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Previously Damaged Structures Collapse after Second Quake hits Nepal
On Tuesday a magnitude-7.3 earthquake shook the impoverished country of Nepal, this is the second earthquake to hit the impoverished country in less than a month. On Wednesday, officials with bullhorn...
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Video: Do Changes in Groundwater Levels Affect Streamflow?
In the Buffalo National River, somebody can hear the running water and the next minute the water is gone! In the Ozarks, there are streams that disappear and reappear randomly! The ultimate...
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Video: Minor tremors from San Andreas Fault closely monitored by UC Berkeley
The increase in the frequency of low intensity tremors, originating from the San Andreas Fault, about 10 hours after the magnitude 6 Napa earthquake last August, and an observed increase in two other...
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Video: A ride inside Hudson river's Amtrak aging tunnels
What most commuters of Amtrak trains crossing the Hudson River do not have the opportunity to see, was witnessed by U.S. Senator Cory Booker and Amtrak officials. View of the damaged from hurricane Sa...
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Hawaii Sets Goal for 100% Renewable Energy
The Hawaiian Legislature passed a bill this week setting a goal for the state of reaching 100% renewable power by 2045. If approved by Governor David Ige, Hawaii will be the first state to officially...
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The May Newsletter Issue of TheCivilEngineer is out !
TheCivilEngineer.org is glad to announce the May issue of our monthly Newsletter ! In May's issue you will find the latest most interesting industry news of interest to Civil Engineers, directly fr...
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Construction of Lunar Base in Consideration by Russia and China
After meeting with Chinese officials last week, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin announced plans for a joint space exploration project. This joint venture could lead to the establishment o...
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Exploring Crossrail
Crossrail is one of the biggest projects in Europe, which is on its way since the 15th May, 2009. At the time of writing, over 57 million hours have been worked on Europe’s largest construction...
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Salty Aquifer Discovered Under Antarctic Surface
Researchers from the National Science Foundation (NSF) have gathered evidence for the existence of a salty aquifer beneath Antarctica's ice-free McMurdo Dry Valleys, by using an airborne electromagnet...
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NASA's FINDER tracked trapped survivors after Nepal quake!
Trapped under the rubble, survivors from the Nepal quake were detected days after the event, and dragged out alive by rescue crews. The international rescue team used the NASA developed FINDER, a new...
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