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Gizmodo 04 July 2016 USA Alaska

The Lamplugh Glacier rock avalanche (Image: Paul Swanstrom/Mountain Flying Service)

<p>An extraordinarily large landslide has been discovered near Glacier Bay in southeast Alaska. Aerial photos show a snow-capped mountain with a huge chunk taken out of it—and a debris field that extends for nearly seven miles.</p>

Filed under: Natural Hazards

The Longest, Deepest Rail Tunnel on Earth Just Opened in the Swiss Alps

Gizmodo 01 June 2016 Switzerland Gotthard

<p>After 17 years of construction, the Gotthard Base Tunnel opens today. This feat of engineering is a 35-mile high-speed rail connection beneath the Swiss Alps and is now the longest transit tunnel in the world. You better believe that Hyperloop engineers ...

Filed under: Construction News