All Natural disasters Articles
Funding remains elusive and questions on effectiveness linger for the Coastal Texas Project
US-based contractor will finish up at Alaska-based National Park
Company’s modular build in Florida wins two global awards
Climate change – and the problems associated with it – is leading to a new age of canal building around the world.
Lava barriers worked to protect the Icelandic town of Grindavík from yesterday’s first volcanic eruption - but not a second
After an 800 year hiatus, volcanos have started erupting on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. Construction teams are working round the clock to build protective barriers in order to save the country’s main power plant from being overcome by lava.
41 workers trapped inside a collapsed tunnel in the Indian Himalayas
A rescue effort is underway in India after 40 construction workers were trapped by a tunnel collapse in India.
Engineering company Aecom has paid US$11.8 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) for the replacement of educational facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
How the US Army Corps of Engineers plans to protect parishes near New Orleans from hurricane and storm damage with a $3.7 billion programme of construction works.
15-storey structures taken down in a simultaneous explosive event
Every year, disasters linked to natural and climate hazards strike, and infrastructure suffers. Jan Przydatek of Lloyd’s Register Foundation, explains why resilience needs to be embedded into the built environment.
Morocco hit by deadliest earthquake in more than six decades
The government of the Philippines has placed 22 land reclamation projects in Manila Bay under review, leading to their temporary suspension.
Could a spate of high-profile bridge collapses to have hit the headlines this year be linked to climate change?
A series of levees, floodwalls and pump stations outside New Orleans, designed to reduce storm and hurricane damage, is to cost $1.27 billion more to complete than originally planned.
Record-breaking temperatures in US and Europe intensify demand for rules protecting construction workers from extreme heat.
Benin has received €164 million (US$178.3 million) from the African Development Bank and a fund backed by China to build stormwater drainage infrastructure in four of its cities.
Video has captured the moment that sections of a bridge under construction in Bhagalpur in the state of Bihar, India
Vice president of engineer Jacobs explains the scale of the global flood alleviation challenge and some of the innovative techniques the construction industry is using to combat the problem.
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