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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 proposed LA tunnel system by Elon Musk’s Boring Company has been revealed
Elon Musk, frustrated by LA’s heavy traffic, has proposed to create tunnels for an underground transportation system. And his newly established Boring Company, is exploring ways to cut down tunneling...
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An innovative experimental horizontal levee in California wins the award for Outstanding Environmental Project
A re-imagining of how a levee looks and what it can offer A re-imagining of how a levee looks and what it can offerCould a wedge of gravel, mud and grass, offer a regional solution to flood risk from...
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December Issue of the Geoengineer.org Newsletter is out!
Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the December Newsletter Issue#151! Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the December Newsletter Issue#151! Read more
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The severely polluted Yamuna River in India and its clean-up project
Better late than never, the Indian government has finally made river clean-up an important priority Better late than never, the Indian government has finally made river clean-up an important priority...
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Scientists to map areas at risk from liquefaction (video)
A team of researchers has been brought together under LIQUEFACT project to investigate and find solutions against one of the most devastating forms of seismic phenomena – liquefaction. A team of rese...
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Hong Kong’s new swimming complex has been likened to a futuristic spaceship
Last February, the futuristic Kennedy Town Swimming Pool (KTSP) -located in an historic Hong Kong neighborhood- was completed. The new civil and recreation hub, built beside Victoria Harbour, now serv...
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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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Saudi Arabia’s ‘smartest’ building, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, recently opened to the public
The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC), rising out of the desert landscape of Riyadh, is a non-profit institution for independent research into policies that contribute to t...
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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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