There has been surprisingly little international reporting of a very serious double earthen dam failure in the Hulunbuir area of Inner Mongolia in northern China on Sunday 18 July 2021. This looks to have been one of the most serious...
source: The Landslide Blog
As the South Asian summer monsoon continues to intensify, the city of Mumbai in India has once again been affected by serious landslides in the last 24 hours. As is often that case, the current picture is quite confused, but details of two large events are emerging. The...
source: The Landslide Blog
At least 189 people are dead and hundreds more remain missing after catastrophic flooding hit large swaths of western Europe, with tens of thousands unable to return to their homes and many still left without access to power and drinking water.
source: CNN
A large-scale rescue effort was underway in Germany after the heaviest rainfall in a century caused flash floods to devastate parts of Western Europe, leaving dozens dead and many more unaccounted for.
source: CNN
The floods in Germany, Belgium and Netherlands this week have been truly catastrophic. The same storm system also caused flash flooding in London. It is likely that the this event will have triggered landslides, but we will...
source: The Landslide Blog
A massive landslide occurred between Mangalore Junction and Thokur railway station in Karnataka, India.
The incident has disrupted train movement on the Konkan rail route.
source: Oneindia News
The latest issue of the Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment (volume 80, issue 8) is listed here. There are 41 new papers on some very interesting topics from all over the world. Just click on "Read More".
source: Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
Researchers demonstrate how extracting precious metals from volcanoes could pave the way to net-zero.
Magma beneath volcanoes releases gases that rise towards the surface, these gases are rich in metals.
source: Environment Journal
On Friday 9 July 2021 a rock topple occurred on the flanks of Le Dôme, a peak above Diablerets glacier in Switzerland. This rockfall was captured on a Go Pro camera by an anonymous skier on the glacier.
source: The Landslide Blog
Check out what's going on in the world of geological science:
Why does Mercury have such a big iron core? Magnetism! (University of Maryland via Phys.org)
Methane in the plumes of Saturn's moon Enceladus: Possible signs of life? (University of Arizona via Phys.org)
Longest...
source: IAEG
IGS (Geosynthetics)
ISSMGE (ISSMGE News & Information Circular)
IUGS E-Bulletin #172
IAPG - Geoethics
Geosynthetics Magazine
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Westin Fort Lauderdale Resort
December 6-8, 2021
The workshop will be two days of presentations followed by an optional field trip to Herbert Hoover Dam. Presentations will focus on Advanced Dam Remediation Applications and Risk...
source: AEG
A week ago, we have launched new website for MINEX Russia Mining and Exploration Forum which will take place on 5-7 October 2021 in Moscow.
Digital transformation of mining industry is changing the format of the forum, adding mixed reality elements and extending the...
source: MINEX Russia 2021
"Rock-n-the River"
San Antonio, Texas
September 21-27, 2021
Join us for the 64th AEG Annual Meeting in beautiful San Antonio, Texas! The 2021 meeting will feature an opening general session on Wednesday, three full days of technical...
source: Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists
On behalf of the Japanese Society for Rock Mechanics and the Japan Society of Engineering Geology, we are pleased to hold “RMEGV2021: 5th International Workshop on Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology in Volcanic Fields.”
The information on the Workshop has...
source: IAEG
