News tagged with seawall
S.Korea completes world's longest seawall
South Korea formally marked completion of the world's longest seawall on Tuesday, the first step in a massive project aimed at reclaiming the ocean for industry, tourism and agriculture by 2020.
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Listening to the song of the toadfish (w/Audio)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Professor Roger Bland is listening in on one of the noisier creatures in San Francisco Bay, using physics to analyze the mating song of the toadfish. While fish don't have vocal chords, they ...
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Effects of flooding on Cairo, Ill.
When faced with a choice between a deluge or a controlled deluge in May 2011 that would protect the city of Cairo, Illinois, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers chose the latter by ordering an intentional breach ...
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Japan's Hamaoka atomic plant to build huge seawall
Chubu Electric said Friday it will build an 18-metre (60 foot) anti-tsunami seawall to protect its ageing Hamaoka nuclear plant located near a faultline in a region seen as vulnerable to earthquakes.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Surf contest reminds bystanders of sea's power
(AP) -- The Mavericks Surf Contest was no day at the beach for participants or spectators. Unexpected waves breaking on shore Saturday swept dozens of spectators from their perches on the man-made jetty at ...
Feb 14, 2010 |
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