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Study warns up to 70 % of California’s beaches may disappear
- Oct, 09, 2025
- Erosion Environmental Engineering News On Research / Academia
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
A new analysis by the Surfrider Foundation, as discussed in SFGate, indicates that up to 70% of California’s sandy beaches could be lost by 2100 if coastal erosion, sea level rise, and declining fede...
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Largest dam removal in US history reaches important milestone
- Jan, 11, 2024
- Dam Engineering Environmental Engineering Geoenvironmental Engineering News On Projects / Industry Other News
- United States
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
The largest dam removal in the history of the United States is currently taking place on the Klamath River, which flows through Oregon and northern California. The Klamath River has historically been...
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California hit by earthquake and Tropical Storm Hilary
- Aug, 20, 2023
- General Civil Groundwater & Seepage Landslides Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters Environmental Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
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...
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California’s Tulare “ghost” lake reemerges
- Mar, 21, 2023
- Groundwater & Seepage Environmental Engineering General Civil Hydraulic Engineering News On Natural Disasters / Failures Other News
- United States, California
- Authored by: TheCivilEngineer.org
California’s Tulare Lake, a “ghost” lake that was dried up during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, has recently reemerged due to record snowfall. Tulare Lake is located roughly between Los An...
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Disneyland may be threatened by potential failure of a local dam
According to federal engineers, Disneyland may be in danger as a local dam could fail if an intense rainfall occurs. According to federal engineers, Disneyland may be in danger as a local dam could f...
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