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  • Geologists Look To Past For Answers On Future Tsunami Threats

    Multiple large and destructive tsunamis in the past few decades — in the Indian Ocean in 2004, Chile in 2010 and Japan in 2011 — have underscored the threat tsunamis pose to coastal regions. Now new research is aimed at better predicting areas threatened by such fast-developing natural disasters.

    Geologists Look To Past For Answers On Future Tsunami Threats
    Researchers extract sediment cores from the Kujukuri coastal plain in Japan.
    Credit: Tina Dura


    Documenting and examining recent events does not provide enough information to fully characterize coastal hazards, said Tina Dura, a geologist at Virginia Tech. Dura and colleagues, including lead project scientist Jessica Pilarczyk of the University of Southern Mississippi, are taking a new approach to overcome that information deficit. They are looking at the past to understand what may lie ahead.

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    Dec 8, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Fitzgerald Peterbilt Opens New Parts & Service Location In Alabama

    Peterbilt Motors Company has announced the opening of a new parts and service location in Gadsden, Alabama by Fitzgerald Peterbilt.

    Fitzgerald Peterbilt Opens New Parts & Service Location In Alabama

    Featuring 10 service bays, 600 sq ft of retail space and 1,750 sq ft of parts storage, the facility is in a prime location on State Highway 431 between the heavily trafficked Interstate I-20 and I-59.

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    Dec 7, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • RESCON Commends Training, Job Creation And Infrastructure Initiatives In Economic Statement

    The Residential Construction Council of Ontario (RESCON) commends the provincial government for delivering a fall economic statement recently that focuses on skilled trades training, job creation, housing supply, transit and building roads and highways to keep goods flowing.

    RESCON Commends Training, Job Creation And Infrastructure Initiatives In Economic Statement


    “We have a skilled trades shortage looming, so it’s essential that funds be set aside for strategies to train the next generation of workers and encourage more young people to pursue rewarding careers in the construction industry,” says RESCON president Richard Lyall. “The GTA, meanwhile, is expected to grow by 2.8 million people in the next 25 years and it’s anticipated traffic congestion will double, so it is critical that we ensure there are reliable transportation networks for commuters and supply chains.”

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    Dec 7, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Cummins Announces New 20kW Generator For Commercial Mobile Applications

    Cummins Inc. has announced the new SD 20 diesel generator set for commercial mobile applications.

    Cummins Announces New 20kW Generator For Commercial Mobile Applications
    The SD (Standard Diesel) 20 generator.

    The SD 20 is well suited for a variety of trailer and vehicle applications such as disaster relief, mobile medical, mobile command centers, ambulances, food trucks, utility boom trucks and many others.

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    Dec 7, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Keys To A Carbon Neutral Future – And It’s Not Just Electromobility

    The journey toward a more sustainable construction industry is well underway with a clear roadmap ahead to deliver carbon neutral equipment fit for the future.

    Keys To A Carbon Neutral Future

    Battery electric and fuel cell electric products form a major part of this ambition. But if we want to reduce our environmental impact and build the world we want to live in, there are many more factors to consider.

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    Dec 7, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Hiab Developing Factory Of The Future In Dundalk

    Load handling equipment provider Hiab has announced it is to develop a new Factory of the Future in Dundalk, County Louth, for its MOFFETT and PRINCETON truck mounted forklift manufacturing operations.

    Hiab Developing Factory Of The Future In Dundalk

    When operational in 2023, the new facility will replace Hiab’s existing Dundalk facility. It will include the company’s manufacturing operations and a global hub for innovation and R&D, catering for the rapidly growing global truck mounted forklift sector. Over 100 new jobs will be created during the construction phase where the latest environmental and engineering design solutions will be used to create a modern plant that minimises its carbon footprint.

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    Dec 6, 2021 - 4 years ago

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