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4 lakes in mid-Michigan, disappeared after dam failure, are being restored

Four dams are being restored after catastrophic failures led to four man-made lakes disappearing in May 2020. The dam failures took away Sandford Lake, Wixom Lake, Secord Lake and Smallwood Lake. F...

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Changes in magnetic field along fault lines preceded major earthquakes in California according to a recent case-study

Researchers have tried for decades to determine whether there is a reliable precursor that can act as an early warning before the shaking begins. The technology to predict when an earthquake will str...

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Chile: mining areas connected to giant sinkhole were permanently closed

The permanent closure of mining stopes directly related to a giant sinkhole, that appeared in the northern part of the country in July, was announced by Chile's mining minister on Friday (07 October...

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Venezuela landslide: 22 fatalities, at least 52 missing

A landslide in central Venezuela left at least 22 people dead and more than 52 missing after a river overflowed, officials said Sunday, in the latest deadly disaster caused by heavy rains to hit the...

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Landslide damages dam wall in Arunachal Pradesh

A massive landslide triggered by heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh has damaged the guard wall of Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHP) at Gerukamukh. The intake tunnel of the project has been cl...

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Tropical Cyclone Noru Leaves 4 Dead, Thousands Displaced in Vietnam and Thailand

Before the storm struck in Vietnam as many as 327,937 people had been pre-emptively evacuated across the provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Danang, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Bình Định. Vietnam’s Disaster...

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South African tailings dam collapses: Injuries and ‘extensive damage’

Emergency teams are on the ground in South Africa’s Free State province after a dam collapsed at an abandoned diamond mine. Disaster management specialists have joined police, engineers and medical f...

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Adelaide Hills dam: fears of collapse

An emergency flood warning has been issued for a South Australian town due to the “high risk” of a dam wall collapsing. The privately owned dam on the edge of an Adelaide Hills town remains at risk...

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Kefalonia, Greece: Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake hits the island

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit between the islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea on Thursday 8 September morning. The earthquake occurred a few minutes after 10:30 local time. There we...

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Mexico, Nuevo León: 4 dead after heavy rain triggers floods

The rainfall began on 03 September 2022, with the heaviest falling on 05 September when the city of Cadereyta Jiménez recorded 242.9 mm of rain in 24 hours. More rain is expected. Flash floods stru...

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