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Silver Lake dam modification project delayed until fall 2026
- Sep, 24, 2025
- Dam Engineering News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Minnesota, Rochester
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The City of Rochester, Minnesota, has postponed the start of its Silver Lake dam modification and sediment removal project, moving it from November 2025 to September 2026. The delay is due to extende...
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Massive 50-meter sinkhole swallows road in Bangkok
- Sep, 24, 2025
- Groundwater & Seepage Groundwater Pumping Underground Structures Ground Improvement Stabilization Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A road collapse in central Bangkok has produced a sinkhole approximately 50 meters deep and covering some 900 square meters, disrupting traffic, damaging infrastructure, and prompting evacuations in...
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Cincinnati to study repurposing of abandoned subway tunnels
- Sep, 23, 2025
- Tunneling Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry
- United States, Ohio, Cincinnati
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The City of Cincinnati has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a feasibility study to explore adaptive reuse options for its unused subway tunnel system beneath Central Parkway. The tunnel infra...
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Floods and Landslides Sweep Across Northern Italy
- Sep, 22, 2025
- Landslides Groundwater Pumping News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Italy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Northern Italy faced severe flooding and landslides on September 22, 2025, following days of heavy rain. The Seveso River in Milan overflowed its banks, inundating schools and residential neighborhoo...
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Alpine Geology Overcome: Brenner Tunnel Milestone Reached
- Sep, 18, 2025
- Tunneling Tunneling In Rock Structural Geology Engineering Geology News On Projects / Industry
- Alps
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Brenner Base Tunnel (BBT), stretching 64 km including the Innsbruck bypass, has achieved a significant milestone with the connection of its exploratory tunnel between Austria and Italy. This achi...
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San Francisco Bay Area Shaken by 4.3–4.6 Magnitude Earthquake
- Sep, 22, 2025
- Seismic Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California , Berkeley
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A magnitude 4.3–4.6 earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area in the early hours of September 22, 2025. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the epicenter near Berkeley, just east o...
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Summer thunderstorms triggers mudslides and flash flooding in San Bernardino County, California
- Sep, 18, 2025
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California , Oak Glen
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario on September 17–18, 2025, caused widespread flooding, mudslides, and debris flows in San Bernardino County, California. The event resulted in...
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Road Collapse in Chiang Mai Claims Life of Infrastructure Worker
- Sep, 10, 2025
- Slope Stability Forensics Site Response Analysis Risk & Reliability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand, Chiang Mai
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On September 10, 2025, an infrastructure worker tragically lost his life after being buried beneath a collapsed roadway in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The collapse occurred during an inspection of...
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Sinkhole swallows soda in Iztapalapa, Mexico City
- Sep, 15, 2025
- Settlements Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico, Mexico City
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A truck carrying bottled soda fell into a sinkhole in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, after a section of pavement collapsed. Authorities had previously cordoned off the site when signs of instability were o...
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2024 Best Geosynthetics Papers by IGS
Each year, Geosynthetics International (GI), the official journal of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), and Geotextiles and Geomembranes (G&G) honor papers that make outstanding contr...
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