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New early warning system could have saved lives during the 2011 Japan tsunami
Simulations assessing how the system would have responded to the 2011 Tohoku earthquake show that a tsunami alarm would have been raised in 7 minutes or less, thus might had saved many of the 22,000 k...
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Massive landslide buries part of California highway (video)
Part of the mountainside went off into the Pacific Ocean, covering up a big part of scenic Highway 1 in Big Sur area, California, on Saturday, May 20th. Part of the mountainside went off into th...
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Bags made from old sailcloths that smell like the ocean breeze
Each item carries the stories of the sail it is made from Each item carries the stories of the sail it is made fromLoyal to the principles of upcycling, a team of three young entrepreneurs started an...
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Construction crane collapses while building a bridge (video)
In the evening of the 9th of May, a large crawler crane collapsed in Varese, Italy while lifting a large section of a new viaduct at the Arcisate Stabio railway yards. The piece of concrete bridge was...
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From where will the next big earthquake hit the city of Istanbul?
The 15-million city is situated very close to the so-called North Anatolian Fault Zone which runs just outside the city, below the Marmara Sea. Scientists appreciate that an earthquake of magnitude M7...
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120,000 cigarette butts collected in Brussels in just 2 hours
Just one of them can pollute 500 L of water! Just one of them can pollute 500 L of water!On Saturday 22 of April, about 200 volunteers took part in an initiative to clean up the streets of Brussels f...
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The May Issue of the Geoengineer.org Newsletter is out !
Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the May Newsletter Issue#144! Geoengineer.org is excited to announce the May Newsletter Issue#144! Read more
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Calculation Example – Determine the shear force and moment.
Determine the shear force and moment acting at a section passing through point C on the beam. Determine the shear force and moment acting at a section passing through point C on the beam. Read mor...
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Human activity causes climate to change 170 times faster than natural forces
Researchers determined our impact on Earth via the “Anthropocene Equation” Researchers determined our impact on Earth via the “Anthropocene Equation” Even though astronomic...
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Scientists in search for hints about Caribbean earthquakes
Led by Jenny Collier of Imperial College London, a team of scientists will be taking measurements from the seafloor of the Caribbean islands, trying to gain some early warning clues about the region's...
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