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A Special Message From Scott Burns, Past President, IAEG
Welcome to our 33rd IAEG Connector, the electronic newsletter connecting engineering geologists around the world!
For the past two weeks, the staff at Multiview, who help produce our IAEG Connector, took holidays so the newsletter was just a summary of the most interesting news stories in 2018 based on which ones you clicked the most! It was fun to see which ones were most popular!
With this issue, we get back to 2019 news and news from IAEG! First, I would like to introduce another new vice president for Africa to you, Professor Tamunoene Kingdom Abam from Nigeria! I believe he is our first vice president from Africa from another country other than South Africa! We welcome him to the executive committee! He has a wonderful personality and years of experience and will be a wonderful vice president. He is professor and director of the Institute of Geosciences and Space Technology at the Rivers State University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria. He is currently president of the Nigerian Association of Engineering Geologists and the Environment. He specializes in soil characterization, coastal hazards and marine geotechnics. He is a Fellow of many organizations and has been an editor of scientific journals in the past and is also presently the editor of the Journal of Geosciences and Environmental Research! See his photo and biography below.
In this issue we have lots of current news! The big event recently in our field was the eruption of Anak Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia which also caused a landslide which caused a large tsunami that killed many people. Also, we have had many landslides that are also listed below around the world!
Next issue we will highlight the changing of the officers on the executive committee. I will summarize our past four years and welcome Professor Rafig Azzam who is our new president.
Happy New Year,
Enjoy, Scott Burns, Past President, IAEG
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Tamunoene Kingdom Abam, Vice President-Africa
Prof. Tamunoene Kingdom Abam, the incoming IAEG Vice President-Africa, is a Professor of Engineering and Director, Institute of Geosciences and Space Technology, at the Rivers State University, PortHarcourt, Nigeria. Prof. Abam’s research focus is on soil characterization, coastal hazards and marine geotechnics.
He holds a B.Sc. degree in geology, M.Sc/D.I.C and Ph.D. in engineering geology and currently serves as the President of the Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment.
Prof. Abam is the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Geosciences and Environmental Research after he had served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Nigerian Environmental Society and as Associate Editor of the Journal of Construction and Material Technology.
Prof. Abam is a member of the board for the Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientists (COMEG) as well as a member of council of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society.
Prof. Abam is a Fellow of several professional related to his practice, including Nigerian Association of Hydrogeologist, Nigerian Environmental Society, Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society, Nigerian Association of Hydrological Sciences and the Nigerian Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment.
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 Geology Applied to Engineering represents a thorough and up-to-date textbook for courses in Applied PhysicaI Geology, Geology for Engineers and Engineering Geology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. It
contains appropriate information for geologists and engineers who are involved in designing and constructing
engineering structures, as all structures are located either on the Earth or in the Earth, or composed of earth
materials. This textbook also provides the fundamentals of subject material included in the Examination for
Professional Licensure of Geologists, a growing need for geologists who work in the public sector.
The Korean Society of Engineering Geology
The Korean Society of Engineering Geology and Korea national group of International
Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment would like to present the 12th Asian Regional Conference at Jeju Booyoung Hotel & Resort Sept. 23-27, 2019, in Jeju Island, Korea.
We look forward to welcoming all of you here in Korea.
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The Annual Conference SAGEEP 2019 is in Portland in March 2019 and features a full parallel Geohazards Conference including hazards for manmade structures like dams and levees and also a parallel Shallow Marine and Coastal Geophysics Conference, both of which should be of interest to AEG. AEG participation/contribution would be most welcomed.
IAEG
IAPG is working for a great program on geoethics at the EGU General Assembly 2019 (Vienna, April 7-12, 2019).
IAPG proposed two sessions and one short course.
These proposals are co-sponsored by IAPG and AGI - American Geosciences Institute, EFG - European Federation of Geologists, IOI-TC-LAC - International Ocean Institute Training Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Here below is the list of sessions and short courses. Click on links for the description of each event.
The abstract submission for the 2 sessions is open. The deadline is Jan. 10, 2019, 13:00 CET.
Session EOS5.2
"Geoethics: ethical, social and cultural implications of geoscience knowledge, education, communication, research and practice"
Convenership: Silvia Peppoloni, Martin Bohle, Giuseppe Di Capua, Christopher M. Keane, Jonathan Rizzi
This session is co-sponsored by IAPG and AGI.
The call for abstracts is open: http://www.geoethics.org/egu2019
Session ITS2.1/EOS5.1/ERE4.5/HS1.2.14
"Geoethics and geoscientists' responsibility towards society: doing the right thing to develop resources for future generations"
Convenership: Giuseppe Di Capua, Nic Bilham, Jan Boon, Victor Correia, Eduardo Marone. This session is co-sponsored by IAPG and EFG.
The call for abstracts is open: http://www.geoethics.org/egu2019
Short Course: Session SC1.30
"Foundations of Geoethics for Earth, Marine and Atmospheric Sciences"
Convenership: Eduardo Marone, Jan Boon, Giuseppe Di Capua, Silvia Peppoloni
The short course is co-sponsored by IAPG and IOI-TC-LAC.
Course description: http://www.geoethics.org/egu2019
IAEG
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to our session NH3.3/GI4.11/GM7.8/GMPV7.3/SSS13.16 — Rapid mass movements in alpine and volcanic environment. Advances on monitoring, modelling and risk management (co-organized) that will be held at the 2019 EGU General Assembly in Vienna (Austria) from April 7-12, 2019.
Abstract Submission
The deadline for the receipt of abstracts is Jan. 10, 2019, at 13:00 CET.
Travel Support
Participants who wish to apply for travel support must submit an abstract by Dec. 1. For details, click here.
We are looking forward to receiving your contribution!
IAEG
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to session ERE7.2/EOS11.2 — "Heritage Stones: construction and restoration materials for sustainable development" that will be held at the 2019 EGU General Assembly in Vienna (Austria) from April 7-12, 2019.
Guidelines for abstract submission can be found here.
The deadline for abstract submission is Jan. 10, 2019, 13:00 CET.
Your contribution is very important. We look forward to seeing you there!
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The Landslide Blog
Mexico News Daily has an interesting article about the town of Tlalpujahua in Michoacán, Mexico. This town is renowned for the manufacture of Christmas ornaments.
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The Landslide Blog
On Dec. 18, 2018, a spectacular retaining wall failure occurred in Surabaya in East Java, Indonesia. This landslide destroyed a 30 meter long section of the four lane Jl. Raya Gubeng, causing considerable traffic delays in the area.
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The Landslide Blog
In a time in which there is a great deal of interest in very large volcanic landslides, it is worth taking a look at very well-preserved example, Chaos Jumbles in California. This landslide — or more precisely, this set of three large volcanic landslides — lies within Lassen Volcanic National Park in California.
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Science Magazine
Many mountains in Indonesia and neighboring Papua New Guinea consist of ancient volcanic rocks from the ocean floor that were caught in a colossal tectonic collision between a chain of island volcanoes and a continent, and thrust high. Lashed by tropical rains, these rocks hungrily react with carbon dioxide and sequester it in minerals.
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The Associated Press via U.S. News & World Report
Radar data from satellites, converted into images, shows Indonesia's Anak Krakatau island volcano is dramatically smaller following a weekend eruption that triggered a deadly tsunami.
Satellite photos aren't available because of cloud cover but radar images from a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency satellite taken before and after the eruption show the volcano's southwestern flank has disappeared.
Related article: 1st visual satellite images of Anak Krakatau show the enormous extent of the landslide
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CityLab
On Jan. 3, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the release of ShakeAlertLA, a new earthquake-warning app for residents of Los Angeles County. The app — the first of its kind in the United States — promises to “save lives by giving precious seconds to you and to your family to take action and to protect yourselves,” Garcetti told reporters at a launch event at City Hall.
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The New York Times
The horse, a purebred, was wearing a bronze-plated military saddle and ready to go when Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the ancient city of Pompeii in A.D. 79. The horse, too, was covered in pumice and ash.
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The Landslide Blog
On Nov. 10 a significant landslide occurred at Loch Quoich near Kinloch Hourn in the Highlands of western Scotland. The Highland Council has a really good update on this landslide on their webpages.
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Mining Technology
At least 30 people have been killed and around seven injured due to the collapse of a gold mine in a northern part of Afghanistan.
According to officials, the victims were mining for gold illegally in the Kohistan district of Badakhshan province.
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Mining.com
China will step up efforts to eliminate illegal mining, production and smuggling of rare earth materials, while at the same time, encourage more high-end processing, the industry ministry said in new guidelines. China is responsible for more than 90 percent of the global supply of rare earth elements, a group of 17 metals used in high-tech and strategic sectors such as renewable energy and defense.
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The Landslide Blog
At 12:46 p.m. local time Dec. 16, a shallow M=5.7 earthquake struck Sichuan Province in China. This earthquake, which Xinhua reports had an epicentre at 28.24, 104.95, is not reported to have caused any loss of life, although at least 16 people were injured.
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