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How One Crack in the Oroville Dam Almost Triggered a Catastrophe

When California’s Oroville Dam spillway cracked open, it unleashed one of the most dangerous infrastructure crises in U.S. history. Uplift forces, weak concrete, and poor oversight combined to push ...
Josh Pate previews the clash of top-15 teams in Columbia and why both teams have a chance to prove they’re legit contenders ...
Hydropower's low carbon footprint and reliability make it essential for modern energy systems, driving the shift towards ...
Medinah is an intriguing venue for the matches, given its history. It was the site of the famed “Miracle at Medinah,” the ...
Quicksand isn’t just a movie myth - it’s a real engineering hazard. This video explains how the “quick condition” weakens ...
Eighty years later, the “AI model” is the newest secret. This algorithm, unlike a bomb, cannot be contained within physical ...
The Department of Data went looking for geographic patterns in poverty, and stumbled upon a surprising culprit.
Amo Racing continue to make a splash at Tattersalls Book One and they got the better of Coolmore to land Lot 247, a Wootton ...
Turning data into dashboards isn’t enough. The real ROI comes when insights drive action—changing how teams work, serve ...
Pinochet and his generals. Detail from the cover of 38 Londres Street. Early in the afternoon of March 24, 1999, my wife, Angélica, and I were seated high ...