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Tourists in Iceland escape glacier collapse
- Apr, 16, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Tourists in Iceland had to get to higher ground when a glacier collapse triggered a massive wave. The incident occurred on Sunday, April 14, 2019. People visited the Jökulsárlón Lagoon to admire th...
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Collapse of the Keritis historic bridge in Crete, Greece
- Mar, 01, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
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The historic bridge of Keritis, located near the city of Chania in the Greek island of Crete, collapsed after extreme rainfalls struck the region. Crete was hit by the "Oceanis" storm that caused s...
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Mudslides and floods after ''Pineapple Express'' strikes California
- Feb, 15, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Extreme torrential rain has caused severe flooding and has triggered hazardous mudslides in California. The storm is being channeled to California coast by a flow of atmospheric moisture known...
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What caused the massive landslide in California's Big Sur
- Feb, 08, 2019
- News On Research / Academia Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
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Scientists have conducted detailed investigation about the causes of the Mud Creek major landslide in Big Sur, California, about 2 years ago. The landslide occurred on February 2017 covering t...
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Fatal dam collapse in Brazil
- Jan, 28, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Dam Engineering Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Mining
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A disastrous dam collapse in Brazil has resulted in, at least, 7 fatalities and more than 200 people missing. The incident occurred on Friday, 25 of January, 2019. The 86-meter dam was located in t...
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M 6,7 earthquake struck Chile
- Jan, 21, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Landslides Earthquake Reconnaissance
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A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the central and north coast of Chile causing structural damage, landslides and provoking 2 fatalities. The incident occurred at 10:32pm local time on Saturday, 19t...
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Mount Etna erupted in Sicily, Italy
- Jan, 07, 2019
- Other News Earthquake Reconnaissance Seismic Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
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Mount Etna, the most active volcano of Europe, erupted on Christmas Eve, causing numerous earthquakes and closing the airport of Catania. The largest of the 130 seismic shocks reported was Mw 4.9,...
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Deforestation of protected areas after Laos dam collapse
- Jan, 07, 2019
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A dam collapse in Laos occurred on July 23, 2018, has resulted in severe deforestation of protected areas. The partial failure of the hydroelectric dam, located in southeast Champasak Province of L...
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Deadly tsunami struck Indonesia: 373 people confirmed dead
- Jan, 04, 2019
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
373 people are reported dead and more than 1,400 injured after a disastrous tsunami hit the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The fatal waves struck on Saturday, 22 of November 2018, a...
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Rockfall at the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in California
- Dec, 10, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Rock Mass Characterization Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A rock fall occurred in the underground Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, California. The accident was reported on November 14, 2018. 53 mine workers that were occupied at the...
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