Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Enviro-Sciences Awareness - 14 April 2014

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Geosciences Bulletin Board – Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford - 14 April 2014

 

Just for Fun:  A fantastically detailed geologic history for Game of Thrones
http://io9.com/a-fantastically-detailed-geological-history-for-game-of-1561092800

 

In Humboldt County, California, thieves are stealing the tsunami warning signs
http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_25557888/thieves-vandals-target-tsunami-signs-unique-warnings-cost

 

Landslide in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, continues to move relatively slowly
http://newsok.com/wyoming-hillside-slipping-but-not-gaining-speed/article/feed/673457

 

The status of mapping of landslides in the US greatly impacted by politics
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101561469

 

The uncertainties of predicting landslide movement (with videos)
http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_25555168/landslide-prediction-risky-venture-who-will-move-first

 

Ohio DNR:  new, stronger permit conditions for drilling near faults or areas of past seismic activity
http://www.worldoil.com/Ohio-toughens-permit-conditions-for-drilling-near-faults-areas-of-seismic-activity.html
Related:  http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/ohio-finds-link-between-fracking-and-sudden-burst-of-earthquakes-20140413-zqu7z.html

 

30% of Marcellus Shale gas is being burned in Ontario, Canada
http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/energy/2014/04/marcellus-shale-helping-to-fuel-ontario.html

 

Removal of dam has allowed downstream movement of sediment & new beaches are forming!
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WA_ELWHA_RIVER_SEDIMENT_WAOL-

 

New topographic maps for the State of Utah
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3849#.U0swmyLn-M9

 

Oklahoma was shakiest state in the last month….more EQs than CA….multiple theories on why
http://news.yahoo.com/oklahoma-had-nearly-150-earthquakes-one-month-180629436--abc-news-topstories.html

 

Perspective: CA water supply system needs seismic retrofit
http://www.dailynews.com/opinion/20140410/seismic-retrofit-needed-for-californias-water-supply-guest-commentary

 

First comprehensive map of the geology beneath the East Antarctic Ice Sheet
http://phys.org/news/2014-04-comprehensive-geology-beneath-east-antarctic.html

 

1815 eruption of Tambora now ranked among the greatest environmental disasters 
http://theconversation.com/largest-volcanic-eruption-in-human-history-changed-the-19th-century-as-much-as-napoleon-25098

 

Gigantic impact crater identified on Earth….300 miles across….meteor hit more than 3 B years ago
http://news.agu.org/press-release/scientists-reconstruct-ancient-impact-that-dwarfs-dinosaur-extinction-blast/

 

Phenomenal photographs of our landscapes
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/earth/10754560/In-pictures-Spectacular-landscape-photographs-capture-Earth-in-all-its-beauty.html

 

10 Ancient stories and the geological events that may have inspired them
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/ten-ancient-stories-and-geological-events-may-have-inspired-them-180950347/

 

Taming hurricanes with offshore wind farms?  Is this idea real?
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/weather/taming-hurricanes-20140408-36aal.html

 

Discovering the “OH Hole” over the western Pacific Ocean and how it affects the atmosphere
http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Like_a_giant_elevator_to_the_stratosphere_999.html

 

The Ganges Delta is sinking….more flooding is inevitable
http://www.nature.com/news/floods-holding-back-the-tide-1.15013

 

Oldest cardio-vascular system found in shrimp-like fossil creature 520 million years old
http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-shrimp-cardiovascular-system-fossil-heart-oldest-20140409,0,5819073.story

 

Largest petroleum basin in the world is in Siberia….new USGS report (with links to report)
http://pubs.usgs.gov/bul/2201/G/

 

Have you ridden the Incline in Pittsburgh?  See the landslide capital of the eastern US
http://www.wtae.com/news/mount-washington-landslide-shuts-down-duquesne-incline-railroad-traffic/25373026

 

Largest crystal of gold found years ago in Venezuela is verified at Los Alamos … worth  ~ $1.5M
http://www.livescience.com/44717-worlds-largest-gold-crystal.html

 

Finding a new mantle plume that may be source of volcanism in the Galapagos Islands
http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/resolving-misplaced-source-volcanism-galapagos

 

Fuzzy maps of the Indian Ocean floor hamper search for missing flight MN370
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26956798

 

First of 6 European “Sentinel” satellites was launched, ready to start monitoring Earth
http://www.nature.com/news/earth-observation-enters-next-phase-1.15006?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20140410

 

Taking advantage of the cold California Current to raise Kumamoto oysters off the coast of Baja
https://www.yahoo.com/food/the-mexican-oyster-that-could-change-the-whole-game-81011765891.html

 

Flood-control concept designed on "social infrastructure and hedonistic sustainability"
http://www.archdaily.com/493406/the-big-u-big-s-new-york-city-vision-for-rebuild-by-design/

 

Fracking wells drilled on the Carbon Limestone Landfill into the Utica shale are shut down in response to EQs in NE Ohio
http://www.dispatch.com//content/stories/local/2014/03/10/ODNR-shuts-down-fracking-operation-following-earthquakes.html

 

Sand from the Black Hills in South Dakota deemed unsuitable for fracking in North Dakota
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/sd-sand-not-suitable-for-oil-field-fracking-in-nd/?id=162260
Full report:  http://www.sdgs.usd.edu/pubs/pdf/ogi-05.pdf

 

 

Enviro-Sciences Awareness Bulletin Board – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford - 14 April 2014

 

US BLM to pursue efforts to end conflict over their claims against Nevada rancher
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/feds-pursue-effort-end-dispute-rancher

 

“Taliger” cubs = half Lion, half Liger – 2nd litter born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma zoo park (video)
https://uk.screen.yahoo.com/taligers-half-tiger-half-liger-141500438.html

 

New study to guide decision-making regarding human use in fragile natural landscape in Yellowstone 
http://county10.com/2014/04/12/science-report-guides-protection-old-faithful-thermal-features-historic-yellowstone-buildings/
Full report:  http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2014/1058/

 

LED light bulb efficiency increasing and costs decreasing
http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=15471

 

First geothermal power plant begins operation in the State of New Mexico
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S3386829.shtml?cat=504#.U0sxuiLn-M9

 

NASA using new radar technique (UAVSAR) to monitor aging levee system in California
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2014-099

 

Toxic pollution in the waters is making oysters unsafe to eat in New South Wales, Australia
http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/food-news/toxic-estuaries-in-nsw-making-rock-oysters-infertile-20140414-36mb4.html

 

Fungal disease that is fatal in bats now found across half of the United States
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BAT_DISEASE

 

Drunken prairie voles help reveal “demon alcohol”
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/drunken-prairie-voles-help-explain-alcohols-demons-180950451/

 

Geographic ignorance could play role in sparking war with Russia…do you know where Ukraine is???
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2014/0408/Ukraine-crisis-Could-geographic-ignorance-spark-a-war-with-Russia

 

Issues related to water will pose significant challenges to US Businesses (info-graphic)
http://pacinst.org/publication/bridging-concern-with-action-are-us-companies-prepared-for-looming-water-challenges/
Report:  http://www.pacinst.org//wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2014/04/bridging-concern-with-action.pdf

 

Devil’s Gate-Hahamongna sediment removal report to be issued late summer or early fall
http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20140410/devils-gate-hahamongna-sediment-removal-report-due-out-late-summer
Related:  http://dpw.lacounty.gov/lacfcd/sediment/prj.aspx?prj=1

 

1815 eruption of Tambora now ranks among greatest environmental disasters …changed history
http://theconversation.com/largest-volcanic-eruption-in-human-history-changed-the-19th-century-as-much-as-napoleon-25098

 

What unapproved chemicals are going into our food?  
http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/loopholes-and-weak-enforcement-lead-to-unapproved-chemicals-added-to-foods-140409?news=852876

 

Getting a better understanding of how bacteria evolve so quickly has bearing on antibiotic resistance
http://www.technology.org/2014/04/09/exploring-microbial-arms-race/

 

Britain’s first cloned dog….a “ridiculous waste of money”
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/09/britains-first-cloned-dog-born

 

How do they catch polluters in California?  The Environmental SWAT team collects samples
http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-storm-water-20140408-dto,0,5060008.htmlstory#axzz2yQgx29Fz

 

Earth Hour 2014 swept across the globe on March 29
http://ens-newswire.com/2014/03/27/earth-hour-wave-of-darkness-set-to-sweep-across-the-world/

 

A consequence of political & military turmoil in Ukraine:   zoo animals are starving
http://ens-newswire.com/2014/04/07/ukraine-turmoil-leaves-zoo-animals-starving/

 

Exposure of fetus to environmental contaminants in cosmetics & some OTC meds triggers autism
http://ens-newswire.com/2014/04/09/autism-triggered-in-the-womb-by-environmental-factors/

 

A long time since co-developing the Gaia hypothesis….James Lovelock reflects on his career
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/gaia-hypothesis-originator-james-lovelock-reflects-on-his-career/

 

Up to one-third of colonies of honey bees die off every year in Europe
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/study-32000-bee-colonies-europe-finds-alarming-colony-mortality-belgium-uk-france.html

 

Most endangered rivers in America:  http://www.livescience.com/44630-endangered-rivers-2014.html
Related:  America’s most endangered river is the San Joaquin in California
http://www.livescience.com/44708-most-endangered-river-2014.html

 

The price of good health???  Is it exorbitant drugs….or a better lifestyle and less modern medicine?
http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v20/n4/full/nm.3538.html?WT.ec_id=NM-201404

 

Will “delinkage” as a business model really sponsor new antibiotics that will remain effective??
http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v20/n4/full/nm0414-320.html?WT.ec_id=NM-201404

 

The latest U.N. report tones down the alarmism but ramps up the bad economics
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303532704579477222157281450

 

Flood-control concept designed on "social infrastructure and hedonistic sustainability"
http://www.archdaily.com/493406/the-big-u-big-s-new-york-city-vision-for-rebuild-by-design/

 

"The things of the night cannot be explained in the day." - Ernest Hemingway