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California’s proposed water tunnel estimated to cost $20.1 billion

A new cost-benefit analysis regarding California’s Delta Conveyance Project was released on May 16, raising its expected cost to $20.1 billion from 2020’s $16 billion estimate. Furthermore, the Delt...

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"Geo-Trends Review" twenty-seventh issue is published!

GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the publication of the twenty-sixth issue of "Geo-Trends Review" magazine. The twenty-seventh issue was just d...

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Papua New Guinea landslide buries more than 2,000 people

A devastating landslide took place in the early hours of Friday, May 24, in Papua New Guinea, leaving thousands of people missing. Furthermore, the landslide occurred around 3 a.m. local time in the...

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Excavation of Virginia’s first-ever bored road tunnel completed

It was recently announced that a tunnel boring machine (TBM) named Mary made its final beak through on April 17 for the first bored road tunnel in the history of the state of Virginia. Furthermore, t...

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Carnian Pluvial Episode: That time when it rained for 1-2 million years

The Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) was an event on earth that took place at some point between 232 and 234 million years ago, when the earth’s climate changed radically. During that time, the earth’s...

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Foundation installation commences on Dogger Bank B offshore wind farm

Dogger Bank is an offshore wind farm located off the east coast of the UK, and foundation installation for the project’s second phase (phase B) has commenced, as was announced on May 14. Furthermore...

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Lake Chippewa’s floating island that has to be boat-pushed every year

Lake Chippewa, also known as Chippewa Flowage, is Wisconsin’s third-largest lake and home to some peculiar “floating islands”. As for the lake’s history, it was created by humans in central Sawyer C...

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British farmhouse demolished after landslide leaves it teetering over cliff edge

An 18th century farmhouse that was hanging over a cliff edge in England’s North Norfolk district was demolished in the early hours of Friday, May 10th. The property was a three-bedroom farmhouse tha...

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Landslide at Scottish wind farm site caught on video

A peat landslide took place on Tuesday, May 7, on the site of the Viking Windfarm in Shetland, Scotland, and was caught on video. Furthermore, the incident took place when work was being carried out...

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Updated design for £2.2bn water reservoir in the English Fenlands revealed

A rendered view of the proposed Fens reservoir, which will provide water for a quarter million East of England homes was unveiled on April 25. The project’s developers, Anglian Water and Cambridge W...

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