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Alaska earthquake today: Six hit Alaska within minutes – Anchorage braces for HUGE tremor

Express 21 February 2019 Alaska

Alaska has been subject to earthquakes for years (Image: Getty)

ALASKA has been struck by six earthquakes within only minutes on Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), sparking fears of bigger tremors shaking the US state in the near future. Six earthquakes rocked the ground across Alaska this ...

Filed under: Disasters & Failures

Indonesia earthquake: Indonesia struck by THREE quakes in 24 hours

Express 20 February 2019 Indonesia Sumatra

Indonesia earthquake: Three earthquakes have hit Indonesia in the space of 24 hours

Indonesia has been rattled by a series of earthquakes in a matter of just 24 hours. An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 shook Ternate, North Maluka Province on Wednesday at 7.10am (12.10am GMT). The epicentre of the quake was located some 130km southwest of ...

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North Sea area could be explored after geologists dismiss volcano theory

BBC NEWS 19 February 2019 North Sea

The Rattray Volcanic Province had been thought to contain empty magma chambers, making it unsuitable for oil formation. As a result, the 7,000 sq km area of the central North Sea was dismissed as a potential area for exploration. But geologists ...

Filed under: Economic Geology

The Mining Industry’s Waste Problem Will Only Get Worse

Bloomberg Opinion 19 February 2019 World

Trouble ahead. Photographer: Victor Moriyama/Bloomberg

It’s taken two tragedies in just over three years, but the mining industry is finally starting to clean up its act. Brazil’s government Monday announced plans to ban upstream tailings dams, a low-cost method of storing mining waste implicated ...

Filed under: Mining News

Tunnel Boring Machine For Whitby Mine Arrives

Yorkshire Coast Radio News 18 February 2019 UK

Published by Alex Taylor at 9:21am 18th February 2019.

An 1,800 tonne tunnel boring machine to construct the tunnel from Whitby to Teesside as part of the Sirius Minerals' project has arrived. The main parts of the 225-metre-long machine arrived at AV Dawson’s Heavy Lift Port on the Teesside Docks ...

Filed under: Construction News

Ring of Fire WARNING: When will earthquake strike California - when will BIG ONE hit?

Express 11 February 2019 USA California

CALIFORNIA will eventually be struck by a huge earthquake that could have catastrophic effects. But when will the Big One hit?

Filed under: Advanced Knowledge

Toxic City: The Cost of Gold Mining in South Africa

Aljazeera 11 February 2019 South Africa Johannesburg

In the midst of Johannesburg are mountains of sandy dirt - tall, geometric, and as much a part of the landscape as the city's glittering skyline. Winds stir up dust from the dunes and carry it to nearby homes where it settles on roofs, roads, and areas ...

Filed under: Mining News

Genoa starts demolishing disaster bridge six months on

France24 08 February 2019 Italy Genoa

Thousands of tonnes of steel, concrete and asphalt have already been removed from the spectacularly truncated high-rise bridge to make it lighter before the "deconstruction" begins AFP

Experts start the delicate task of taking apart Genoa's Morandi motorway bridge on Friday almost six months after its partial collapse during a storm killed 43 people and injured dozens. Thousands of tonnes of steel, concrete and asphalt have already ...

Filed under: Construction News

Decoding the urban sprawl: the world’s most complex metro maps

Railway - Technology.com 06 February 2019 World

In the sprawling metropolises of Tokyo, London and Paris, urban metro networks are vital for keeping things moving, but laying out these complex systems intuitively for passengers is no easy feat. Which metros have the most complicated network and how have ...

Filed under: Advanced Knowledge

Terrifying moment of Brazil dam collapse caught on camera

YouTube, Guardian News 04 February 2019

A video aired on Brazilian media shows the exact moment a dam burst in Brazil on 25 January. The dam break at an iron ore mining complex operated by the minerals firm Vale killed at least 65 people. A further 279 are missing.

Filed under: Disasters & Failures