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Mudslide Clogs Highway 101 in Calif.

January 17, 2018

State crews continue to pump out hundreds of thousands of gallons of water and tons of mud and debris that formed a deep pool on U.S. Highway 101 after this month’s deadly mudslide.

Recovery, Resilience Are Focus in Harvey’s Wake

Louise Poirier

October 9, 2017

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Responses from local firms to Harvey’s destruction help bring relief to many, as eyes now turn to preventing future floods.

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Insurers Seek Ways To Encourage Resilience

Scott Van Voorhis

September 20, 2017

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Climatewise has been trying to close the 'resilience gap.'

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Army Corps: How We Are Working to Help U.S. Virgin Islands

A video feature on the recovery effort after Hurricane Irma

September 17, 2017

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The US Army Corps of Engineers supports FEMA following the battering from the big hurricane.

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Hurricane Harvey Damage Revealed in Aerial Photos

Coastal communities hit hard by the storm show aftermath of floodwaters and high winds

Pam Radtke Russell

September 4, 2017

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Nearmap, which produces high-resolution satellite imagery for construction and engineering firms, governments and utilities, conducted a flyover of Rockport and Ingleside, Texas, north of Corpus Christi on Aug. 31.

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Endless Hurricane Harvey Rain Creates Widespread Texas Flooding; Five Deaths Cited

Many regional roads and highways are "impassable," says UPI; giant Exxon Baytown refinery is closed.

August 27, 2017

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Many regional road and highways are "impassable," says UPI; giant Exxon refinery is closed.

Risks Revisited

What is the Chance a Solar Storm Could Knock Out The Power Grid?

Researchers fine-tune estimates of a strong punch that could put out our lights

Richard Korman

June 22, 2017

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Is there really a nearly one in eight chance that a severe solar wind will hit the earth in any given decade?

Caltrans Trades Box Beam for Steel at Rain-Damaged Bridge

JT Long

March 16, 2017

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Caltrans engineers are scrambling to replace Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge, a 317-ft-long, concrete continuous box-beam bridge on a key coastal highway after mudslides moved one of the support columns more than a foot, causing the span to crack and bow.

Onagawa earthquake and tsunami aftermath

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Building Code Adoption Urged for Tsunami-Resilient Design

U.S. building codes covering natural disasters don't include consideration of tsunami hazards

Tom Sawyer

May 5, 2016

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The American Society of Civil Engineers has proposed that a new chapter in its ASCE 7 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, which addresses tsunami-resistant design, also be explicitly referenced in the ICC’s 2018 International Building Code.