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At Least 46 Killed and Hundreds Injured as Quake Hits Indonesia
The New York Times   16 January 2021   Argentina   Sulawesi island  
Rudy Akdyaksyah/Associated Press
<p>A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Sulawesi island in Indonesia early Friday, killing at least 46 people, destroying houses, flattening a hospital and setting off landslides, disaster officials said.<br />Rescuers were searching for ...
13 dead, dozens missing after two landslides hit village
Yahoo News   12 January 2021   Indonesia   West Java province  
Landslides triggered by heavy rain in the village left at a number of people died and injured, officials said. Source: AP
<p><br />Rescuers are searching for 26 people still missing after two landslides hit a village in Indonesia&rsquo;s West Java province over the weekend.<br />At least 13 people were killed and 29 others injured in the landslides that were triggered by heavy ...
Massive pre-built tunnel is first for UK rail
The Engineer   12 January 2021   England  
(Credit: Network rail)
<p>Network Rail is making the final preparations for the installation of an 11,000-tonne pre-constructed concrete tunnel on the East Coast Main Line.</p> <p>Built on-site over the past nine months, the 155m concrete box will be slid under existing rail infrastructure ...
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Dinosaur discovery: ‘Best-preserved’ Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia
Express   01 January 2021   Russia   Siberia  
Dinosaur discovery: A ‘best-preserved’ Ice Age woolly rhino has been found in Siberia (Image: Siberia)
<p>The superbly-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino was uncovered with many of its internal organs still intact. The precious carcass was recovered from permafrost in Russia's extreme northern region.<br />Russian state media reported how the holly rhino was revealed ...
6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Croatia, Killing At Least 6
npr   29 December 2020   Croatia   Zagreb  
Denis Lovrovic/AFP via Getty Images
<p>A powerful earthquake sent shockwaves through Croatia on Tuesday, causing major damage to a town south of the country's capital, Zagreb, and killing at least six, according to news reports quoting officials and residents.<br />The earthquake, with a magnitude ...
10 geological discoveries that absolutely rocked 2020
livescience   27 December 2020   World  
(Image credit: National Park Service)
<p>This year, scientists uncovered some of the Earth's most well-kept secrets. They found hidden rivers, chunks of lost continents and remnants of ancient rainforests, and they delved into the planet's ancient history using cutting-edge technologies. Who knows ...
Moderate mag. 5.3 earthquake - Phocis, Central Greece, 19 km east of Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, on Wednesday, 23 Dec 4:58 pm (GMT +2) - 21 minutes ago
Volcano Discovery   23 December 2020   Greece   Nafpaktos  
5.3 quake 23 Dec 4:58 pm (GMT +2)
<p>A magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Nafpaktos, Aitoloakarnania, West Greece, Greece, was reported only 8 minutes ago by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. ...
The Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2020
Smithsonian   22 December 2020   World  
A Tyrannosaurus rex holotype at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History (ScottRobertAnselmo CC BY-SA 3.0)
<p>There&rsquo;s never been a better time to be a dinosaur fan. Even in a year where fossil explorations have been curtailed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, paleontologists have dug deep to describe dozens of new species and unlock new secrets about our ...
4 dead, 6 missing in Cebu mine landslide
Photo courtesy of dyLA Cebu
<p>CEBU CITY &ndash; Four miners were confirmed dead while six others have remained missing following a landslide at the mining site of the Carmen Copper Corp. (CCC) in Toledo City in midwestern Cebu Monday afternoon.<br />Local authorities here have searched ...
Deep ocean drilling: Revealing earth history, geological processes and a deep biosphere
Open Access Government   16 December 2020   World  
© Wonderful Nature
<p>Virginia Edgcomb from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution discusses deep ocean drilling, a process that reveals earth history, geological processes and a deep biosphere<br />The marine deep subsurface includes sedimentary and rocky horizons both tightly ...