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Railroad bridge fire and collapse ruled accidental

2015-05-29 04:46:56| Railroads - Topix.net

This Wednesday, May 27, 2015 photo provided by the Koochiching County Minn. Sheriff's Office shows train cars on a bridge over the Rainy River in International Falls, Minn.

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Stage collapse at Indiana high school resulted from employee's alterations

2015-05-21 20:44:00| American School & University

Investigators say the changes to the stage at Westfield High School were ill-advised, but do not merit criminal charges. read more

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Massive Antarctic Ice Shelf Faces Imminent Risk of Collapse

2015-05-13 16:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Scientific American: An Antarctic ice shelf that is twice the size of Hawaii is at "imminent risk' of collapse and needs to be monitored carefully, a new study finds. The ice shelf--Larsen C--is located in roughly the same geography as the Larsen A and B ice shelves, which disintegrated in 1995 and 2002, respectively. Larsen C covers 19,300 square miles and is the largest shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula. If it melts, it could significantly raise global sea levels, said Paul Holland, the lead author of the study and...

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