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PM Mitsotakis in the largest Greek energy storage investment in Amfilochia (photos)

themanews.com 31 January 2024 Greece Amfilochia

On Wednesday morning, Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the construction site where the Amfilochia pumped storage unit is being built, which is the largest large-scale energy storage investment in Greece, amounting to 650 million euros, with the aim of supporting ...

Filed under: Construction News

Kakhovka dam flooding before and after: satellite images reveal extent of disaster in Ukraine

The Guardian 07 June 2023 Ukraine Kherson

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. The critical dam, which lies along the Dnipro River in Ukraine’s ...

Filed under: Disasters & Failures

A bridge under construction in India has collapsed - for the second time

CNN 04 June 2023 India Bihar

This photo taken on June 4, 2023, shows an under construction bridge collapsing into the river Ganges in Bhagalpur district in India's eastern state of Bihar.

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. Video shows the 3-kilometer ...

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Ennedi Massif: Africa's remote geological wonder

BBC NEWS 16 May 2023 Africa Chad

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 ...

Filed under: Advanced Knowledge

Taller than the Eiffel Tower, India constructs world’s highest railway bridge in Kashmir

CNN 02 May 2023 India Kashmir

The Chenab bridge is being hailed by Indian officials as an "engineering marvel".

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 ...

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Athens prepares for the World Tunnelling Congress

Tunneling Journal 26 April 2023 Greece athens

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 ...

Filed under: Conferences - Workshops

Volcano erupts in Russia’s far east, spewing ash 20 kilometers into the air

CNN 11 April 2023 Russia Kamchatka region

Cars are shown covered in volcanic dust following the eruption.

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 ...

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Nevado del Ruiz: Residents evacuated from slopes of volcano

BBC NEWS 03 April 2023 Colombia Nevado del Ruiz

The Colombian Geological Survey has registered thousands of tremors a day

Families living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase of seismic activity. Colombia's Geological Service (SGC) has raised the alert level from yellow to orange, warning that an eruption ...

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The Most Breathtaking Views of the Grand Canyon

Travel & Leasure 02 April 2023 USA Grand Canyon, Arizona

Millions of years of geological history can be seen in the bands of red rock that make up the Grand Canyon. In addition to offering a peek into Earth’s long history, the Grand Canyon is an impressive sight — it is around a mile deep and an average ...

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Tunnel borer being assembled to start work on new Athens metro line

ekathimerini-com 28 March 2023 Greece athens

The first of two massive tunnel borers that will be put to work on the extension of the Athens metro is being assembled, the president of Attiko Metro SA announced on Tuesday.

Filed under: Construction News