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GeoWorld Mobile App Launched for Android & iOS

GeoWorld, the biggest online platform for geotechnical engineers, is excited to announce the development and launch of its new mobile app, which is now accessible on both Android and iOS devices!  Th...

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Announcing the Publication of the 2024 USA & Canada Special Edition of the Geotechnical Business Directory

ARGO-E GROUP, the organization behind GeoWorld, is excited to announce the publication of a USA & Canada special 2024 edition of the annual Geotechnical Business Directory series with the support...

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The Berkeley Center for Smart Infrastructure: An interview with Prof. Kenichi Soga, Director of the Center

The following interview is from 2024 Special USA and Canada Geotechnical Business Directory edition, available as an e-book and in-print, and was distributed for free during the Geo-Congress 2024 th...

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A Tribute to Michele Jamiolkowski

The “savior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa” February 27, 1964. Diagnosing that the Leaning Tower of Pisa is now dangerously tilted, the Italian government requested international help to prevent its c...

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Sinkhole on Naples road swallows two cars

A large sinkhole appeared on a road in Naples, Italy, on the morning of Wednesday, February 21, swallowing two cars. Furthermore, the incident occurred around 5:00 a.m. in the city’s Vamero district...

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Target at West Virginia partially collapsed due to landslide

A Target outlet in Barboursville, West Virginia had to close because a part of the building collapsed due to a landslide, as reported by local news. Initially thought to be a temporary closure for...

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Landslide in Turkish gold mine leaves nine workers missing

A landslide occurred at a gold mine in eastern Turkey’s Erzincan province on Tuesday, February 13, leaving nine workers missing. Furthermore, the incident took place at the Copler mine, around 2:30 p...

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100,103 paper downloads in 2023 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!

Papers published in this refereed journal are freely available in color and are accompanied by databases that include the electronic data presented in the paper as well as additional figures (as nece...

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Heavy storm and numerous landslides in Southern California: at least 9 fatalities

Southern California, particularly Los Angeles, experienced severe flooding due to heavy rain. Downtown LA received over 7 inches of rain in two days, and it was the third-highest recorded amount in o...

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Landslide buries buses in the southern Philippines

A landslide occurred in the southern Philippines on the evening of Tuesday, February 6, causing material and life losses. Furthermore, the incident took place outside a gold mine in Masara village,...

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