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Greenland's thick ice slabs may cause sea level to rise
Sea level may rise by 10 centimeters due to the presence of thick ice slabs in Greenland. A new study, recently published in Nature, suggests that climate change not only affects Greenland's glaciers...
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Imelda tropical storm strikes Texas: 2 people dead and hundreds rescued
- Sep, 19, 2019
- Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Texas
Imelda storm hit a large region of Texas on September 19, 2019. 2 people were reported dead and over 1,000 people were rescued. In total, the storm affected more than 6 million people and has severel...
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Amazon plans for two brand-new renewable energy projects in Ireland and in the U.S.
- Aug, 09, 2019
- Energy Geotechnics Geoenvironmental Engineering Green Infrastructure News On Projects / Industry
On August 1, 2019, Amazon announced a plan for two new renewable energy projects in Ireland and in Virginia. The initiative follows a dispute between the company's employees and its stakeholders. At...
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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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Earthquakes can aggravate sea water level rise
- Jun, 21, 2019
- Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering Structural Geology News On Research / Academia Geology Highlights
- American Samoa
According to a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, earthquakes can cause sea level rise even faster than climate change. Researchers believe that certain regions...
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Radical strategies to address earth's climate change
Researchers present the most radical manners to tackle earth's climate change. Some believe that current methods of dealing with climate change will not thrive. Therefore, new tactics have to be emp...
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New study suggests a method to replenish depleted aquifers
- Apr, 15, 2019
- News On Projects / Industry Settlements Geoenvironmental Engineering Engineering Geology
Scientists from Stanford University have introduced a new method to replenish aquifers by using flooding fields. The research focuses on California where overpumping has caused severe settlements i...
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Are underground roads the solution for better urban environments?
Traffic congestion has become a critical issue in urban environments as it decreases the quality of life and increases the pollution levels. Would underground roadways resolve this problem? Current...
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How to manipulate windmills full power in a large wind farm
Wind turbines convert the wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy. As wind farms utilize more and more windmills, their efficiency is significantly reduced. Until recently, wind turbines...
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Hayward Baker: Rolling Hills Wind Farm
Hayward Baker’s ability to assemble experienced personnel and resources in-house to perform all techniques under one turnkey contract streamlined the overall ground improvement/foundation installatio...
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