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News on Floods
Glacier collapse triggers a dam burst in India
- Feb, 07, 2021
- Dam Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- India, Chamoli
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
More than 170 people are feared dead after a glacier collapse triggered floods and damaged 2 dams in north India. The incident occurred on Sunday, February 7, 2021, in Uttarakhand state, northern Ind...
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Storm Christoph devastates UK: Floods, landslides and a bridge collapse reported
- Jan, 18, 2021
- Landslides Erosion Pavement News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The United Kingdom has been devastated by Storm Christoph that has caused destruction including landslides and infrastructure damage. Storm Christoph hit the United Kingdom by January 18, 2020. It tr...
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Eden Project in the UK closes due to landslides and floods
- Dec, 20, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom, Bodelva
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Eden Project in Cornwall, UK will remain closed until (at least) early January 2021 due to the impact of landslides and floods. The Eden Project is a unique engineering achievement located in Cor...
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Study reveals evidence of massive floods in a Martian crater
- Nov, 05, 2020
- Structural Geology Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
According to a new study, a crater on Mars has experienced extensive floods around 4 billion years ago. Whether Mars was ever occupied with water and potentially with some primitive types of life is...
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Typhoon Vamco devastates Philippines and advances to Vietnam
- Nov, 12, 2020
- Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Philippines, Manila
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Numerous people have been reported dead and many more missing in the Philippines due to the impact of typhoon Vamco. Vamco is a typhoon that initiated as a tropical depression in the Pacific Ocean, e...
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