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Dubai’s $8B Flood Defense Plan: Engineering a Resilient Future
- Jul, 12, 2024
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Forensic Engineering Sustainable Development General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures News On Projects / Industry
- United Arab Emirates, Dubai
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Expanding Capacity with Traditional Approaches In response to April’s unprecedented storm that inundated much of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has greenlit a massive AED30 billion ($8...
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A quantitative analysis on natural disasters and their economic impact
- Apr, 03, 2024
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Structural News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Giannis Chortomanis
Much has been said about the environmental dimension of natural disasters, as well as their connection to climate change. But what are their purely financial effects and what is the burden they cause...
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Several countries provide support as Morocco is struck by 6.8-magnitude earthquake
- Sep, 11, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Earthquake Reconnaissance Other Geotechnical Seismic Soil Structure Interaction Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Engineering Seismology
- Morocco
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco at 11.11 p.m. on Friday, September 8, with an epicenter about 72 kilometers southwest of Marrakech. Furthermore, the shallow earthquake has so far caused at...
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Record-breaking precipitation in Greece causes widespread damage to housing and infrastructure
- Sep, 07, 2023
- Other Geotechnical Landslides Slope Stability Transportation Geotechnics Erosion Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Greece
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Record-breaking precipitation, locally reaching up to 754 mm in a single day, wreaked havoc in Greece and caused widespread damage to housing and infrastructure, starting Monday, September 4. Storm...
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California hit by earthquake and Tropical Storm Hilary
- Aug, 20, 2023
- General Civil Groundwater & Seepage Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Environmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The first tropical storm in 84 years made landfall in Southern California on Sunday, August 20, after the region was hit by a 5.1 moment magnitude earthquake. Furthermore, the earthquake occurred at...
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Golf course in Utah reopens after sinkhole forms in it
- Jun, 02, 2023
- Underground Structures Erosion Groundwater & Seepage Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A sinkhole forming at Fox Hollow Golf Club, in American Fork, Utah went viral on TikTok on May 21st. Jaxson Taylor, the club’s head golf professional, stated that the sinkhole started appearing arou...
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Freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught on fire in Raymond, Minnesota
- Mar, 30, 2023
- Transportation Engineering Contaminant Transport Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters General Civil
- United States, Minnesota, Raymond
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A freight train derailed and caught on fire in the early hours of Thursday in Raymond, Minnesota. Furthermore, the incident took place around 1 a.m. local time and caused the town’s residents to be e...
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An EF4 rated tornado hit Mississippi, U.S.A.
- Mar, 24, 2023
- Other Structural Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Environmental Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Mississippi
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A devastating tornado hit the state of Mississippi during the night hours of Friday, March 24. The tornado received an EF4 rating, which has top wind gusts ranging between 265km/h and 320 km/h, ac...
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Floods in two earthquake-hit provinces in Turkey
- Mar, 15, 2023
- Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Turkey, Şanlıurfa
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Large scale flooding occurred in two Turkish provinces, just over 5 weeks after the catastrophic earthquake that hit the country. More specifically, the provinces of Adiyaman and Sanliurfa were flo...
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Malaysian floods: 3 casualties and 36,000 displaced so far
- Feb, 28, 2023
- General Civil Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Malaysia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Heavy rainfall in Malaysia has caused 36,000 people to be evacuated in 266 relief centers and has claimed 3 lives so far. The annual monsoon season in Malaysia started in November and is expected t...
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