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Landslide at Myanmar Jane Mine Kills 12 and More are Missing
On May 23rd, a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Myanmar occurred killing at least 12 workers and leaving many more missing. Over 100 workers were in the area at the time and it is unknown how many...
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Four Cars Swallowed by Sinkhole in Ruijin, China (video)
On May 22nd, a sinkhole appeared near a busy intersection in Ruijin, a city in the Jiangxi privince of southeast China. Four cars and a tree fell into the sinkhole. Luckily, the cars were unoccupied a...
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The debate on decommissioning the Glen Canyon Dam at the Colorado River
There are signs that this great dam has proved less efficient than originally planned There are signs that this great dam has proved less efficient than originally planned Glen Canyon Dam wa...
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Two Small Earthquakes Hit Oban, Scotland in Same Week
Oban, Scotland has experienced a large amount of seismic activity lately. Last week, two small earthquakes were measured in the small town on the west cost of Scotland. Oban, Scotland has exp...
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Potential Mosul Dam Failure Puts Millions at Risk
The Mosul Dam on the Tigris River in northern Iraq is the largest Dam in the country and provides power to nearly two million people. According to engineers, the dam is at serious risk of collapse and...
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Germany just generated 95% of the power it needs from renewables
This is quite an achievement for the 4th largest economy in the world and one of the most developed and industrialized nations worldwide This is quite an achievement for the 4th largest economy in...
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San Francisco is going solar, aiming to become 100% powered by clean energy
A new Californian legislation requires new buildings to install solar panels A new Californian legislation requires new buildings to install solar panels
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Giant sculptures made entirely out of plastic found on our beaches
Time to reconsider the use and end-of-life management of plastic Time to reconsider the use and end-of-life management of plastic All of the sculptures below were created using plastic materials f...
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Belgium has stopped producing energy from coal burning
The country’s last coal power plant in Langerlo closed at the end of March The country’s last coal power plant in Langerlo closed at the end of March Belgium becomes the seventh EU cou...
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30 years after Chernobyl - in photos
Inside the abandoned city of Pripyat Inside the abandoned city of Pripyat The town of Pripyat, which is located less than 3km away from the reactor, was constructed in the 1970’s for the pow...
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