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Deadly storms hit Afghanistan and Pakistan, leaving at least 135 dead

Torrential rains took place in Pakistan and Afghanistan during the four days from Friday 12 April to Monday 15 April, as a capstone to the already highly unusual rainfall patterns that dominated the...

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Revealing the fractured ice of Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier”

Dr Jamin Greenbaum and the team are working at the front line of climate change on the coldest continent on Earth. Their research boils down to understanding what is driving Antarctic Ice Sheet melt...

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Dubai floods as it receives more than yearly precipitation in one day

Dubai received more than a year’s worth of rain from the night of Monday the 15th of April until the evening of Tuesday the 16th, causing major flooding. Furthermore, CNN reported that nearly 4 inch...

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Landslides hit Indonesian villages on Sulawesi island

Landslides caused widespread destruction in Indonesia over the weekend, hitting villages on the Sulawesi island, and claiming the lives of at least 18 people. Officials announced on Monday, April 15,...

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Video captures the moment a landslide is triggered by blasting in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The moment that a landslide was triggered by rock blasting in a quarry in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on April 6, 2024, was caught on video. What is known so far is that the event took place at around 6:...

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Hollywood Hills: A landslide occurred again, destroying a newly constructed home

A landslide occurred in the Hollywood Hills, on Wednesday 3d of April around 5:30 p.m. causing the owner of a newly constructed home to postpone his move-in plans. Fortunately, it is confirmed that n...

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Network Rail to invest £2.8 billion in British railway climate resilience

Network Rail, the government-owned operator, developer and owner of Britain’s railway infrastructure, announced on April 3, 2024, that they will be spending £2.8 billion on enhancing the network’s cl...

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California’s Highway 1 to remain closed after landslide induced collapse

Part of California’s iconic Highway 1 was swept into the ocean by a landslide that took place around 4 p.m. local time on Saturday, March 30, 2024. Highway 1 is a major north-south state highway, wh...

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The 2019 landslide in Iran is linked with the construction of a dam

In recent years, there has been a notable increase in dam construction, driven by the growing demand for water and/or power generation. However, concerns have emerged regarding landslide occurrences...

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London’s 25-kilometer-long super sewer has been completed

The construction of the Thames Tideway Tunnel was completed on March 27, 2024, with the placement of a 1,200-ton concrete lid onto a shaft located in Stratford. Furthermore, work on the project comm...

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