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Geotechnical Excellence Beneath Kosciuszko with Snowy 2.0 project

Australia’s most ambitious renewable energy initiative, Snowy 2.0, continues to make strong progress despite facing a few geological and environmental setbacks. The project, which links the Tantangar...

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Smarter Sampling, Safer Terrain: How Machine Learning Is Redefining Landslide Risk Mapping

Landslides remain one of the most devastating natural hazards in mountainous and hilly regions across the globe. With steep topography, variable climate conditions, and increasing human activity like...

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Ground Shifts and Gaps in Safety: What Caused the Gwangmyeong Subway Failure?

On April 11, a devastating collapse occurred at a subway construction site in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, leaving one worker rescued after 13 hours underground and another still missing. The tunnel, bu...

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Bentley for Government Software Now Listed on FedRAMP Marketplace

Bentley Systems announced that OpenGround, its geotechnical information management and reporting software, achieved Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP®) In Process status and...

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Aral Sea Rebound: Satellite Radar Reveals Slow Uplift of Earth’s Crust

The drying of the Aral Sea—once the world’s fourth-largest saline lake—has long been a symbol of environmental loss. But a new satellite-based study has uncovered a surprising geological reaction: th...

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Japan's Megaquake (magnitude 9.0) Warning: 300,000 Lives at Risk

Japan, a seismic hotspot perched on the Pacific Ring of Fire, is bracing for a potential catastrophe of staggering proportions. According to newly updated government forecasts, there is now an 80% ch...

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Join GeoWorld's 2025 Geotechnical Business Directory today!

GeoWorld, with the support of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), is excited to prepare the publication of the 2025 Geotechnical Business Directory, th...

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Sand, Storms, and Shorelines: Geotechnical Engineering Behind Jersey’s $73.5M Coastal Replenishment

Ocean County, New Jersey, is embracing one of its most ambitious coastal resilience projects yet—a $73.5 million beach replenishment initiative stretching from Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet. With...

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A Rotational Slide in Ecuador Leaves Communities Stranded

On March 30, 2025, torrential rainfall triggered a significant landslide near Chanazana in Nabón, Ecuador, displacing an estimated 150,000 cubic meters of earth. This dramatic failure of slope not on...

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The Slope That Looked Safe: Anatomy of a Retaining Wall Failure

In a quiet riverside development, a seemingly routine retaining wall project turned into a landslide. A 10-meter-high gentle slope, supporting a high-rise tower and light ancillary facilities, sudden...

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