Why did the Bay Bridge collapse in 1989? Why was Saddam Hussein killed? Why was the U.S. involved in the Gulf War? Why did the Iran-Iraq War start? Why were Muslims killed during the Crusades? Why did the Grenfell Tower fire spread so quickly?
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The operator of the Bay Bridge outlined plans to reduce the risk of a vessel crash in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. The National Transportation Safety Board last month ordered a risk of collapse evaluation on the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bay Bridge ...
Over the years, perspectives on China have run the gamut from predicting “the coming collapse of China” to expecting that “the twenty-first century will be the Chinese Century.” And we’ve heard every perspective in between. Despite its many ups and downs, the Chinese economy has grown ...
Not only did the English losehorribly in their colonial possessions, but most of their trading ships weretaken or destroyed by Dutch privateers. In addition, the English lost thedecisive battles of the war at home this time around against a new, better...
Not only did the 9/11 mastermind strike the greatest blow against the United States in history, but he managed to time and again give his pursuers the slip during a decade-long manhunt as the most wanted man on the planet. That all ended on May 2, 2011, when operators from the ...
When we landed on Petermann Island, our southernmost stop, I did what I normally do. I waited to see where everyone toddled off to and then went in a different direction. Keeping my distance reduces stray heads and limbs inmy photos, and animals are likelier to come closer and behave na...
an improvement. “By the influence of the increasing percentage of carbonic acid in the atmosphere,” Arrhenius wrote, “we may hope to enjoy ages with more equable and better climates, especially as regards the colder regions of the earth.” (After all, the man did come from Scandinavia...
We did this separately for natural and planted forests addressing country specific and cross-country effects. In Ecuador, eight are landscapes located in the Amazonas region. Four have a higher and connected forest cover representing an early transition stage, while the other four landscapes located ...
Did the failing Bay Bridge rebuilt steel rod anchors come from China? Wolf Richter Jul 29, 2020 at 5:40 pm Ohio. Phillip Jul 29, 2020 at 5:56 am I find it interesting that so many people are concerned about an industry that has such a horrible record of destroying the lives ...