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Earthquake in Peru's central coast shakes buildings in Lima
- May, 13, 2022
- Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Engineering Seismology
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The Peruvian Navy’s Hydrography and Navigation Directorate ruled out that the earthquake caused a tsunami. However, it is recommended that citizens stay alert. On Thursday, a 5.5 magnitude earthquak...
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New research: Thousands of Dublin buildings at risk of flooding by century’s end
- May, 13, 2022
- Damage (Structural) Snow And Rain Loads Structural Stability Structural Behavior Other Structural
- Ireland
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A cloud-based climate intelligence business says that parts of the capital’s city center will be under 1.7 meters of water by the end of the century. Homes, museums and power stations will be among t...
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NASA records biggest ever 'Monster quake' on Mars, estimated to be magnitude 5
- May, 11, 2022
- Geoenvironmental Engineering Seismic Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Structural Geology Other Geotechnical
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
NASA’s InSight Mars lander has detected the strongest quake ever detected not only on Mars but on any planet besides Earth. The temblor had an estimated magnitude 5 and on May 4, 2022. This adds to t...
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Landslide buries primary road connecting Alaska resort community to city of Seward
- May, 10, 2022
- Engineering Geology Slope Stability Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Landslides
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A landslide occurred around 7.40 am on Saturday has cut off the access to the road connecting Alaska resort community to the city of Seward. The repair works had not started yet, due to safety concer...
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At least 20 fatalities in floods and landslides in DR Congo and Rwanda
- May, 09, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- Republic of the Congo
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 20 people have died after heavy rain caused floods and landslides in areas of Rwanda and neighbouring parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) over the last few days. Local...
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Landslide on central B.C. coast caused lake tsunami more than 100 meters high: UNBC study
- May, 03, 2022
- Engineering Geology Geomorphology Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Landslide on central B.C. coast caused lake tsunami more than 100 meters high: UNBC study An enormous landslide took place at 28 of November 2020 near the remote glacial valley of West Grenville...
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Global geotechnical construction market forecast to grow at a CAGR of 6.1% till 2028
The global geotechnical construction services market is expected to grow from US$ 2,112.5 million in 2021 to US$ 3,192.5 million by 2028; it is estimated to grow at a CAGR* of 6.1% during 2021-2028....
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Floods and landslides in South Africa and India on April
- Apr, 28, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
South Africa has been hit by unprecedented rain, the heaviest in 60 years, with at least 448 people killed in the city of Durban and the surrounding KwaZulu-Natal province. Nearly 4,000 homes and 500...
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Huge volcanic landslide identified on Santorini, Greece
- Apr, 20, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- Greece
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Traces of the largest known volcanic landslide in the entire Mediterranean, with a volume of up to 125 cubic kilometers, have been discovered in the sea around the island of Santorini by Greek and fo...
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Philippines landslides, floods: at least 167 fatalities
- Apr, 18, 2022
- Landslides Slope Stability Slope Stabilization Other Geotechnical
- Philippines
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
At least 167 people died in landslides and floods after Tropical Storm Megi devastated Philippines last Sunday. Furthermore 110 people are missing and 1.9 million have been adversely affected, the na...
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