- Iranian cultural site, Persepolis vulnerable to earthquakes – Source: Circle of Ancient Iranian Studies (CAIS)
- Highway Trust Fund Rescue Effort – Source: Bond Buyer via AGC SmartBrief
- kcICON Project Opens Ahead of Schedule – Source: Dan Brown and Associates, PC
- Washington’s geologic information portal – Source: State Geologists Blog via State Geologists Blog
- Oregon’s LiDAR Landscapes Posters and 2011 Calendar – Source: State Geologists
- Landslides causing further delays to star-crossed U.S. 20 improvement project – Source: OregonLive
- Cape Wind gets permit for work in fed waters – Source: Yahoo! News via AGC SmartBrief
Record-breaking EPB TBM Headed to Italy – Source: Tunnel Business Online- Geophysical and geotechnical testing in Beverly Hills for subway alignments – Source: Beverly Hills Courier
Trans-Canada reopens after landslide – Source: CBC News- Terracon acquires Colorado’s Geotechnical Engineering Group – Source: Denver Business Journal
- Celebrate 25 years of Excel with us! – Source: Microsoft Excel
- Robbins TBM Launched for Faroe Islands Tunnel – Source: TBM
- Tensar announces geogrid price increases – Source: Geosynthetics
NYC water tunnels nearing completion – Source: NYTimes.com via ASCE SmartBrief- Seattle Seahawks Fans Produce M1 to M2 Earthquake – Source: Geology.com
On 8 January 2011, the Seattle Seahawks beat the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the NFL playoffs. Seahawks fans jumping in the stands and stomping their feet in celebration were detected by a nearby seismometer. - ‘Combat geology’ may prove a powerful tool in Afghanistan’s economic future – Source: Mineweb.com
- India Claims Asia’s First Tidal Power Plant – Source: CR4
After two years of feasibility studies, the Atlantis Resources Corporation has finally inked a deal to develop Asia’s first tidal power plant. The plant will be located off the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat, India. The new deal calls for an initial 50MW project now and later developments of up to 250MW plants.
Tucker Boulevard project in St Louis gets EPS Geofoam – Source: Stltoday.com via Geofoam Facebook Page- Phillipines government to deploy landslide warning systems at 10 sites – Source: INQUIRER.net
- Landslide Maps Removed from Macon County NC Government Website – Source: BlueNC
- Brazil’s landslide death toll reaches 806 – Source: Reuters
And over 20,000 people were displaced from their homes. The flooding and landslides now rank as the worst natural disaster in Brazil’s history. - Silt inflow stops Preston EPBM on UK Wastewater Tunnel Project – Source: Tunnelling Journal
- South Dakotan dies in northwest Iowa drilling accident – Source: RadioIowa.com