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News on Sinkholes
Mississippi's Oktibbeha County Lake Dam found vulnerable to failure
- Jan, 14, 2020
- Dam Engineering Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, Mississippi, Starkville
The Oktibbeha County Lake Dam located in eastern Mississippi is prone to collapse due to intense precipitation that struck the region. According to an official statement issued on January 14, 2020, t...
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Sinkholes open in New Jersey's beach
- Oct, 09, 2019
- Soil Mechanics Settlements News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, New Jersey, Sea Bright
About 12 sinkholes have opened in Sea Bright beach, located in New Jersey, during the past days. The sinkholes that are up to 1 meter wide and deep, appeared on the beach after Subtropical Storm Meli...
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Block caving: A new mining method arises
Block caving is a new alternative method of developing new mines or extending the operation of open pits. Block caving is an underground hard rock mining method that involves undermining an ore body...
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Huge Holes In The Ground Swallow Everything In Their Path.
The phenomenon that occurs more and more frequently around the world! For some reason, the last decade more and more often huge holes open on the ground and swallow everything, cars, houses and roa...
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The Dead Sea 'Dies'
The Dead Sea dies due to human interventions, with the water level to fall by more than a meter per year. One of the consequences is the sinkholes that occur along the coast -Some of them are in field...
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