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On Wednesday morning, Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the construction site where the Amfilochia pumped storage unit is being built, which is the largest large-scale energy storage investment in Greece, amounting to 650 million euros, with the aim of supporting ..read more
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11M ago
A four-lane concrete bridge being built across the River Ganges in the east Indian state of Bihar has collapsed for the second time in just over a year, once again raising questions about the quality of its construction.Video shows the 3-kilometer ..read more
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Satellite images from Ukraine have revealed the extent of the flooding in the country’s south, after the region’s Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric station were largely destroyed.The critical dam, which lies along the Dnipro River in Ukraine’s ..read more
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1y ago
My eyes lifted up towards a rocky ledge carved into a sandstone cliff in the heart of Chad's Ennedi Massif. I saw a face, then, as my eyes adjusted to the gloam, another appeared. Painted in bright ochre and white, men were riding camels and giant cows ..read more
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This year’s World Tunnelling Congress (WTC 2023) will be held in the historic capital of Greece, Athens. Themed ‘Expanding Underground’, the event will run from 12 to 18 May at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre in the ..read more
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1y ago
India is now home to the world’s tallest railway bridge. Some 35 meters (over 10 feet) taller than the Eiffel Tower, the Chenab Bridge sits 359 meters (around 109 feet) above the Chenab River in India’s contentious Jammu and Kashmir region ..read more
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1y ago
Millions of years of geological history can be seen in the bands of red rock that make up the Grand Canyon. In addition to offering a peek into Earth’s long history, the Grand Canyon is an impressive sight — it is around a mile deep and an average ..read more
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1y ago
Families living on the upper slopes of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia are being evacuated after an increase of seismic activity.Colombia's Geological Service (SGC) has raised the alert level from yellow to orange, warning that an eruption ..read more
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CNN — The Shiveluch volcano erupted early Tuesday morning in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka region, spewing ash up to 20 kilometers above sea level, according to the local branch of the Russia Academy of Sciences (RAS) Geophysical Survey ..read more
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1y ago
The Wave can be found in the Coyote Buttes North area of the Colorado Plateau just along the border between Utah and Arizona. It’s made of sandstone, which is relatively prone to erosion from water and wind over lengthy periods of time. Sandstone ..read more