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Geotechnical Upgrades Planned for Kent Rail Corridor

Network Rail will undertake a strategic upgrade of the Redhill to Tonbridge railway line in August 2025, focusing on critical infrastructure improvements to enhance stability and long-term reliabilit...

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Over the River and Through the Rock: India Inaugurates the Chenab World's Tallest Single-Arch Railway Bridge

The Chenab Railway Bridge, now the world’s tallest single-arch railway bridge which  stands 359 meters above the Chenab River in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir was officially inaugurated by...

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Strong Earthquake Shakes Central Colombia, No Casualties Reported

A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck central Colombia on June 8, 2025, sending shockwaves from Paratebueno to Bogotá and beyond. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake occurred at 8...

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Printing with Earth: Innovations in Sustainable Structures

The 19th Venice Biennale of Architecture, running through November 2025, highlights innovations at the intersection of natural materials, digital tools, and sustainable design. Several installations...

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NH-2 Collapse in Nagaland: Landslide Sends Trucks Over Cliff, Cuts Key Highway Link

Intense monsoon rainfall has triggered widespread landslides throughout Nagaland, causing extensive damage to infrastructure and agriculture. In one of the most critical incidents, a 50-meter stretch...

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Sinkhole in Ventura Linked to Construction Shoring Collapse

A construction site on Front Street in Ventura, California, experienced a severe ground collapse that created a large sinkhole, resulting in the loss of multiple vehicles and damage to nearby propert...

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Embankment Collapse on NH-66 in Kooriyad Triggers Engineering and Oversight Review

On May 19, 2025, a section of the under-construction NH-66 in Kooriyad, Malappuram, experienced a significant collapse. The incident occurred on an embankment built across low-lying paddy fields, lea...

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Glacier Collapse Submerges 90% of Swiss Alpine Village in Mud and Debris

A significant glacial collapse occurred above the village of Blatten in the Lötschental valley of southern Switzerland on May 28, 2025. The incident originated from a large section of the Birch Glaci...

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Ten Houses Lost to Riverbank Collapse in An Giang and the on-going Crisis

On May 18, 2025, a 70-meter stretch of riverbank along the Ong Chuong River in Vietnam’s An Giang Province failed, causing the rear sections of ten homes in Cho Moi District to collapse into the wate...

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Case Study: The Failing Mechanism of the Tailing Dam Breach at Kolontár, Hungary

A new case recently published by Jozsef Garai and Imre Kovács at the ISSMGE International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories, reveals the failing mechanism of the Ajka Alumina tailing dam at Ko...

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