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San Francisco Bay Area Shaken by 4.3–4.6 Magnitude Earthquake
- Sep, 22, 2025
- Seismic Structural Geology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California , Berkeley
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A magnitude 4.3–4.6 earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area in the early hours of September 22, 2025. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported the epicenter near Berkeley, just east o...
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Summer thunderstorms triggers mudslides and flash flooding in San Bernardino County, California
- Sep, 18, 2025
- Landslides News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, California , Oak Glen
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Heavy rainfall from the remnants of Tropical Storm Mario on September 17–18, 2025, caused widespread flooding, mudslides, and debris flows in San Bernardino County, California. The event resulted in...
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Road Collapse in Chiang Mai Claims Life of Infrastructure Worker
- Sep, 10, 2025
- Slope Stability Forensics Site Response Analysis Risk & Reliability News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Thailand, Chiang Mai
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On September 10, 2025, an infrastructure worker tragically lost his life after being buried beneath a collapsed roadway in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand. The collapse occurred during an inspection of...
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Sinkhole swallows soda in Iztapalapa, Mexico City
- Sep, 15, 2025
- Settlements Groundwater Pumping Groundwater & Seepage News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Mexico, Mexico City
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A truck carrying bottled soda fell into a sinkhole in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, after a section of pavement collapsed. Authorities had previously cordoned off the site when signs of instability were o...
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2024 Best Geosynthetics Papers by IGS
Each year, Geosynthetics International (GI), the official journal of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), and Geotextiles and Geomembranes (G&G) honor papers that make outstanding contr...
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Italy Launches Campolattaro Reservoir Project
- Sep, 17, 2025
- Dam Engineering Tunneling News On Projects / Industry
- Italy, Benevento
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Construction has officially commenced on the Campolattaro Dam in Benevento, Italy, following the launch of the tunnel boring machine (TBM) “Falanghina” on September 10, 2025. The project, originally...
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Powerful 7.4-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Kamchatka Peninsula
- Sep, 12, 2025
- Seismic Engineering Seismology News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Russia
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on September 12, 2025. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the epicentre was located about 70 miles east of Petrop...
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Balancing Coastal Risk: Japan’s 395–430 km Tsunami Seawall with Nature-Based Measures and Localised Opposition
- Jul, 06, 2025
- Retaining Walls Groundwater & Seepage Seismic Slope Stability News On Projects / Industry News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- Japan
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
Following the 2011 Tōhoku event, authorities advanced a nationwide tsunami risk-reduction program centered on a continuous series of coastal barriers often referred to as the “Great Wall of Japan.” T...
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Innovative Triple-Circular Pipe Roofing Machine to Support Sanya Estuary Tunnel
- Sep, 06, 2025
- Tunneling Soil Mechanics Underground Structures News On Projects / Industry
- China
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
A new triple-circular pipe roofing machine, named “Lucheng,” has been developed to advance the Sanya Estuary Passage Project in Hainan Province, China. The tunnel will provide a critical connection b...
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Saw Mill River Parkway Collapse Highlights Storm-Driven Soil Instability
- Sep, 08, 2025
- Settlements Seepage Road Embankments News On Natural Disasters / Failures
- United States, New York, New York
- Authored by: Geoengineer.org
On September 8, 2025, a section of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County collapsed following intense rainfall across the tri-state area. The failure occurred between Lawrence Street in Dob...
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