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Fatal landslide in Afghanistan destroys 300 houses-Search for survivors

A landslide caused by an overflowing mountain lake swept through a village in Afghanistan resulting in killing at least 10 people and destroying 300 houses. Debris and water flow, which provoked a...

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California Highway 1 re-opens a year after landslide

A section of Highway 1 in California re-opened 14 months after a major landslide buried the road which connects San Francisco and Los Angeles. In February 2017, three months after the Pfeiffer Cany...

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Block caving: A new mining method arises

Block caving is a new alternative method of developing new mines or extending the operation of open pits. Block caving is an underground hard rock mining method that involves undermining an ore body...

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Landslide damages Russian football World Cup stadium

Volgograd Arena, one of the 2018 World Cup stadiums, has been severely damaged by a landslide the day of the France-Croatia final. The landslide occurred in an embankment near the stadium...

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Wall collapses in Mumbai: At least 6 cars buried

Heavy rains triggered the collapse of a wall in Mumbai's Wadala East, forcing over 200 residents to vacate their flats and burring at least six cars. Fortunately, no injuries were reported due to t...

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Want to see how Hayward Baker put together a TRD rig in under 60 seconds?  While TRD machines look like giant chainsaws, they are meticulously built for deep soil mixing. Between our Baltimore, Ta...

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GeoWorld mobile app for ANDROID is launched

Connect with the biggest geotechnical community with just one TAP! GeoWorld is excited to announce the development and launch of GeoWorld new mobile app for Android mobile devices! The mobile app...

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Glacier breaking captured in Greenland

A four-mile iceberg breaking away from a glacier in Greenland was captured by a team of scientists on June 22 2018. The entire event captured on camera can help scientists examine how large iceberg...

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Reconstructing the 1929 Grand Banks underwater avalanche

In a research from the University of Liverpool the 1929 Grand Banks underwater avalanche was reconstructed to better understand these common geohazards. The avalanche was triggered by the Mw 7.2 Gr...

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Landslide at Myanmar jade mine: 15 killed and 45 injured

At least 15 people in northern Myanmar were killed while 45 others were injured due to a landslide on Saturday 14 of July 2018 in the Hpakant jade mining region. The miners were buried by muddy ear...

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