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Iran’s heritage sites threatened by accelerating land subsidence, experts warn
- Nov, 03, 2025
- Ground Improvement Groundwater & Seepage News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Centuries-old monuments across Iran are facing increasing risks from land subsidence driven by decades of groundwater over-extraction, according to scientists and cultural-heritage officials. Sites o...
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After 700,000 years of silence, InSAR unveils that Iran’s Taftan volcano shows signs of awakening
- Oct, 16, 2025
- Satellite-Based Settlements Geology Highlights News On Research / Academia
- Iran
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Taftan Volcano in southeastern Iran, long thought to be extinct, is showing signs of renewed activity after approximately 700,000 years of dormancy. Recent satellite data analyzed between July 20...
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Research finds humans exceed climate as the main driver of Arizona’s groundwater loss
A recently published study indicates that human groundwater extraction in Arizona has become a greater factor in aquifer depletion than climate change alone. The research highlights that while climat...
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Arbavere geothermal test station aims to explore Estonia’s subsurface heat potential
The Estonian Geological Service officially opened a new geothermal energy pilot station in Arbavere village, Lääne-Virumaa, featuring Estonia’s deepest test heat well at a depth of 712.5 meters. Th...
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AI-enhanced landslide model ready for 2026 deployment in Hong Kong
- Oct, 14, 2025
- Landslides News On Projects / Industry News On Research / Academia
- Hong Kong
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hong Kong’s Geotechnical Engineering Office (GEO) has introduced a new AI-powered landslip warning system designed to predict slope failures with unprecedented precision. The fifth-generation platfor...
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Underground telecom fiber-optic cables can be repurposed as geohazard sensors according to research
Researchers at Penn State University have shown that fiber-optic cables, already installed underground for telecommunications, can be repurposed as an early warning system for geohazards such as si...
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Starpath’s lunar regolith Rover enters NASA’s 20-foot vacuum chamber for tests
- Sep, 30, 2025
- Deep Excavations Other Geotechnical News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
One year after earning second place in NASA’s Break the Ice Lunar Challenge, Starpath tested its upgraded lunar regolith excavation and transport rover in the facility’s 20-foot thermal vacuum chambe...
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Recovering Critical Minerals from Waste: New USGS-State Partnerships Underway
- Sep, 26, 2025
- Mining Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Research / Academia News On Projects / Industry
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has awarded nearly $3 million in cooperative agreements to support 13 state geological surveys in joint work to inventory and characterize critical minerals in mine...
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2024 Best Geosynthetics Papers by IGS
Each year, Geosynthetics International (GI), the official journal of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), and Geotextiles and Geomembranes (G&G) honor papers that make outstanding contr...
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Maintaining Load During a Helical Pile Compression or Tension Test
- Sep, 08, 2025
- Foundation Design / Construction News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Performing a load test is the best way to confirm pile capacity. It confirms if the pile has the capacity required to support the load applied. During most tests, the load is increased in time interv...
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