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Avalanches devastate houses in Kashmir: At least 77 casualties
A series of disastrous avalanches struck the Pakistan-administered region of Kashmir resulting in at least 77 casualties and 94 injuries. The avalanches were triggered after intense precipitation and...
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Mississippi's Oktibbeha County Lake Dam found vulnerable to failure
- Jan, 14, 2020
- Dam Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Mississippi, Starkville
The Oktibbeha County Lake Dam located in eastern Mississippi is prone to collapse due to intense precipitation that struck the region. According to an official statement issued on January 14, 2020, t...
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The oldest substance on Earth found in a meteorite
The oldest material on Earth was discovered in a meteorite that fell 50 years ago in Australia. The Murchison meteorite fell in Victoria State in south-eastern Australia back in 1969. The substances...
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New release of PLAXIS CONNECT Edition V20 Update 1
PLAXIS CONNECT Edition version 20.0 includes streamlined user experience, increased performance and productivity, advanced workflows, enhanced modeling capabilities, cloud enablement, and in-product...
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Geotechnical Engineering Online Library reaches 20,000+ free online publications!
We are very excited to announce that our Geotechnical Engineering Online Library now includes more than 20,000 documents in 41 different geotechnical categories! Our Geotech library provides links t...
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Taal volcano in the Philippines may erupt any time soon
According to seismologists, the Taal volcanο in the Philippines may erupt any time soon. The volcano is located about 70 kilometers south of Manila, the Philippines capital. It is the second most act...
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59,770 paper downloads in 2019 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!
The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering CaseHistories is proud to announce that 59,770 papers were downloaded in 2019. The International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is an off...
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Hundreds of earthquakes struck Puerto Rico within 10 days
More than 500 tremblors have struck Puerto Rico during a 10-day period. On December 28, 2019, a M 4.7 earthquake followed by another M 5.0 shock struck the Southwestern part of Puerto Rico resulting...
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More field research to understand environmental change across the Arctic is required
- Jan, 13, 2020
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) News On Research / Academia
- Arctic
As scientists attempt to understand how climate change has affected the globe, a new study suggests that the Arctic region is "under-sampled". The Arctic region experiences severe environmental chang...
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Join the 2020 Geotechnical Business Directory today!
GeoWorld, with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is excited to prepare the publication of the 2020 Geotechnical Business Directory, th...
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