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Tunnel in Chicago prevents an area from flooding

A tunnel designed to divert rainfall water has resolved a persistent flooding issue in Chicago's Albany Park.  The diversion tunnel utilizes a network of supplemental tunnels and shafts to car...

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Pioneering grout monitoring using thermal imaging

For the first time, thermal imaging was used to monitor grout penetration in two shafts segmentally constructed by precast concrete rings. The shafts, located on the Thames River, were constructed...

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Monitoring a slow-moving landslide in Washington state

A slow-moving landslide, located on Rattlesnake Ridge beyond Union Gap, Wash, will be monitored by the Washington State Department of Transportation.  The first signs of landsliding were detec...

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Huge sinkhole in East Java, Indonesia

An enormous sinkhole has opened in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. The collapse is about 30m. wide and 15m. depth. At first, people thought that it was caused by an earthquake. "I thought it w...

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Ground collapse due to tunneling work in Perth railway

A leak in a cross passage between twin-bored tunnels has led to a ground collapse in Perth's Forrestfield Airport railway, Australia. The leak developed about 200m. north of the Forrestfield statio...

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Mount Etna erupted in Sicily, Italy

Mount Etna, the most active volcano of Europe, erupted on Christmas Eve, causing numerous earthquakes and closing the airport of Catania. The largest of the 130 seismic shocks reported was Mw 4.9,...

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Deforestation of protected areas after Laos dam collapse

A dam collapse in Laos occurred on July 23, 2018, has resulted in severe deforestation of protected areas. The partial failure of the hydroelectric dam, located in southeast Champasak Province of L...

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Deadly tsunami struck Indonesia: 373 people confirmed dead

373 people are reported dead and more than 1,400 injured after a disastrous tsunami hit the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. The fatal waves struck on Saturday, 22 of November 2018, a...

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Structure in Stonehenge damaged due to tunnel work

A 6,000-year-old structure located near Stonehenge was damaged due to tunnel works according to archaeologists. Archaeologists state that Highways of England, that were conducting preparatory works...

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Rockfalls struck the Island of Lesvos, Greece, again

The region of Plomari in the Island of Lesvos, Greece, was struck by rockfalls for the second time in less than a month. Plomari suffered severe damage by landslides on November 24, 2018. Vehicles...

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