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Pompeii residents were champs in waste reuse according to new research
Items of everyday life were used extensively and rarely ended up in the garbage Items of everyday life were used extensively and rarely ended up in the garbage Researchers study the waste buried u...
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Eastern China building collapse leaves 7 dead
Nine people were buried in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province in Eastern China after a residence complex collapsed on the morning of Thursday Feb. 2, and seven of them have been reported dead. The building’s...
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Hotel collapses after heavy rain in Peru (video)
La Hacienda hotel collapsed into Sicra River in the Peruvian town of Lircay, on January 26, 2017, due to foundation erosion caused by the heavy rains that hit the region. La Hacienda hotel collapsed...
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Did Mount Everest shrink after the 2015 Nepal quake?
Scientists in India are planning an expedition to measure again the height of Mount Everest, in order to determine whether the world's highest summit has actually become shorter due to the 7.8M April...
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New sticker system to combat air pollution in Paris
The "Crit'Air" stickers will replace the old system that alternated between odd and even-numbered registration car plates The "Crit'Air" stickers will replace the old system that alternated between...
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Landslide in Greece cuts off access to an entire village (video)
A live video captured the moment of sliding, as the large volume of land moved downslope and blocked the road near the city of Patras, in Achaia province. A live video captured the moment of sliding,...
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A Danish wastewater treatment plant produces more energy than it consumes
Marselisborg WWTP has energy self-sufficiency above 100 % and the plant is in fact a power station Marselisborg WWTP has energy self-sufficiency above 100 % and the plant is in fact a power station...
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Calculation Example - Calculate the member diagrams.
Calculate the member diagrams for the point load P for the pinned beam at two ends. Calculate the member diagrams for the point load P for the pinned beam at two ends. Read more
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Giant sinkhole opens up in Northern Cape, South Africa (Video)
A large expanding crack appeared in Northern Cape, South Africa, between the cities of Daniëlskuil and Kuruman, following the heavy rains that hit the region at the beginning of January. A larg...
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Avalanche triggered by quakes buries hotel in Italy
Four earthquakes of magnitude above five hit central Italy on Wednesday, triggering a deadly avalanche that swept into Rigopiano Hotel, at the foot of the Gran Sasso mountain. Four earthquakes of mag...
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