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Swiss early warning system to check damage to roads due to landslides

Recent instances of heavy rainfall in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, and Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, have underscored the urgency of protective measures. The India Meteorological Department issued a "red aler...

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Tropical Storm Franklin caused floods and landslides in the Dominican Republic

Tropical Storm Franklin made landfall in the Dominican Republic late on Wednesday, the 23rd of August, causing floods and landslides on the island of Hispaniola. Franklin brought heavy rainfall and...

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How to take full advantage for your organisation workflows with OpenGround

Learn how connected workflows within OpenGround and the wider Seequent ecosystem can make your processes more efficient and safe. When starting to use OpenGround, many questions can come up about how...

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Huge landslide levels eight buildings in Himachal Pradesh, India

A massive landslide took place in the town of Anni, in the Kullu district of India’s Himachal Pradesh state on Thursday, August 24. The landslide was caught on camera leveling eight multi-story buil...

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British company introduces waterless pumped storage hydropower technology

A UK-based company has developed a waterless pumped storage hydropower technology, and recently teamed up to deliver 100MW energy storage capacity projects by 2030. Furthermore, this technology work...

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Myanmar landslide causes mining disaster

A landslide occurred at a jade mine in northern Myanmar on Sunday, August 13, after intense rain in the area. The mine where the event occurred is located near the Manna village of Hpakant, about 950...

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Automating the analysis of 160 ground improvement designs with PLAXIS

WSP, using the automation capability of PLAXIS together with Python, found the right ground improvement solution, from more than 160 different design combinations, for the Stephenson Avenue phase 2 e...

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World’s longest railway tunnel will remain closed for months after derailment

Europe’s Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world’s longest and deepest railway tunnel, is going to remain closed to passenger trains for several months after it sustained damage from a derailment on August 1...

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6.3 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks shake Colombian capital

A strong earthquake, along with three aftershocks, rattled Colombia’s capital, Bogota, along with other cities on Thursday, August 18. Furthermore, the main shock measured a 6.3 moment magnitude acc...

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Keller announces recent leadership changes in North America

Curtis Cook has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chris Banks has been promoted to Senior Vice President.  Curtis Cook has been promoted to Executive Vice President for Keller’s South Ce...

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