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Concrete roof collapse of industrial building in Singapore
On Sunday 22th of August at about 9:20 am, a concrete roof of an industrial building at 3013 Bedok Park E Bedok, partially collapsed. After the colla On Sunday 22th of August at about 9:20 am, a conc...
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Three-storey building collapsed in Spain
On Wednesday evening, August 25th, in the "Font Nova" housing estate in Peñíscola, about 130 kilometres northeast of Valencia, a three-storey apart On Wednesday evening, August 25th, in the "Font Nov...
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Solving Grand Canyon's puzzling geological history
A new study comes to shed light on a long-lasting mystery about the geology of the Grand Canyon. This involves a time gap in the canyon's rock format A new study comes to shed light on a long-lasting...
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Partial building collapse in North Vancouver, Canada
One person was reported dead after a high building located in North Vancouver, Canada, partially collapsed. The incident occurred on August 25, 2021, at the intersection of Chesterfield Avenue...
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Building collapse in Egypt, at least 5 fatalities
On Friday 20th of August, a five-floor building collapsed in downtown Damanhur city in Egypt's Beheira Province, state-run Ahram. As a result, five On Friday 20th of August, a five-floor building c...
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Seismometers providing crucial data on Haiti’s earthquake
After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010 which cost the lives of thousands of people, scientists develop a network of low cost seismometers. After the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010...
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For the second time within a year, the London landmark Tower Bridge stuck open due to a technical failure
For the second time within a year, after a mechanical failure in August 2020, the world-famous, landmark, London Tower Bridge remained stuck open aga For the second time within a year, after a mechan...
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Vancouver fire hall achieves Zero Carbon emissions
As the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building Program is on the act, the city of Vancouver face the challenge to build a structure th As the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon...
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Understanding the nature of friction on earthquake faults by studying a volcanic eruption
A new study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), focuses on a volcani A new study, recently published in the Proceedings...
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Removing left turns to increase safety and reduce congestion on roads
Left turns are known to be hazardous and cause unnecessary traffic. A radical suggestion that is considered in cities involves reducing the number of left turns in order to increase safety and av...
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