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39 miners trapped underground and rescued in Ontario, Canada

39 workers were trapped in an underground mine in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada but all of them were eventually rescued. The Totten mine, owned and operated by Vale, a multinational firm from Brazil, op...

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Landslide swept away a multistory building in India

A multistory building was carried away by a landslide in India The incident occurred on September 30, 2021, in the region of Kachighati, Shimla located in northern India. The 8-story building was sit...

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How to tackle underground stations inundation

As weather phenomena tend to become more intense, a crucial question is how to protect the underground infrastructure from flooding events. A report published in July 2021 suggested that the previous...

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Risk assessment on natural disasters in densely populated Himalayan regions

A new study focuses on the multi-hazard susceptibility of a densely populated region in the Himalayas. Until recently, most of the studies are focusing on the individual effect of a natural disaster ...

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Volcanic eruption in the Canary Islands triggers evacuations

A volcanic eruption on La Palma, an island of the Canary Islands, Spain, has caused significant infrastructure damage and triggered massive evacuations. La Palma is one of the smallest islands in the...

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M 6,0 seismic shock hits China causing at least 3 fatalities

At least 3 people have died after a M6.0 struck southwestern China. The seismic shock occurred on September 15, 2021, in the Sichuan Province. The epicenter of the quake was located about 200 km sout...

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Permafrost-associated landslide causes major issues in Denali National Park, Alaska

A slow-moving landslide that is associated with permafrost deterioration has caused some major issues in Alaska's Denali National Park and Preserve. Denali National Park is located north of Anchorage...

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Powerful earthquake struck Mexico: At least one fatality

At least one person died after a M 7.0 earthquake hit southwestern Mexico on September 8, 2021.  The seismic shock struck northeast of Acapulco, a seaport located on the Pacific coast of Mexico dista...

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Numerous landslides triggered after M7.2 earthquake in Haiti

Numerous landslides have been recorded in Haiti after a M7.2 earthquake struck in August 2021. The M 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti on August 14, 2021, at 8:29 am local time causing massive infrastructu...

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Understanding the nature of friction on earthquake faults by studying a volcanic eruption

A new study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS),  focuses on a volcanic flank collapse to understand how frictional resis...

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