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Oil spill leaves more than 1 million gallons of oil in the Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard has been investigating the source of an oil spill near Louisiana, which has caused an estimated 1.1-million-gallon leak in the Gulf of Mexico. Furthermore, USA Today reported th...

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English coastal town’s households evacuated after landslide

A landslide in the English coastal town of St Leonards-on-Sea led to several cliff top properties being evacuated, just ten days after a previous incident. Furthermore, the landslide took place in E...

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Powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake rattles the Philippines

A powerful earthquake hit the Philippines today at 8:14 UTC, measuring a 6.7 (Mw) magnitude. The earthquake was initially estimated to have a magnitude of up to 7.2 and was later reviewed by the Uni...

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Operation to rescue 40 workers trapped in collapsed tunnel continues in India

Part of an under-construction tunnel in India caved in during the early hours of Sunday, November 12, trapping 40 workers inside. Furthermore, the incident took place at 5.30 a.m. local time, in the...

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NASA partners with Pacific Disaster Center on new landslide hazard assessment and warning system

A collaboration between NASA and University of Hawaii’s Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) was recently made public on October 26, regarding NASA’s Landslide Hazard Assessment for Situational Awareness mo...

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Unstable embankment causes Midland Main Line train service disruption in England

Repair work carried out on a railway embankment near Braybrooke, England, caused train service disruption on England’s Midland Main Line between Kettering and Leicester, between November 2 and Novemb...

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Landslide occurs at Colombia’s El Peñón de Guatapé tourist attraction

The moment that a small collapse occurred at the flank of Colombia’s popular tourist attraction, El Peñón de Guatapé, on November 2, was caught on video. Furthermore, El Peñón de Guatapé is an appro...

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Landslide disrupts Metro-North and Amtrak rail services in Westchester County of New York

A landslide took place in Westchester County, New York, early on Saturday, October 21st, and caused disruptions to Metro-North and Amtrack rail services over the weekend, blocking four nearby tracks....

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Coal train hits landslide in New Zealand and gets partially derailed

A coal train got partially derailed after it hit a landslide in New Zealand’s Buller Gorge during the early hours of Monday, the 16th of October. Buller Gorge is located in the northern part of Sout...

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Second 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits western Afghanistan within a week

A new 6.3 magnitude earthquake this morning came to hit the same region in Afghanistan as the one that suffered widespread destruction on Saturday. Furthermore, the 6.3 magnitude earthquake on Satur...

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