Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Enviro-Sciences Awareness - 23 December 2013

Like clockwork, Elaine and Spot are here, even during Christmas week!

Geosciences Bulletin Board – Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
23 December 2013

Risks associated with being geoscientists….in Italy, they were convicted of manslaughter
http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/be-prepared-navigating-risks-hazards-research

 

The key to good beer?   Geology, of course!
http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/beer%E2%80%99s-secret-ingredient-geology

 

Huge boulder flattens house in Utah landslide & kills 2 people (with photos & video)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2523067/Boulder-size-elephant-crushes-entire-house-instantly-kills-inhabitants-Utah-landslide.html

 

The Mediterranean was filled with salt when the water dried up
http://www.livescience.com/42115-giant-salt-crisis-explained.html

 

US Bur of Reclamation:  Lower Rio Grande SECURE Water Act study (full report)
http://www.usbr.gov/WaterSMART/bsp/docs/finalreport/LowerRioGrande/LowerRioGrandeBasinStudy.pdf

 

What fracture says about possibility of underground storage of CO2
http://www.nature.com/news/seabed-scars-raise-questions-over-carbon-storage-plan-1.14386?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20131219

 

Kimberlites found in Antactica….but mining was banned there in 1991…for at least 50 years
http://news.yahoo.com/antarctica-may-type-ice-diamonds-170354556--finance.html

 

Reassessing the potential size of a tsunami generated by Canary Island landslide
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Assessing_the_tsunami_risk_from_very_large_volcanic_island_landslides_999.html

 

Linking oil & gas drilling with earthquakes in Oklahoma
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/13/science/earth/as-quakes-shake-oklahoma-scientists-eye-oil-and-gas-industry.html

 

How to rationalize a new $25 BILLION water project in California
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-cap-delta-20131216,0,4576916.column#axzz2nftrwQUs

 

We need more women in the Geosciences….discussion of global disparities of women in science
http://www.nature.com/news/bibliometrics-global-gender-disparities-in-science-1.14321

 

Loss of ice causes isostatic adjustment and Antarctica is on the move
http://www.geologytimes.com/research/East_Antarctica_is_sliding_sideways.asp

 

New theories on causes of mid-level (intermediate depth) earthquakes
http://www.geologytimes.com/research/Runaway_process_drives_intermediate-depth_earthquakes_scientists_find.asp

 

USGS Report on Chesapeake Bay = sea level rising & land subsiding

http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3744#.UqfQVfRDt8E
Full report:  http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1392/pdf/circ1392.pdf

 

30 million year old super volcano discovered in Utah (with video)
http://news.byu.edu/archive13-dec-supervolcano.aspx

 

Europe making great strides in restoring its rivers…shouldn’t we do the same?
http://www.resilience.org/stories/2013-12-11/a-successful-push-to-restore-europe-s-long-abused-rivers

 

Industrial canals may be cause of loss of wetlands in Louisiana…to be tried in Court
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=carey-louisiana-wetlands-tattered-by-industrial-canals

 

Risk of great earthquakes may be underestimated based on historical data
http://www.livescience.com/41892-past-big-earthquakes-underestimated.html

 

Complex geology of the massive “Siberian Traps” eruption caused extensive Permian extinction
http://www.livescience.com/41909-new-clues-permian-mass-extinction.html

 

Cryosat monitors and reports that Arctic sea ice is growing…50% more than in 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25383373

 

Will the Lusi mud volcano on Java stop erupting by the end of the decade?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25188259

 

Enviro-Sciences Awareness Bulletin Board – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 23 December 2013

 

Update:  Geographers map our 7 deadly sins in the US
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/geographers-map-seven-deadly-sins-170946186.html

 

Oh, no!!! now we need to worry about the Universe collapsing??!!!???
http://www.technology.org/2013/12/13/collapse-universe-closer-ever/

 

More than 1 Million people filed notice of their opposition to stripping wolves of endangered status
http://ens-newswire.com/2013/12/17/one-million-protest-stripping-wolves-of-endangered-listing/

 

Who is responsible for flood risk in Australia?
http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/5/4/1580/pdf

 

How the Pika is adjusting to climate change and surviving in new habitats
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/A_roly_poly_pika_gathers_much_moss_999.html

 

Not too big….not too small….just living in the space she needs and she built is herself
http://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/architect-s-big-idea--tiny---11-000-house-200544175.html

 

Commentary on the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act
http://www.nature.com/news/conservation-the-endangered-species-act-at-40-1.14365?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20131219

 

Exxon-Mobil European solvent industry group generic exposure scenario risk and exposure tool
http://www.nature.com/jes/journal/v24/n1/full/jes2012128a.html?WT.ec_id=JES-201401

 

Mosquito-borne chikungunya virus found in the Americas for the first time…likely carried by human
http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-mosquito-virus-spreads-americas-212423176.html

 

Some incandescent light bulbs have been banned effective 2014 in the US
http://shine.yahoo.com/at-home/60-40-watt-bulbs-banned-2014-know-211800860.html
Related: http://www.energystar.gov/ia/products/lighting/cfls/downloads/EISA_Backgrounder_FINAL_4-11_EPA.pdf

 

Needing to protect (and save) the Ogallala Aquifer in the US High Plains
http://www.technology.org/2013/12/16/saving-great-plains-water-supply/

 

Is climate change waging a war on Christmas??!!
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/12/six-ways-climate-change-is-waging-war-on-christmas/

 

After reading this…you might not want to eat that hamburger
http://www.onearth.org/articles/2013/12/you-wont-believe-the-crap-literally-that-factory-farms-feed-to-cattle

 

How to track sewage discharge in freshwater streams….follow the artificial sweeteners
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-artificial-sweeteners-river-20131216,0,4820901.story#axzz2nftrwQUs

 

Environmental atlas explores critical issues in the Arab world
http://ens-newswire.com/2013/12/13/environmental-atlas-explores-vulnerable-arab-region/

 

Could geo-engineering to remove CO2 from the atmosphere cause a “snowball earth”??
http://www.livescience.com/41987-ancient-snowball-earth-weathering.html

 

Ire is up in Ireland over increasing permits for wind turbines
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/environment/fury-at-increase-in-wind-turbines-29837728.html

 

FDA investigating antibacterial soaps…Triclosan causes hormonal damage…new rules proposed
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/16/health/fda-antibacterial/index.html
Related story: http://news.yahoo.com/fda-anti-bacterial-soaps-may-not-curb-bacteria-190720899--finance.html

 

Mapping the escalating global e-waste problem (news release with link to interactive map)
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-12/tca-wem120813.php

 

A detailed analysis of the carbon footprint of just one person….if it matters….
http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/15/story-carbon-footprint-calculation/

 

Who is the REAL invasive species???
http://article.wn.com/view/2013/12/15/Will_the_Real_Invasive_Species_Please_Stand_Upright/#/fullarticle

 

"It is painful for me to see when criminal elements of all kinds fire from my weapon." - Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of the AK-47, 10 November 1919 - 23 December 2013