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China has started digging an 11,100-meter deep borehole

China started digging an 11,100-meter-deep borehole late in May. Furthermore, the borehole is located in China’s largest desert, the Taklimakan Desert, and drilling started on May 30. The project a...

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Copenhagen’s new M5 metro aims to have half the carbon footprint of existing lines

A Cowi-Arup joint venture has been appointed to deliver the design, environmental impact assessment and utility relocations of Copenhagen’s new M5 line, by the city’s metro operator, Metroselskabet....

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Peak of Austrian Fluchthorn mountain collapses in huge rockslide

The peak of mountain Fluchthorn in Tyrol, Austria, was caught on video collapsing in a huge rockslide on Sunday, June 11. Furthermore, helicopters were dispatched after the event to assess the situa...

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Mount Kilauea volcano eruption in Hawaii live streamed by the USGS

Mount Kilauea volcano in Hawaii, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupted on Wednesday, June 7. Furthermore, the eruption started at 4:44 a.m. local time and by the afternoon of the sa...

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Landslide hits workers’ dormitory in China’s Sichuan province

A landslide occurred in the Yongsheng township of the Sichuan province in China, in the early morning hours of June 4. A worker’s dormitory was hit in the event and resulted in 19 fatalities, all of...

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Damaged pipe causes sinkhole in the middle of the street in Thailand

A sinkhole was caught on video forming outside a café in the Chiang Rai province of Northern Thailand, on May 23. The sinkhole is seen forming as water is flowing out of it, while officials stated t...

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How abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries

A new study proposes that abandoned mines can be reused as gravity batteries and store excess energy from renewable sources. The study was led by the International Institute for Applied System Analy...

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Geological Survey of India to launch early landslide warning system in 2026

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) revealed that the country is set to have an early landslide warning system operational across the nation in 2026. According to GSI, about 12.6% of India’s total...

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Alert level is raised in Mexico as the Popocatépetl volcano spews ash and gas

Popocatépetl is a volcano in central Mexico, which has recently shown raised activity, forcing authorities to raise alert to yellow phase 3, just one step below red, on Sunday. The volcano is locate...

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New study finds that New York City is sinking due to the weight of its skyscrapers

A new study, published in the Earth’s Future journal, showed that New York is sinking, and the weight of its skyscrapers plays a part in it. Furthermore, the study shows that the city is sinking at...

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