Your single point of reference for all your Geotechnical Inquiries

Latest Geotechhnical Engineering News on Geotechpedia

Geotechnical News
Latest Geotechnical Engineering News from around the world. Important Geotechnical News updated daily.
Total Items found:
There Were Billions of T-rexes, and 9 Other Things You Never Knew About Dinosaurs
lifehacker   24 November 2021   World  
Photo: Daniel Eskridge (Shutterstock)
<p>Dinosaurs have been extinct for over 65 million years, but scientists just can&rsquo;t let them rest in their colossal graves. Instead, they&rsquo;re digging up fossils, conducting research, and otherwise changing our understanding of dinosaur biology and ...
Lava from La Palma volcano sparks cement factory fire, pushing 2,500 people into lockdown
CNN   11 October 2021   Canary Islands   La Palma  
A cement factory in Los Llanos was set ablaze by the lava.
<p>Madrid (CNN) Lava flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island sparked a fire at a cement factory Monday, leading to at least 2,500 residents to be ordered into lockdown to protect their health, a local official said.<br />The main danger ...
Three dead in landslide, flooding as cyclone lashes Oman
France24   03 October 2021   Oman  
Parts of the Omani capital, Muscat, were flooded on Sunday MOHAMMED MAHJOUB AFP
<p>Two people were killed by a landslide and a child died in flash flooding as Tropical Cyclone Shaheen pummelled Oman, authorities said Sunday.<br />Flights were suspended and schools closed as the storm, with wind speeds up to 139 kilometres (86 miles) an ...
Multi-storey building collapses in Shimla due to landslide, horrific visuals go viral
Zee News   01 October 2021   India   Shimla  
<p>New Delhi: A multi-storey building collapsed in Shimla on Thursday (September 30, 2021) evening due to a landslide triggered by recent rains, a senior official said. <br />The State Disaster Management Director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta said that the incident ...
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, causing lava fountains and sending volcanic clouds into the air
abc.net.au   01 October 2021   Hawaii   Kilauea Volcano  
The eruption within in Kilauea volcano's Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit.(AP)
<p>One of the most active volcanos on Earth is erupting on Hawaii's Big Island.<br />Officials with the US Geological Survey said the eruption begun in Kilauea volcano's Halemaumau crater at the volcano's summit on Wednesday.<br />Webcam footage of the crater ...
Weather helps form these 10 amazing geological sites
clickorlando.com   09 September 2021   World  
Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Getty Images - 2011 Athit Perawongmetha
<p>Weather: We see and live through the changes every day.<br />The state of the atmosphere at a place and time is weather. There&rsquo;s the heat and rain, which we are familiar with here in Florida as well as dryness, sunshine, wind and -- well, you get ...
Mexico hit by powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake, killing at least one
The Guardian   08 September 2021   Mexico   Acapulco  
Aftermath of the earthquake in Acapulco. Photograph: David Guzman/EPA
<p>A powerful earthquake has struck south-west Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco, killing at least one man who was crushed by a falling post, and causing rock falls and damaging buildings.<br />The US Geological Survey (USGS) said a 7.0 magnitude quake ...
Alaskan coast 8.2 magnitude earthquake was the strongest one in decades, official says
CNN   28 July 2021   Alaska  
<p>The 8.2 magnitude earthquake that struck off Alaska's coast Wednesday night was the strongest one since 1964, an official told CNN.<br />The very strong quake was located about 56 miles (91 kilometers) east southeast of Perryville, Alaska, and happened ...
India landslide: Nine tourists killed as boulders fall from hilltop
BBC NEWS   25 July 2021   India   Himachal Pradesh  
<p>Nine tourists have been killed in northern India after the vehicle they were travelling in was hit by falling boulders.<br>Three others were reportedly injured in the incident, which happened in the state of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday.<br>Dramatic footage ...
Geology of Greece: How the Country’s Beautiful Landscape Formed
Greek Reporter   21 July 2021   Greece  
A stunningly unique phenomenon of geology in Greece: The Folded Marls near Agios Pavlos, on the island of Crete. Credit: Tony Cross.
<p>Greece and its geology are a wonder of nature, with the nation a paradise blessed with high mountains, blue seas and over six thousand islands. But it&rsquo;s all a big geological accident, the result of millions of years of violent earth movements on a ...