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Perpetual landslide in Summerland, Canada
A hillside is eroding and has been moving for almost a century in Summerland, Canada. The landslide, that is located south of Canyon View Road, has been a mystery for scientists. It was first studi...
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Motorist’s miraculous escape from shocking landslide
- Jun, 24, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Waioeka Gorge, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Michael Tabudravu, a New Zealand motorist, had a remarkably lucky escape after he narrowly avoided being crushed by a powerful landslide. Remarkably, he still managed to film the dramatic even...
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Risk of Dam collapse hangs in Colombia
- Jul, 05, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Risk & Reliability Dam Engineering
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The 225 m high Hindroituango Dam on Cauca River in Colombia faces emergency situation since April, and collapse of the dam is one of the likely possibilities. The dam was built in Cauca River...
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Increased seismic hazard due to Earth's rotation slowdown
Scientists from the U.S. believe that a significant increase of earthquakes will occur beginning from 2018. Their predictions are correlated with the deceleration of the Earth's spin velocity, a ph...
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Hawaii's Big Island: Volcanic activity provokes another threat
- May, 21, 2018
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Seismic Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Kīlauea, Hawaii, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Following the Kilauea's volcano eruption (in May 3rd) events, another threat has been added for the residents of Big Island in Hawaii. Lava has recently reached the ocean producing a hazardous mix...
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