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75,000 people evacuated as Mount Mayon volcano erupts in Philippines (video)
Lava is spilling from Mount Mayon volcano in Philippines, covering nearby towns with ash, during a nearly two-week eruption. Lava is spilling from Mount Mayon volcano in Philippines, covering nearby...
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Flats hosted inside water pipes may be a solution to Hong Kong's housing crisis
A local architect, with his ‘Opod Tube Housing’ project, aims to build low-cost, stackable apartments using sections of 2.5m-wide concrete water pipes A local architect, with his ‘Opod Tube Housing’...
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Two Scottish and a Colombian Universities use WhatsApp to predict landslides in Latin America
The researchers have been training a local community living in an area at high risk of landslides to monitor how their main hillside is shifting over time, by sending photos back to them via WhatsApp...
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January Issue of the Geoengineer.org Newsletter is out!
Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the January Newsletter Issue#152! Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the January Newsletter Issue#152! Read more
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Water crisis: Various groundwater resources around the world could be depleted by 2050
Heavily irrigated regions in drier climates face the greatest threat Heavily irrigated regions in drier climates face the greatest threatIn the upcoming decades, important underground resources could...
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Waste is upcycled into bricks for streets in Nairobi
Materials that have ended up in the dumpsite can benefit the community while also creating unique street designs in the process Materials that have ended up in the dumpsite can benefit the community...
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Carillion: UK’s second-largest building firm is about to collapse, sending shockwaves through the industry
There are fears that the situation could drag many other smaller companies down due to unpaid invoices There are fears that the situation could drag many other smaller companies down due to unpaid in...
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Landslide hits a bus in Colombia, killing 13
Thirteen people are reportedly dead, after a landslide pushed a bus into a ravine in southwest Colombia on Saturday, January 20. Thirteen people are reportedly dead, after a landslide pushed a bus in...
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A small-scale company in Zanzibar transforms waste glass into bricks
The initiative started as a way to deal with the large quantities of waste glass that are produced on the island and stay untreated, ending up into the natural surroundings The initiative started as...
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Top 20 most popular civil engineering news in 2017!
As we welcomed 2018, we are glad to present 2017 top 20 most popular breaking news in the civil engineering community. We present you with the most captivating articles amongst hundreds of news...
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