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Floods and landslides leave at least 11 dead in Indonesia
- Nov, 28, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Java, Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Rain-triggered landslides and floods have killed 11 people in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java, an official reported on Tuesday. Torrential rains since Monday have caused rivers in the a...
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Professor Ralph Peck Video Lectures
We are excited and proud to include in our database some more video lectures of Professor Ralph Peck!You can see the videos in his legacy website following the link: http://peck.geoengineer.org/resou...
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Mass evacuations ordered as highest alert is issued for Bali volcano
- Nov, 27, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Engineering Geology Geoenvironmental Engineering
- Bali, Indonesia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
About 100,000 residents living near Bali’s Mount Agung volcano were ordered to evacuate, as the first major eruption in 54 years could be “imminent”. Mount Agung, which rises over eastern Bali to a...
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Aftershocks continue after the rare M5.4 quakes in South Korea
At least 58 aftershocks have been recorded after the two destructive M5.4 seismic events that struck the southeastern part of the Republic of Korea on September 12 and November 15, 2017, while concern...
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Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota, USA
- Nov, 18, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Oil & Gas
- Amherst, SD, USA
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A total of 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota, USA, on Thursday November 16, according to TransCanada, the pipeline's operator. TransCanada said that crews shu...
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The optimal ground improvement solutions
Hayward Baker’s experience providing optimal ground improvement solutions spans four decades and thousands of projects. Ground improvement involves the modification of soil properties or construct...
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Severe flash floods hit Western Attica, Greece: 15 killed, several missing (video)
- Nov, 15, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Reconnaissance Of Natural Disasters
- Athens, Greece
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Flash floods turned roads into torrents of mud and debris on the Western outskirts of Athens on Wednesday, November 15, killing at least 15 people, inundating homes and blocking a section of a major h...
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Iran-Iraq border earthquake is the deadliest of 2017 (video)
- Nov, 14, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Earthquake Reconnaissance
- Iran
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The death toll from the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that hit Iran's mountainous border with Iraq on Sunday, has now been raised to at least 530 people, according to Iranian officials. The quake hit at...
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Mudslide in Colombia results in 3 dead and 32 injured (video)
- Nov, 12, 2017
- News On Natural Disasters / Failures Landslides
- Corinto, Cauca Department, Colombia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
The mudslide swept through the mountainous town of Corinto, in Colombia's south-west Cauca province, on Tuesday, November 7. The mudflow occurred at about 17:30 local time last Tuesday, after the n...
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DFI Names George K. Burke Recipient of the 2017 DFI Distinguished Service Award
Hayward Baker, Inc. is pleased to announce George K. Burke, P.E., D.GE, has been named the 2017 recipient of DFI’s Distinguished Service Award. DFI is an international association of contractors,...
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