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UK salt-marshes threatened due to sea-level rise

 A new study shows that UK's salt-marshes will be threatened due to sea-level rise by 2100. The researchers use, for the first time, records of past losses and sea-level change in order t...

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Laos dam collapse: Floods into Cambodia

A part of a hydroelectric dam system under construction in southeast Laos's Champasak Province, collapsed on 23 July 2018, leading to widespread destruction and homelessness among the local population...

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New efficient laboratory test to determine soil productivity

Scientists at The Ohio State University and Cornell University have found a way to measure the health (productivity) of soils. The health of soils is very important when it comes to growing crops....

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Hawaii volcano eruption: Blue fire billowing from fissure

Blue flames from fissures in the ground appear in Hawaii's mount Kilauea threatening new residential buildings. The most recent eruption has ripped dozens of fissures in the Earth's surface, allowin...

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Fatal landslide in Afghanistan destroys 300 houses-Search for survivors

A landslide caused by an overflowing mountain lake swept through a village in Afghanistan resulting in killing at least 10 people and destroying 300 houses. Debris and water flow, which provoked a...

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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. In February 2017, three months after the Pfeiffer Cany...

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Block caving: A new mining method arises

Block caving is a new alternative method of developing new mines or extending the operation of open pits. Block caving is an underground hard rock mining method that involves undermining an ore body...

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Landslide damages Russian football World Cup stadium

Volgograd Arena, one of the 2018 World Cup stadiums, has been severely damaged by a landslide the day of the France-Croatia final. The landslide occurred in an embankment near the stadium...

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Wall collapses in Mumbai: At least 6 cars buried

Heavy rains triggered the collapse of a wall in Mumbai's Wadala East, forcing over 200 residents to vacate their flats and burring at least six cars. Fortunately, no injuries were reported due to t...

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Want to see how Hayward Baker put together a TRD rig in under 60 seconds?  While TRD machines look like giant chainsaws, they are meticulously built for deep soil mixing. Between our Baltimore, Ta...

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