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Chemical Weathering Deteriorating Mosul Dam

The Mosul Dam, Iraq's largest dam, is structurally unsound and is presenting a serious risk to all of downtown Iraq.  The Army Corps of Engineers found in 2007 that the dam had a exceptionally hi...

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Sydney Metro Rail Geotechnical Drilling Unearths Secrets

The geotechnical investigations for the Sydney Rail Project has sampled and analyzed previously unearthed geology aspects of the Sydney harbor. Since April, 2015, barges on the harbor have been d...

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Fewer Landslides Than Expected After Nepal, 2015 Quake

Fewer landslides occurred as a result of the April, 2015 Nepal earthquake, termed Gorka than expected.  The earthquake measured magnitudes of 7.5 Mw (moment magnitude scale) to 7.8 Mw.  The...

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Cone-Shaped Rock formations in New Mexico!

The Kasha-Katuwe rock formations in Santa Fe, New Mexico, make up a breath taking scenery for hiking and various outdoor activities. It is located 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico and i...

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Volcanic eruption leads to new island!

Watch a video taken by the Japanese Coast Guard, showing how the volcanic activity forms a new island in the Pacific Ocean!  Magma and lava come out of a Japanese volcano as its erruption is c...

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Siberia: Scientists to investigate giant crater formation

Four new craters in the Siberian permafrost in northern Russia are raising fears that global warming may be causing underground gas explosions. Scientists are still investigating the causes for the cr...

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Europe's most powerful waterfall to have formed after three short but violent flooding events

According to a recent study, published in the Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), three fierce flooding events, separated by thousands of years, are responsible for the for...

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Tongan volcano activity forms island in the Pacific [Video]

A new island is being formed in the Pacific Ocean as a result of volcanic eruption. The volcanic activity is caught on video by experts who approached the spot by boat, in an effort to investigate the...

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Have a look at 2014's Top Geological Events!

At the beginning of the New Year, here are the top geological events for 2014, as reported by the Weather Channel! They include five major earthquakes, six volcano eruptions and three landslides, occu...

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The Niagara Falls without water? [Photogallery]

A collection of photos showing the Niagara Falls drained from water are presented below. Water flow was diverted as part of a project to examine the geology of the falls back in 1969.  In the...

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