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Strong earthquake hits Indonesia: At least 77 fatalities
- Jan, 14, 2021
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia, Majene
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A M 6.2 earthquake struck Indonesia resulting in, at least, 77 casualties. The seismic shock occurred on Thursday, January 14, 2021, in Sulawesi Island, Indonesia. Its epicenter was located northeast...
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Two landslides struck Indonesia: At least 13 casualties
- Jan, 10, 2021
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Indonesia
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At least 13 people have been reported dead after 2 major landslides struck in Indonesia. The ground failures occurred on January 10, 2020, close to a village that is located in West Java province. Th...
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62,163 paper downloads in 2020 for the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories!
- Jan, 13, 2021
- Other Geotechnical News On Publications Dam Engineering Data Management Deep Excavations Earth Retaining Structures Energy Geotechnics Engineering Geology Forensics Erosion Foundation Design / Construction Geo-Energy Geoenvironmental Engineering Geomatics Geomorphology Geophysics Geosynthetics Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Ground Improvement Green Infrastructure Groundwater & Seepage Instrumentation Landslides Laboratory Testing Levees Mining Numerical & Constitutive Modeling Offshore Geotechnics Railway Geotechnics Ports Residual Soils Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Risk & Reliability Rock Mechanics Slope Stability Soil Dynamics Soil Mechanics Structural Geology Underground Structures Tunneling Engineering Seismology Visualization Transportation Geotechnics News On Research / Academia
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The ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering CaseHistories is proud to announce that 62,163 papers were downloaded in 2020. The International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories is an off...
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Massive sinkhole opens near an Italian hospital
- Jan, 08, 2021
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Italy, Napoli
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A massive sinkhole emerged near a hospital in the city of Naples, Italy. The sinkhole opened on Friday, January 8, 2021, at a parking lot near the Ospedale del Mare hospital. A sinkhole is a depress...
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Quick clay landslide hits Norway sweeping away houses
- Dec, 30, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Norway, Ask
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A massive quick clay landslide struck in a Norwegian village sweeping away buildings. The landslide occurred in the village of Ask, located in the municipality of Gjerdurm on December 30, 2020. Accor...
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Eden Project in the UK closes due to landslides and floods
- Dec, 20, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United Kingdom, Bodelva
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Eden Project in Cornwall, UK will remain closed until (at least) early January 2021 due to the impact of landslides and floods. The Eden Project is a unique engineering achievement located in Cor...
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Stunning cliff collapse in the Canary Islands caught on video
A stunning cliff collapse that occurred in the Canary Islands, an autonomous community of Spain situated in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Morocco was caught on camera. The ground failure happened on No...
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Rainfall-induced landslide hits Alaska: 2 people missing
- Dec, 02, 2020
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Alaska, Haines
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Six people went initially missing after a major landslide struck Alaska. The landslide occurred on December 2, 2020, in a region near Haines, a town located in southeastern Alaska near the borders wi...
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GEER Report for Medicane Ianos Released: Documents thousands of landslides, bridge collapses and infrastructure damage
- Dec, 17, 2020
- Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance (GEER) released a report documenting damage from Medicane Ianos. Medicane Ianos, a Mediterranean Hurricane, impacted Greece on September 17-20 2...
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Stunning sea stack failure in Isle of Wight, UK
- Nov, 15, 2020
- Landslides Erosion News On Natural Disasters / Failures Engineering Geology
- United Kingdom, Freshwater
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A stunning sea stack collapse occurred amid strong winds in the Isle of Wight, northern United Kingdom. In geological terms, a sea stack is practically a large column of rock standing in the sea near...
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