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Storm Babet causes widespread damage in Ireland and the UK
- Oct, 18, 2023
- General Civil News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Storm Babet made landfall in the United Kingdom on the 18th of October and has since caused widespread damage in Ireland and the UK. Furthermore, weather warnings and alerts were issued by the Met O...
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First power produced at the world’s largest offshore wind farm
- Oct, 10, 2023
- Sustainable Development Green Infrastructure Energy Engineering General Civil General Construction News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
Dogger Bank Wind Farm is scheduled to have a power generation capacity of 3.6 GW upon entering full commercial operation in 2026, making it the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Furthermore, the D...
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HS2 parts other than London-Birmingham route officially cancelled
- Oct, 04, 2023
- Transportation Engineering General Civil General Construction Construction Management News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United Kingdom
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The UK’s prime minister, Rishi Sunak, announced on the 4th of October that the second phase of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project is officially cancelled. This decision comes months after the British gov...
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Lightning strike causes explosion in Oxfordshire recycling plant
- Oct, 02, 2023
- General Civil Landfill Engineering Risk & Reliability News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United Kingdom, Cassington
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A lightning strike caused an explosion at a food waste recycling plant, which lit up Oxfordshire’s night sky on the evening of Monday, October 2. Furthermore, the event took place at the Cassington...
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Major flood defense project in UK completed
A project that lasted for 20 years and aims at defending a vulnerable region to flooding in the UK has been completed. The project involves establishing protection infrastructure for the Broads Nat...
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