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Italian officials secure 12th Century leaning tower in Bologna to prevent collapse
Officials have secured the area around one of two 12th Century towers that have become symbolic of the northern city…
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Wildfires Threaten More Homes and People in the U.S. Than Ever Before
Smokey the Bear is famous for warning against forest fires—but for most U.S. homeowners, grass fires and shrubland fires are…
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FEMA Offers Every State $2 Million to Adopt Safer Building Codes
CLIMATEWIRE | Two houses are side by side. One is a crumpled mess of splintered wood and ripped insulation. The other…
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Dams Worldwide Are at Risk of Catastrophic Failure
After two dams in northeastern Libya failed, thousands of people are dead, thousands more are unaccounted for, and tens of…
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Heat Waves May Be Slow, but They Are Just as Destructive as Faster Disasters
Earlier this summer, as a brutal heat dome settled over Texas, the large pecan tree in my front yard started…
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Building Codes Save Money and Lives
After Category 5 Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Fla., in 2018, there was a dramatic contrast in destruction: homes…
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Robotic Bees Could Support Vertical Farms Today and Astronauts Tomorrow
In vertical farming operations, artificial lights and artificial intelligence coax plants, stacked densely on towering shelves rather than spread over…
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Earthquake Resilience in Kashmir Lies in Traditional Architecture
Kashmir, the northernmost region of the Indian subcontinent, is famous for two things: landscape and conflict. The scenic valley from…
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Death toll rises to 5 in Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion
Rescue workers combed the rubble of a historic Pennsylvania chocolate factory early Saturday after an overnight explosion at the plant…
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Baltimore building collapses leaving at least one dead, several injured: police
At least one person is dead and several others were injured after a car crashed into a building in Baltimore, Maryland,…
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