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Geotechnical news recap of November 2024 now on YouTube!

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...

Denmark’s Flood Challenges: Solutions That Save Lives and Billions

Flooding caused by torrential rain and storm surges has become a recurring and costly challenge for Denmark, with damages escalating over recent decades. Notable events like the 2011 rainstorm in Cop...

Dams collapse in Poland amid intense flooding

Storm Boris has made landfall in central Europe, leaving a trail of destruction in its path. Furthermore, the extreme weather phenomenon has so far caused intense flooding in parts of Poland, the Cz...

Breached Chinese lake dike to be sealed by Tuesday noon

On Friday, July 5, a 10-meter breach occurred on a dike along China’s second largest freshwater lake, Dongting Lake, which had quickly widened to 226 meters by the next day. Restoration work on the...

Flash flooding due to clogged river tunnel wreaks havoc in Kenya

Flash floods swept through villages near Mai Mahiu in Kenya, in the early hours of Monday, April 29, following excessive rainfall in the area. It has been reported by several news outlets that so far...

Several countries provide support as Morocco is struck by 6.8-magnitude earthquake

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco at 11.11 p.m. on Friday, September 8, with an epicenter about 72 kilometers southwest of Marrakech. Furthermore, the shallow earthquake has so far caused at...

Record-breaking precipitation in Greece causes widespread damage to housing and infrastructure

Record-breaking precipitation, locally reaching up to 754 mm in a single day, wreaked havoc in Greece and caused widespread damage to housing and infrastructure, starting Monday, September 4. Storm...

Golf course in Utah reopens after sinkhole forms in it

A sinkhole forming at Fox Hollow Golf Club, in American Fork, Utah went viral on TikTok on May 21st. Jaxson Taylor, the club’s head golf professional, stated that the sinkhole started appearing arou...

Heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in Italy

Heavy torrential rains, following extensive drought, have caused severe flooding and landslides in the North and East parts of Italy. It was reported on Thursday by the country’s Civil Protection de...

Sinkhole appeared in Taipei, Taiwan, next to construction site

A sinkhole appeared next to a construction site in Taipei, Taiwan, around 2.50 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. According to the Taipei City government, the sinkhole measured 15 meters in length and 3 met...

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