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California hit by earthquake and Tropical Storm Hilary

The first tropical storm in 84 years made landfall in Southern California on Sunday, August 20, after the region was hit by a 5.1 moment magnitude earthquake. Furthermore, the earthquake occurred at...

World’s longest railway tunnel will remain closed for months after derailment

Europe’s Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel, is going to remain closed to passenger trains for several months after it sustained damage from a derailment on August 1...

World’s largest and longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle bridge: some observations 4 years after its construction

The BAM construction group constructed the largest and most extensive concrete bridge using 3D printing technology. According to available information, the world's longest 3D-printed concrete bicycle...

6.3 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks shake Colombian capital

A strong earthquake, along with three aftershocks, rattled Colombia’s capital, Bogota, along with other cities on Thursday, August 18. Furthermore, the main shock measured a 6.3 moment magnitude acc...

Japan’s tallest building is scheduled to open on November 24th

Scheduled to open on November 24th, the tallest building in Japan, the Mori JP Tower, is set to grace the heart of Tokyo. Developed by Mori Building Co., this tower reaches a height of approximately...

MIT engineers create energy-storing cement mixture

A paper was published on the last day of July, by a team of MIT researchers, regarding the creation of a cement and carbon black based material which acts as a supercapacitor while being structurally...

Italian Alpine town of Bardonecchia hit by mudflow

Bardonecchia, an Alpine town in Italy, was hit by a mudflow after a nearby river burst its banks late on Sunday, August 13. The event took place after heavy rain fell in the region and was captured...

Building collapse near Joshimath: one killed, five others rescued

A building collapse occurred near Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Tuesday evening. One person was killed, while five others were successfully rescued from the wreckage. The State Disas...

U.S.A. awards $1.2 billion to the development of two carbon air capture hubs

The US Department of Energy announced on August 11 that it is going to fund with $1.2 billion the development of two hubs that will remove CO2 from the air and store it underground. This funding is g...

India’s Himachal Pradesh state hit by series of deadly landslides

Over 60 people lost their lives in India after heavy rain and landslides, some of which were caught on video, hit the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand since Sunday, August 13. Furthermore,...

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