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Kakhovka dam flooding before and after: satellite images reveal extent of disaster in UkraineJun 07, 2023
<p>Satellite images from Ukraine have revealed the extent of the flooding in the country’s south, after the region’s Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric station were largely destroyed.<br />The critical dam, which lies along the Dnipro River in Ukraine’s ... -
A bridge under construction in India has collapsed - for the second timeJun 04, 2023
<p>A four-lane concrete bridge being built across the River Ganges in the east Indian state of Bihar has collapsed for the second time in just over a year, once again raising questions about the quality of its construction.<br />Video shows the 3-kilometer ... -
Ennedi Massif: Africa's remote geological wonderMay 16, 2023
<p>My eyes lifted up towards a rocky ledge carved into a sandstone cliff in the heart of Chad's Ennedi Massif. I saw a face, then, as my eyes adjusted to the gloam, another appeared. Painted in bright ochre and white, men were riding camels and giant cows ... -
Taller than the Eiffel Tower, India constructs world’s highest railway bridge in KashmirMay 02, 2023
<p>India is now home to the world’s tallest railway bridge. Some 35 meters (over 10 feet) taller than the Eiffel Tower, the Chenab Bridge sits 359 meters (around 109 feet) above the Chenab River in India’s contentious Jammu and Kashmir region.<br ... -
Athens prepares for the World Tunnelling CongressApr 26, 2023
<p>This year’s World Tunnelling Congress (WTC 2023) will be held in the historic capital of Greece, Athens. Themed ‘Expanding Underground’, the event will run from 12 to 18 May at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre in the ... -
Volcano erupts in Russia’s far east, spewing ash 20 kilometers into the airApr 11, 2023
<p>CNN — The Shiveluch volcano erupted early Tuesday morning in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka region, spewing ash up to 20 kilometers above sea level, according to the local branch of the Russia Academy of Sciences (RAS) Geophysical Survey.<br ... -
Nevado del Ruiz: Residents evacuated from slopes of volcanoApr 03, 2023
<p>Families living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase of seismic activity.<br />Colombia's Geological Service (SGC) has raised the alert level from yellow to orange, warning that an eruption ...
