by News | Nov 18, 2022 | India
In a warming world, the dangers from natural disasters are changing. In a recent commentary, we identified a number of costly and deadly catastrophes that point to an increase in the risk of “cascading” events – ones that intensify the impacts of natural hazards and...
by News | Nov 17, 2022 | India
Construction began in late September on the 135,000 sq ft Robert Day Sciences Center at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. Designed by the architecture firm BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group, the building will house the Kravis Department of Integrated Sciences,...
by News | Nov 16, 2022 | India
Torrential rain in the Midlands and North of England that saw half a month’s rain fall in one day caused such volumes of water to pass through the spillway of the Toddbrook Reservoir dam, above the town of Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, that the protective concrete...
by News | Nov 15, 2022 | India
In recent years, ASCE and many other groups have issued warnings about the perilous condition of water infrastructure in countless cities and towns across the nation. In late August, the consequences of failing to heed such warnings were thrown into stark relief in...
by News | Nov 14, 2022 | India
A temporary bridge was removed this weekend at Steart Hill, Somerset on the A303 as part of National Highways’ upgrade of the road. The bridge was used to minimise the impact of construction on motorists and residents, with its removal marking the end of the...
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