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Video: Neoguri tropical storm hits Japan, causing landslides, floods and at least three dead
Initially characterized as a super typhoon, Neoguri is devastating Japan with heavy rainfall, major landslides and at least three casualties in the central town of Nagiso. Luckily, the typhoon - reach...
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Magnitude 6.9 Earthquake hits southern Mexico and upsets Central America
- Jul, 08, 2014
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Puerto Madero, Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A magnitude 6.9 hit southern Mexico and was felt across much of Central America on Monday, causing damages in homes and triggering landslides in Mexico and Guatemala. View the first images of destruct...
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Manitoba floods urging for military assistance and even deliberate flooding of areas
- Jul, 07, 2014
- Other News Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Manitoba, Canada
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Water rise in Saskatchewan is flooding Manitoba, while officials are declaring the province in a state of emergency, further seeking military assistance to protect 200 rural homes. Authorities ar...
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Oil facilities in Japan prone to liquefaction after a strong earthquake
- Jul, 04, 2014
- Other News Liquefaction Engineering Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- Tokyo Bay, Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Japanese government researchers support that about 43% of the petrochemical complexes on Japan's Pacific coast are likely to be damaged in the event of a feared magnitude-9 earthquake in central and w...
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Big earthquakes have become more frequent - scientists fail to interrelate them
Based on a new study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in the first quarter of 2014 strong earthquakes have doubled, compared to the average since 1979. Lead study author Tom Parsons and...
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The aftermath of torrential rain and floods in Latin America is the displacement of over 200,000 people
- Jul, 02, 2014
- Other News Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Asuncion, Paraguay
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Extensive flooding in at least three Latin American countries is causing the evacuation of many provinces and towns, while meteorologists predict that even though water levels will reduce in the follo...
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Video: Mudslide getting into a family's living room, destroying their house
While waters are beginning to recede, the flooding aftermath in Minnesota is going to afflict people for quite some time, particularly in Le Sueur and the Carlson family. A mudslide next to their home...
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Manila to be seriously damaged in the event of a strong 7.2 anticipated earthquake
The magnitude 5.7 earthquake that hit parts of Luzon, including Manila, on Wednesday night is considered by country's top seismologist an opening to a much more devastating event, which is anticipated...
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Video: Looking back at Metro tunnel construction
- Jun, 25, 2014
- Other News Tunneling Foundation Design / Construction
- Washington, DC, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Watch this fascinating video on the Washington DC subway system construction! The video makes a flash back on the construction methodologies and equipment used in tunnel excavation in the early years,...
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Philippines hit by incessant rains, causing landslides and flash floods
- Jun, 23, 2014
- Other News Landslides
- Kibawe, Northern Mindanao, Philippines
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
At least 10 days of consecutive rain in southern Philippines have generated landslides and flash floods, destroying agricultural areas and infrastructure. Thousands of families have been displaced, wh...
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