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Huge asteroid will pass and narrowly miss Earth
A massive asteroid will soon pass near Earth but, fortunately, without causing a collision. The 2006 QQ23 asteroid with a diameter of 570 meters, will approach Earth on August 10, according to NASA....
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Digital strategy for a landslide disaster protection project in West Java, Indonesia
A catastrophic landslide affected the road between Bogor and Cianjur two months before the annual Indonesian Homecoming Festival in West Java. Τhe already terrible traffic situation on West Java’s m...
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Cliff collapse in Californian beach: 3 women dead
- Aug, 02, 2019
- Erosion Slope Stability Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California , Encinitas
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Three women were killed after a sandstone bluff collapsed at Encinitas beach, located north of San Diego. The tragic incident occurred at about 3 pm on Friday, August 2, 2019. A 3-meter wide sandston...
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Potential dam collapse in U.K.: Authorities evacuated an entire town
- Aug, 01, 2019
- Dam Engineering Earth / Rockfill Dams News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom, Whaley Bridge
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Authorities have evacuated an entire town in Derbyshire, U.K., after a reservoir's dam suffered critical damage on August 1, 2019. The earth dam partially collapsed after intense rainfall struck Nort...
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Engineering new materials to replace diamonds for drilling
- Aug, 02, 2019
- Oil & Gas Laboratory Testing Mining News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Diamond drilling was a break-through approach mostly used in mining industry to exploit deposits that would otherwise remain inaccessible. It also enabled the recovery of cores to examine the undergr...
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Rock slide blocks salmon path in Fraser River
A rock slide has blocked a large part of Fraser River and prevents salmons from swimming upstream. The rock slide that occurred in a remote area west of Clinton, located in British Columbia, Canada o...
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Satellite data show impressive ground cracking caused by the M 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake
- Jul, 05, 2019
- Engineering Geology Earthquake Reconnaissance Geology Highlights
- United States, California
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Satellite images collected in the Mojave Desert show the intense ground cracking the M 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake caused. On July, 5, 2019, the massive earthquake struck at about 200 km North-East of...
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Landslide in China buries 21 houses: At least 36 people reported dead
A landslide struck near a village in southwest Guizhou Province of China, destroying 21 houses and killing at least 36 people. The incident occurred on July 23, 2019. Emergency crews including more t...
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Geoengineering West Antarctic glacier to prevent a 3-meter sea level rise
A group of scientists suggests a revolutionary strategy to prevent the collapse of the west Antarctic ice sheet. The fact that the west Antarctic ice sheet may slide into the ocean is a potential thr...
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Hayward Baker constructed an earth retention system adjacent to the Potomac River
Robinson Landing is a $185 million, mixed-use development that covers a full city block on the Potomac River waterfront in Alexandria, VA. Despite the challenges of working on the Potomac River adjac...
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