Report: Hurricane Florence killed 22, caused $24B in damage  FireEngineering.comMIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Florence killed 22 people across three Southeastern states, was the ninth most destructive storm in terms of property damage in U.S. ... Read m …

The Latest: Shooting victim remembered as quiet, witty  FireEngineering.comCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on a fatal shooting on the campus of a North Carolina university (all times local):. 2:35 p.m.. The parents of a student slain ... Read …

Flood levels approaching 1993 levels in some places  FireEngineering.comST. LOUIS (AP) — The fast-rising Mississippi River on Thursday neared levels unseen since a historic 1993 flood, threatening levees and forcing people living ... Read more ht …

India prepares for 'extremely severe' Bay of Bengal cyclone  FireEngineering.comNEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities have evacuated hundreds of thousands of people along the country's eastern coast ahead of a cyclone moving through ... Read more h …

Researchers can restore the American chestnut through genetic engineering. But at what cost?  The New Food EconomyScientists have developed a hybrid chestnut that can survive deadly blight. Activists say releasing it could infringe on indigenous …

Soundbites: Engineering Discovery Days  UW TodayClose to 10,000 fourth- through eighth-grade students from across the state came to the UW campus to participate in Engineering Discovery Days April 25 and ... Read more https://www.washington.edu/n …

The One Leadership Approach That Transforms Engineering Teams  ForbesThe idea has been around in one form or another for decades — even centuries — but it's never had more potential to drive real transformation in business. Read more https://www. …

Illinois Tollway awards $229M in construction, engineering contracts  Construction DiveConstruction industry news, trends and jobs for building professionals who want mobile-friendly *content*. Read more https://www.constructiondive.com/news/illi …

Great feats of engineering: The 'newest and best way to Italy'Irish TimesOn Wednesday Switzerland opened the world's longest and deepest tunnel, the 57-kilometre Gotthard Base Tunnel – an extraordinary engineering feat that is 12 times longer t …

Fairbanks Daily News-MinerUA regents approve budget, to meet for engineering building bondFairbanks Daily News-MinerCameron Wohlford, University of Alaska Fairbanks Project Engineer, leads a walking tour of the unfinished UAF Engineering Building for Great …