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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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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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Landslide buries primary road connecting Alaska resort community to city of Seward
- May, 10, 2022
- Engineering Geology Slope Stability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Landslides
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred around 7.40 am on Saturday has cut off the access to the road connecting Alaska resort community to the city of Seward. The repair works had not started yet, due to safety concer...
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Landslide on central B.C. coast caused lake tsunami more than 100 meters high: UNBC study
- May, 03, 2022
- Engineering Geology Geomorphology Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Landslide on central B.C. coast caused lake tsunami more than 100 meters high: UNBC study An enormous landslide took place at 28 of November 2020 near the remote glacial valley of West Grenville...
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Floods and landslides in South Africa and India on April
- Apr, 28, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
South Africa has been hit by unprecedented rain, the heaviest in 60 years, with at least 448 people killed in the city of Durban and the surrounding KwaZulu-Natal province. Nearly 4,000 homes and 500...
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Landslide in northwest Colombia: at least 11 fatalities
- Apr, 11, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Other Geotechnical
- Colombia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 11 people have been killed and a dozen injured following a landslide in a mining area in northwest Colombia, authorities reported on Thursday. An "unspecified" number of people remain miss...
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