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Geosciences Bulletin Board - 25 April. Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford. Compilation of selected current news articles pertinent to the discipline.
Eldridge Moores has contributed greatly to our understanding of tectonics
Ocean currents are efficient at moving phytoplankton and pollutants around the world
Coral reef is at the mouth of the Amazon River is large and unique
Plate tectonic movements may have been trigger for ice ages
Peat….where is it and what will happen to it as climate changes?
Chemical weathering controls how susceptible bedrock is to fluvial erosion
Ice cores & historical descriptions reveal societal upheaval in 6th century caused by volcanic eruptions
- http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Volcanic_eruptions_triggered_societal_crises_during_6th_century_999.html
- http://phys.org/news/2016-04-volcanoes-trigger-crises-late-antiquity.html
Understanding the origins of volcanic lightning: two causes
Want to hike a glacier? 5 locales available
Plant fossils reveal ancient landscape of Australia
New Calaveras dam project underway to create a more earthquake proof reservoir…the original dam when built in 1925 was the tallest earth-fill dam in the world
Human-induced earthquakes are now subject to more intense research
A revised timeline for the demise of the big dinosaurs…what happened before Chicxulub struck?
Eastern front of the Sierra Nevada is long overdue for a major earthquake
- http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20160419/eastern-front-of-sierra-nevada-mountains-long-overdue-for-large-earthquake
- http://phys.org/news/2016-04-sierra-eastern-front-overdue-large.html
Sentinel-1B when launched will complete the polar orbiting constellation to monitor Earth though all weather conditions
Understanding why Japan is earthquake prone
Photo-essay of some of the damage from M7.3 EQ in Japan along the road between Oita and Nagasaki
7.8M EQ hits Ecuador, 2,500 injured, many missing and death toll at 500+ (images)
- http://www.wesh.com/national-news/ecuador-earthquake-480-now-dead-state-media-says/39107684
- Videos: http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/18/americas/earthquakes-five-things-to-know/
- http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/04/were-these-two-major-quakes-last-weekend-related/
- 2M Aftershock: http://news.trust.org/item/20160420125317-1kdeu/
Subsurface conditions amplified EQ shaking in Japan and Ecuador
Geologic process sometimes cause catastrophic impacts on the Earth, but also create beautiful satellite imagery
Survey started to assess damage from 2015 EQ to the Annapurna Trek
Enviro-Sciences Bulletin Board - 25 April. Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford. Compilation of selected current news articles pertinent to the discipline.
EARTH DAY and the National Science Foundation
- https://medium.com/@NSF/nsf-earth-day-a8549dd58653#.njyvl0u1k
- Pics that celebrate the Earth: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/celebrate-earth-day-rainbow-spectacular-photos-180958876/
Two factors are most important in determining which chemicals will bio-accumulate to toxic levels
Zoos are not always sanctuaries for wild animals….some are filthy, overcrowded & known as “death zoos”
National Park Service embroiled in battle against ginseng poaching in the Great Smoky Mountains
Third sewage spill in Memphis, Tennessee, in three weeks…1M gallons wastewater per day into a tributary of the Mississippi River
- Video: http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/memphis-public-works-crews-work-to-plug-latest-sewage-leak-30ec8ac8-3e1a-55b7-e053-0100007f59c0-376381191.html
- http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/apr/20/3rd-sewage-line-breaks-in-memphis-spills-waste/
In the future, will our food supply be provided by industrial-scale aquaponics?
Cities, along with people, have their own unique microbiome
Zika virus continues to spread and is now confirmed in Belize, remains untreatable
Video captures Arctic wildlife and scenery
If you want to eradicate invasive rats on an island, you’ve got to get them to eat the poisonous bait
- http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/04/how-these-island-rats-survived-75-metric-tons-poison
- Paper: http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/4/160110
Millions of visitors each year are stressing the environment of Yellowstone National Park
- http://www.npr.org/2016/04/18/474658536/is-yellowstone-national-park-in-danger-of-being-loved-to-death
- Tunnel view: http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/readers-photos/photo-yosemites-tunnel-view-demands-admiration/
This “joey” is a surprise and is believed to be a case of embryonic diapause
Report suggests bans on plastic bags, an immediate ban on microbeads and container deposit schemes to dramatically reduce plastic in the ocean
Michigan to go beyond Federal standards for lead and copper for drinking water systems
3 Officials to face criminal charges over Flint, Michigan, drinking water crisis
Drinking water treatment and sources in the US: saltier water, nitrate, water-borne diseases
150 countries switch to new polio vaccine as part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
China revising policy on renewable energies, including priority to clean energy
National Park Service plan to Arlington Memorial Bridge, hoping to save money & keep bridge open
A vision for the next 100 years of conservation in America
- https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-offers-vision-next-100-years-conservation-america
San Francisco plan to bury a freeway to connect Presidio parklands
Efforts underway in Oregon and Idaho to combat White Nose Syndrome and protect bats
- http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/idaho-heightens-response-efforts-white-nose-syndrome-bats
- http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160418/NEWS/160419696
Our heirloom species of plants and animals are vanishing
Citizen scientists will be working to categorize biodiversity in every corner of Los Angeles, California
It will be the peak of the 17-year cycle….and cicadas will be noisy this year
- http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2016/0417/17-years-later-billions-of-Brood-V-cicadas-make-a-noisy-emergence
- http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/northeast-prepares-swarms-cicadas-spring-180958806/
Hepatitis outbreak linked to frozen fruit medley sold at Costco
Increased use of CIDT (non-cultured testing) may pose challenges to tracking foodborne illness
Texans in Congress are silent but Houston wants new seawall and flood gates to protect against hurricanes
The Everglades – where the environment mixes with economics
- http://wlrn.org/post/everglades-environment-and-economics
- Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan: https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/nature/cerp.htm
14th Century Black Death spread across Europe, killed 60% of population, made way for the Renaissance
Teflon may be slick, but PFOA is now present as a toxic chemical contaminant across the world
Oregon health officials issue permanent statewide warning of high mercury levels in bass
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