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California Highway 1 re-opens a year after landslide
A section of Highway 1 in California re-opened 14 months after a major landslide buried the road which connects San Francisco and Los Angeles. A section of Highway 1 in California re-opened 14 months...
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Top Geotechnical Journal Paper Award
Ricardo Dobry and Tarek Abdoun have been selected by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) to receive the Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award. Ricardo Dobry and Tarek Abdoun ha...
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Water crisis: Various groundwater resources around the world could be depleted by 2050
Heavily irrigated regions in drier climates face the greatest threat Heavily irrigated regions in drier climates face the greatest threatIn the upcoming decades, important underground resources could...
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California gets hit by deadly mudslides
Heavy rainfall caused rivers of mud and debris to run down from hillsides in Santa Barbara County, California, last Tuesday, killing several people and causing extensive damage to infrastructure. Hea...
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A Californian company can turn organic waste into fully biodegradable plastic
The developed product can be used to make durables, bags, water bottles, cutlery etc The developed product can be used to make durables, bags, water bottles, cutlery etcFull Cycle Bioplastics LLC, ba...
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