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British Columbia: Canada supports flood, landslide recovery efforts with $870 million
- Jul, 25, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The advance payments of over 870 million Canadian dollars (700 million U.S. dollars) is in addition to the 207 million Canadian dollars (166 million U.S. dollars) in support of wildfire recovery effo...
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Sunshine Coast's ‘worst landslide in 30 years’ is extensive with no easy fix
- Jul, 20, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Slope Stability Analysis Other Geotechnical Erosion Transportation Geotechnics Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Canada
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide on Black Mountain Road is believed to be the biggest experienced on the Sunshine Coast in 30 years. The road is just west of the Bruce Highway, not far from Cooroy. Geotechnical assessmen...
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Landslide sweeps over Colombian school: at least three children dead
- Jul, 18, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Colombia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least three children have been killed when a landslide buried a rural elementary school in northwestern Colombia on Thursday, according to authorities. Officials in Antioquia province said about...
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Tourists hit by avalanche in Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan mountains
- Jul, 12, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Soil Mechanics Soil Dynamics Other Geotechnical
- Kyrgyzstan
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A group of tourists trekking in Kyrgyzstan's Tian Shan mountains on Friday survived a huge avalanche that swept right over them. The group consisted of nine British tourists and one American, plus th...
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Arunachal Pradesh: 1 killed, 3 missing after landslides and floods
- Jun, 27, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- India
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Incessant rainfall in the past several days have triggered landslides and flood in several districts of Arunachal Pradesh disrupting surface communication, while one person was killed and three other...
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"Geo-Trends Review" nineteenth issue is published!
GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the nineteenth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The nineteenth issue was just distr...
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Floods and landslides in Indonesia: at least 4 fatalities, thousands affected
- May, 25, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Indonesia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide triggered by heavy rain destroyed homes in Cipelang Village, Cijeruk District, Bogor Regency in West Java Province on 21 May 2022. Indonesia’s disaster management agency said 4 people die...
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NASA records biggest ever 'Monster quake' on Mars, estimated to be magnitude 5
- May, 11, 2022
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Seismic Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Structural Geology Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the strongest quake ever detected not only on Mars but on any planet besides Earth. The temblor had an estimated magnitude 5 and on May 4, 2022. This adds to t...
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At least 20 fatalities in floods and landslides in DR Congo and Rwanda
- May, 09, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- Republic of the Congo
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 20 people have died after heavy rain caused floods and landslides in areas of Rwanda and neighbouring parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) over the last few days. Local...
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Global geotechnical construction market forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6.1% till 2028
The global geotechnical construction services market is expected to grow from US$ 2,112.5 million in 2021 to US$ 3,192.5 million by 2028; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR* of 6.1% during 2021-2028....
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