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Major Water Infrastructure Improvements Ahead in California
Amid escalating concern regarding California’s continued four year drought, Governor Jerry Brown signed a $1.1 billion emergency drought relief bill into law on Friday. Just under two-thirds, $6...
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Arctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low
According to data from the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado, Boulder, the Arctic ice cap reached its maximum extent, 5.61 million square miles (14...
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About less deadly landslides!
Could the Oso landslide have been avoided? Are there more landslide prone areas across the country and how could state and federal agencies locate them and take precautions? Professors of the Uni...
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Paris Limits Driving to Curb Air Pollution
After a major spike in air pollution earlier this week, Paris city mayor Anne Hidalgo asked authorities to prevent one in every two cars from taking to the capital's streets and make all public transp...
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[Video]: Watch a civil engineer's display on dams for elementary school Career Day!
Grady Hillhouse, a civil engineer specialized in dams and large hydraulic structures, prepared a display for an elementary school Career Day to explain the basic principles of dam function! Watch the...
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Reinforced fill failure causes Yeager airport to close and homes to evacuate
A major slope stability failure occurred last week at Yeager airport's main runway, urging to the evacuation of homes located at the foot of the reinforced slope and relocation of their owners. The re...
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Extensive landslides engulf entire village in Amaliada, Greece
Extensive landslide phenomena are developing in the last few days in Amaliada Greece, threatening an entire village. The situation is significantly worsened by rainy weather and scientists monitoring...
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[Video]: Sinkhole formation in Russia
Three separate cameras in Russia catch a sinkhole being created a few meters away from a residential area! Three separate cameras in Russia catch a sinkhole being created a few meters away from...
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Lack of Snow to Worsen California's Drought
In the midst of a four year drought, California’s limited snowpack promises another dry year in 2015. Mountain temperatures, which claim the hottest October - January period in 120 years, have p...
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Spike in Roof Collapses Inspires the use of Drones
Massachusetts has experienced a large number of structural failures over the past month due to extreme snowfall. This past Wednesday (March 4th), after an additional 2 inches of snow accumulation, som...
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