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Recent Geotechnical Challenges in Wales: Tackling Landslides and Sinkholes Head-On
- Dec, 04, 2024
- Landslides Other Geotechnical Settlements News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Wales recently experienced a series of severe geohazards caused by Storm Bert, highlighting the urgent need for improved infrastructure resilience. From sinkholes to landslides, communities have been...
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Geotechnical news recap of November 2024 now on YouTube!
- Dec, 03, 2024
- Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Geoenvironmental Engineering Other Geotechnical Other Energy Geothermal Lidar Satellite-Based Geo-Energy
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of November 2024. Namely, these were: 1) Historic...
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Pioneering Geotechnical Advances to Secure the Himalayan Landscape
- Nov, 29, 2024
- Geomatics Aerial Satellite-Based Lidar Landslides News On Research / Academia News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Himalayas
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Himalayan region faces a growing threat from landslides triggered by extreme precipitation, rapid population growth, and infrastructure development. Events like the catastrophic 2021 Chamoli disa...
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Historic Cottage Threatened by Huge Cliff Collapse in Devon
- Nov, 04, 2024
- Landslides Forensics Erosion News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A dramatic cliff collapse in Devon, England, has left a historic cottage just 10 metres from a 120-metre drop, following a massive landslip at Jacob’s Ladder Beach. Thousands of tonnes of earth fell,...
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Landslide Forces Closure of East Busway in Pittsburgh
- Oct, 11, 2024
- Landslides Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A recent landslide in Pittsburgh’s Strip District has forced the closure of the Martin Luther King Jr. East Busway, significantly disrupting public transit routes. The landslide, triggered by a water...
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Geotechnical news recap of September 2024 now on YouTube!
- Oct, 02, 2024
- Other Geotechnical Landslides Dam Engineering Transportation Geotechnics Site Characterization & In-Situ Testing (General) News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
You can now find Geoengineer.org's latest news recap video on YouTube, which includes what we found to be the most interesting geotechnical news of September 2024. Namely, these were: 1) New study...
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Footage shows Acapulco pool collapsing due to landslide in the wake of hurricane John
- Sep, 25, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Mexico
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Hurricane John has been described as a “zombie” hurricane, as it made landfall in Mexico on Monday the 23rd of September, dissipated the next day, and then restrengthened into a hurricane over the Pa...
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Protecting Railways: £33M Investment to Prevent Landslides
- Sep, 26, 2024
- Railway Geotechnics Landslides News On Projects / Industry
- United States, North Carolina, Durham
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Network Rail is undertaking a £33m project aimed at preventing landslides along a section of the East Coast Main Line near Durham, England. This vital work is designed to secure the 1km stretch of r...
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Record rain causes floods and landslides in Japan
- Sep, 21, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Tunneling Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa was once again tested by extreme weather phenomena during the past weekend, while still recovering from the devastating events of the New Year’s Day earthquake tha...
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New study finds that 2023 rockslide-induced mega-tsunami rang the earth for 9 days
- Sep, 12, 2024
- Landslides Slope Stability Other Geotechnical News On Natural Disasters / Failures Geology Highlights Other News News On Research / Academia News On Publications
- Greenland
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new study named “A rockslide-generated tsunami in a Greenland fjord rang Earth for 9 days” was published in the Science journal, on September 12, which reveals the reason behind a strange 9-day vib...
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