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Seismically deficient buildings in UCLA and UC Berkeley
A new study has shown that many buildings in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and in the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) are more earthquake-prone than anticipate...
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Disneyland may be threatened by potential failure of a local dam
According to federal engineers, Disneyland may be in danger as a local dam could fail if an intense rainfall occurs. The 78-year-old Prado Dam, an earth-fill dam across the Santa Ana River, Califor...
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Financial pressure for California hospitals: Seismic safety upgrades must be implemented
According to a new study, a large amount of money that will range between $34 billion and $143 billion will be invested to improve seismic response of hospital structures in California. The state l...
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Safety works to initiate at California's Boca Dam
Officials from the U.S. Department of Interior's Bureau of Reclamation have decided to implement safety works at Boca Dam in California that will meliorate its performance during potentially big earth...
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Military facilities found beneath Alcatraz prison
Archaeologists have found a buried military facility beneath the prison yard of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, which is now controlled by the National Park Service. Scientists from the Univers...
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