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Mine waste dam failure in Myanmar caught on video
- Jan, 25, 2024
- Mining Earth / Rockfill Dams Other Geotechnical Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Myanmar [Burma]
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A video has recently circulated, showing the full collapse of an embankment dam that was holding back jade mining waste in Myanmar. Furthermore, not much is known about the collapse, but according t...
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Norway’s parliament strikes deal backing deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean
- Dec, 05, 2023
- Mining Other Geotechnical Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry Geology Highlights Other News News On Research / Academia
- Norway, Oslo
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Norway’s minority government made a deal with two large opposition parties on Tuesday, December 5, to open seabed mineral exploration in the Arctic Ocean, despite heavy opposition. The amended versi...
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Oil spill leaves more than 1 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico
- Nov, 16, 2023
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical Transportation Geotechnics News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Louisiana
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The U.S. Coast Guard has been investigating the source of an oil spill near Louisiana, which has caused an estimated 1.1-million-gallon leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Furthermore, USA Today reported th...
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62nd Rankine Lecture title and outline announced
- Mar, 13, 2024
- Other Geotechnical Offshore Geotechnics Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Events Other News
- United Kingdom, London
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
It was recently announced by the British Geotechnical Association (BGA) that the 62nd Ranking Lecture will take place on the 13th of March 2024, at Imperial College London. As was made known in Marc...
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Purdue Geotechnical Society’s 19th G.A Leonards Lecture now on YouTube
- May, 05, 2023
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Remediation Technology Contaminant Transport Geosynthetics For Containment Landfill Engineering Groundwater & Seepage Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia Other News
- United States, Indiana, West Lafayette
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Professor Krishna Reddy gave the 19th G.A. Leonards Lecture on “Sustainability and Resiliency-Based Innovation: Research and Practices in Geoenvironmental Engineering”, which was hosted by the Purdue...
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Heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in Italy
- May, 16, 2023
- Erosion Other Geotechnical Risk & Reliability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Landslides Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Italy
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Heavy torrential rains, following extensive drought, have caused severe flooding and landslides in the North and East parts of Italy. It was reported on Thursday by the country’s Civil Protection de...
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Renault plans to use geothermal energy in its Douai factory in France
- Nov, 24, 2022
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Green Infrastructure Geothermal Other Geotechnical Energy Geotechnics Geo-Energy News On Projects / Industry Other News
- France, Douai
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
Renault has announced plans to use geothermal energy to cover the needs of its Douai factory in a one-of-its-kind project, expected to replace 70% of the plant’s natural gas needs. The geothermal pl...
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CLaSH invites you to join us for the 2023 Land Surface Hazards Modeling Expo!
- May, 01, 2023
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering Landslides Slope Stability Risk & Reliability Soil Mechanics Other Geotechnical News On Events News On Research / Academia Other News
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
The Center for Land-Surface Hazards (CLaSH) invites you to the 2023 Land Surface Hazards Modeling Expo, the first part of which will be held online on May 1-2. The Modeling Expo will take place in...
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Massive sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, starts growing again, after 15 years of being stable
- Apr, 02, 2023
- Erosion Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering Structural Geology Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, Texas, Daisetta
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A large sinkhole in Daisetta, Texas, U.S.A. started growing again on Sunday, April 2, roughly 15 years after it first appeared. Furthermore, the sinkhole opened up in 2008 as a 20ft. hole, and rap...
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Freight train derailed by rockslide in West Virginia, USA
- Mar, 08, 2023
- Rock Engineering Transportation Geotechnics Geoenvironmental Engineering Remediation Technology News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, West Virginia
- Authored by: Lysimachos Tigkas
A freight train was derailed due to a rockslide on Wednesday, March 8 at 4.51 a.m. near Sandstone, West Virginia. More specifically, the train mainly consisted of empty coal cars and, according to U...
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