining The Orroville Dam Spillway Damage in February 2017 Released
On January 5th, 2018, the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) and the United States Society on Dams (USSD) released the following statement "Oroville Independent Forensic Team Releases F...
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World's First Electric Zero-Emissions Cargo Ship has set sail
The vessel can travel 50 miles at a top speed of 8 miles per hour on a single charge The vessel can travel 50 miles at a top speed of 8 miles per hour on a single chargeThe world's first 2,200-metric...
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At least 26 killed in Philippines by landslides caused by tropical storm (video)
At least twenty-six people are dead and 23 are missing according to officials, following landslides on the island of Biliran in eastern Philippines. At least twenty-six people are dead and 23 are mis...
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Video with the most captivating 2017 Geotechnical Engineering News
Geoengineer.org is pleased to launch a video with a selection of the most captivating news that were posted in its Geotechnical News Center in 2017. Geoengineer.org is pleased to launch a video with...
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5 dead, 15 missing after mudslide in southern Chile (video)
The mudslide tore through the small town of Villa Santa Lucia, near Chaiten in coastal Patagonia, Chile, on Saturday, December 16, after a night of torrential downpours. The mudslide tore through the...
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The plastic pollution problem in charts
The total volume of all plastic ever produced has been calculated at 8.3 bn tonnes (the equivalent of 25,000 Empire State Buildings, or a billion elephants) The total volume of all plastic ever...
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Freetown’s landslide and flooding disaster was 90 percent man-made
Preventable human causes are being blamed for the landslides and flooding that hit Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, in August 2017, killing around 500 people and destroying dozens of homes. Preventa...
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Floods and landslides leave at least 11 dead in Indonesia
Rain-triggered landslides and floods have killed 11 people in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java, an official reported on Tuesday. Rain-triggered landslides and floods have killed 11 people...
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