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Seepage and rising water levels threaten landslide-formed dam in Taiwan’s Taroko Gorge

Authorities and geotechnical experts in Taiwan are closely monitoring an unstable natural dam that formed after a landslide in Taroko Gorge, Hualien County, warning that increasing seepage and rising...

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Repair of massive 50-meter sinkhole in Bangkok enters new challenge after structural breach

In the early hours of September 26, emergency efforts to stabilize the massive sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital on Bangkok’s Samsen Road were paused after approximately 1,500 tonnes (around 700 c...

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Superstorm Ragasa Causes Barrier Lake Collapse in Taiwan And Causes Catastrophic Flooding and Infrastructure Loss

Super Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms of 2025, has caused widespread devastation across East Asia, with Taiwan experiencing significant structural and geotechnical impacts. In Hualien Cou...

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Massive 50-meter sinkhole swallows road in Bangkok

A road collapse in central Bangkok has produced a sinkhole approximately 50 meters deep and covering some 900 square meters, disrupting traffic, damaging infrastructure, and prompting evacuations in...

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Saw Mill River Parkway Collapse Highlights Storm-Driven Soil Instability

On September 8, 2025, a section of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester County collapsed following intense rainfall across the tri-state area. The failure occurred between Lawrence Street in Dob...

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Geology, Heavy Rainfall, and Warning Gaps: Unpacking the Deadly Texas Flood Disaster

In the early hours of July 4th, 2025, a powerful storm system swept across central Texas, dropping up to 15 inches of rain within hours. Kerr County and surrounding towns like Hunt, Center Point, and...

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Isabella Lake Dam Safety Project

During construction at an existing high-risk dam, Keller provided dewatering, enabling embankment and foundation improvements that addressed drainage and seismic stability concerns. Isabella Reservoi...

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Ensuring Tailings Pond Stability With RS2

Tailings ponds are critical components of mining operations and are engineered to contain the remnants of mined materials. As mines extract more resources, the volume of waste increases, and the pond...

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Breached Chinese lake dike to be sealed by Tuesday noon

On Friday, July 5, a 10-meter breach occurred on a dike along China’s second largest freshwater lake, Dongting Lake, which had quickly widened to 226 meters by the next day. Restoration work on the...

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Sinkhole on Naples road swallows two cars

A large sinkhole appeared on a road in Naples, Italy, on the morning of Wednesday, February 21, swallowing two cars. Furthermore, the incident occurred around 5:00 a.m. in the city’s Vamero district...

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