Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geosciences; 2) Environmental Sciences; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 25 December 2017

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A repeat from last week. Many of you don't know that Elaine is a very talented watercolorist. Here is the Christmas card I received from her - it's of one of my favorite areas - the White Mountains of New Hampshire, specifically Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch State Park:

 The weekly water news summary is here:  16 - 22 December 2017 

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 25 December 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 

Vote for the 2017 Volcanic Event of the Year

• http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/rockyplanet/2017/12/18/time-to-vote-for-the-2017-volcanic-event-of-the-year/

Modern snowfalls in the Alaska Range are highest in at least 1,200 years

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-alaska-snow/climate-change-driving-record-snows-in-alaskan-mountains-study-idUSKBN1ED0YM

Osbornite found in meteorite impact site on the Isle of Skye in Scotland

• http://www.techtimes.com/articles/217190/20171219/60-million-year-old-meteorite-impact-in-scotland-contains-rare-minerals-from-outer-space.htm
• https://www.axios.com/meteor-strike-may-have-shaped-the-scottish-isles-2518491112.html

New theory on origins of magma in Yellowstone

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Heat_beneath_Pacific_Ocean_drives_Yellowstone_volcanism_research_shows_999.html
• https://phys.org/news/2017-12-traditional-theory-yellowstone-formation.html

Continental Drift – theory & definition

• https://www.livescience.com/37529-continental-drift.html

Videos & images hint at cause of massive catastrophic Villa Santa Lucia landslide in Chile

• https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/12/18/villa-santa-lucia-1/
• https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/12/19/villa-santa-lucia-landslide-2/

Vaderlimulus tricki - First Triassic horseshoe crab fossil found in North America

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/triassic-horseshoe-crab-vaderlimulus-tricki-05532.html

Controversial “squiggle” fossils suggest life on Earth originated 4 billion years ago

• http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/12/life-may-have-originated-earth-4-billion-years-ago-study-controversial-fossils-suggests

This TV meteorologist challenges the Flat-Earth Movement

• https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tv-meteorologist-flat-earth_us_5a336e3be4b040881be9356d?section=us_science

23 critical mineral resources – economic & environmental geology & prospects for future supply

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/critical-minerals-united-states
• USGS PP 1802: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1802

Simulations provide an explanation of why meteors explode before they reach Earth

• http://www.sci-news.com/space/why-meteoroids-explode-before-they-reach-earth-05530.html

Pairs of linked eddies spinning in opposite direction (like smoke rings) detected in southern ocean

• http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/geophysics/smoke-rings-earths-oceans-05541.html

New mechanism to explain El Niño influence on East Asian and Western North Pacific climate

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/New_mechanism_to_explain_how_El_Nino_influences_East_Asian_and_WN_Pacific_climate_999.html

Cosmic rays from supernovae help growth & formation of condensation nuclei & influence weather on Earth

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219091320.htm

Diverse population of Cambrian microscopic animal fossils found at northern tip of Greenland

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219093415.htm

In the footsteps of Jacques Cousteau – clues about climate since last ice age from the Blue Hole stalactite

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171218120253.htm

New discoveries related to EQs in Kansas & Oklahoma – can they be predicted?

• https://phys.org/news/2017-12-geologists-discoveries-kansas-oklahoma-earthquakes.html

Travels in geology: geological riches of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada

• https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-geological-riches-quebecs-gaspe-peninsula

Down to Earth With: Volcanologist Jess Phoenix

·      https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/down-earth-volcanologist-jess-phoenix

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 25 December 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

NIH lifts ban on researching high-risk viruses – potential benefits & significant risks

• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nih-removes-funding-ban-high-risk-virus-research-180967598/

New “social” disease: selfitis may be sign of poor mental health – or is it the cause – or nothing to worry about? Study of university students

• http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/selfitis-selfies-obsession-real-condition-social-media-narcissism-research-notthingham-trent-a8112066.html
• http://www.businessinsider.com/psychologists-obsessive-selfie-taking-selfitis-2017-12?r=UK&IR=T
• Paper: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11469-017-9844-x.pdf

Designated “safe” levels of chemical exposures are harming human health

• http://www.ehn.org/chemical-exposures-are-small-doses-harm-2518446452.html

New data suggests almost 36B tons of soil lost annually due to water, deforestation & land use changes

• http://www.enn.com/climate/article/53469
• http://www.eurasiareview.com/19122017-almost-36-billion-tons-of-soil-lost-every-year-due-to-water-deforestation/

Volcanic simulation teaches students about crisis management

• http://www.enn.com/health/article/53486

Cruise ships provide a captive audience for disease outbreaks

• http://www.newser.com/story/252946/on-cruise-ship-5-nights-332-people-sick.html

More $81B federal tax dollars for disaster aid? Could top $133B for hurricanes & wildfires

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-18/house-gop-is-said-to-agree-on-81-billion-in-disaster-spending

Winter ticks & brainworms have caused significant drop in moose population in Vermont

• http://digital.vpr.net/post/despite-hunting-cutback-vermonts-moose-population-not-bouncing-back#stream/0

Pseudogymnoascus destructans, invasive fungus that causes white-nose syndrome has decimated bat populations across the country, some resistance evolving

• https://consumer.healthday.com/general-health-information-16/animal-research-956/new-insight-on-killer-fungus-threatening-bats-729191.html
• Website: https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/

Following principled realism to safeguard our country & our people

• https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/new-national-security-strategy-new-era/
• Summary: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-announces-national-security-strategy-advance-americas-interests/

Human activity could soon mean the end of these species

• https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/12/16/570816522/photos-animals-that-could-disappear-because-of-us

Puerto Rico had too much trash in landfills before Hurricane Maria – where does the storm debris go?

• https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/14/570927809/after-maria-puerto-rico-struggles-under-the-weight-of-its-own-garbage

Arctic foxes are not only cute, they are ecosystem engineers who grow beautiful gardens

• https://www.treehugger.com/animals/arctic-foxes-grow-gardens.html

Your furnishings could be off-gassing and causing indoor pollution

• https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/your-furnishings-could-be-causing-indoor-air-pollution/2017/12/18/626ad808-d91c-11e7-b1a8-62589434a581_story.html

US FDA released draft guidance to boost enforcement of manufacture, marketing & safety regulations for homeopathic products – will specifically target high-risk products

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/fda-plans-crackdown-on-quackery-homeopaths-say-bring-it/
• https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm589243.htm
• Draft FDA Guidance: https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM589373.pdf

Tis the season for new electronic gadgets – but only 20% of global e-waste is being recycled

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/just-20-percent-of-e-waste-is-being-recycled/
• UN-ISWA Report: http://ewastemonitor.info/

New technology partnership in waste treatment for managing radioactive medical waste

• http://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Australian_waste_treatment_technology_plays_major_role_in_management_of_radioactive_waste_999.html

New satellite-based global drought severity index

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/UCI_scientists_unveil_new_satellite_based_global_drought_severity_index_999.html

Plastic rubbish in the ocean kills hundreds of marine turtles every year – with increase in plastic debris having disproportionate impact on hatchlings and young turtles

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171218154235.htm

Cleaning up air pollutants may have collateral impacts – formation of organic hydroperoxides

• https://phys.org/news/2017-12-scientists-unexpected-side-effect-urban.html

Understanding changes in the ozone layer and recovery as anthropogenic compounds are controlled & reduced under the Montreal Protocol

• https://phys.org/news/2017-12-perspective-key-elements-ozone-layer.html

Reducing amount of nitrogen entering a lake may have little impact on algal blooms & eutrophication

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/iela-rhm121817.php

Climate change, disruption of the environment & pandemic diseases contributed to fall of Roman Empire

·      https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-climate-change-and-disease-helped-fall-rome-180967591/

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 25 December 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Storm erosion creates “dangerous” conditions causing closure of Australian beaches

• https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/dangerous-beach-access-blocked-off-after-storm- ng-b88695722z

Archeological sites on the fjords and coasts of Greenland threatened by coastal erosion

• https://phys.org/news/2017-12-coastal-erosion-threatens-archaeological-sites.html

Mortgage companies may pull out of coastal living long before residents at risk of flooding

• https://www.inman.com/2017/12/18/coastal-mortgage-time-bomb/

The story of the southern pines

• https://www.coastalillustrated.com/columns/coastal_columns/article_7655e1b0-9da8-5f72- a8d2-b64c6495b95b.html

Report outlines resiliency options for towns along New Jersey coast

• http://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/12/17/nj-coastal-towns-resiliency-report- severe-weather/108697362/

• Report: http://www.njfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/New-Jersey-Future-Resilient- Coastal-Communities-Project-Report-2017.pdf

Permeable pavement reduces runoff in coastal areas

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/12/soaking-special-pavement-reduces-runoff/

New Zealand provides guidance for local government on coastal hazards & climate change

• https://reliefweb.int/report/new-zealand/coastal-hazards-and-climate-change-guidance- local-government

• Guidance: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/coastal-hazards-guide.pdf

Photo-essay: US Coast Guard patrols & protects exclusive economic zone of the nation

• http://www.businessinsider.com/us-coast-guard-captivating-photos-2017-12

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coast-guard-frees-sea-turtle-trapped-floating-cocaine-bales-n830816

• http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Coast-Guard-urges-caution-around-ice-with-fluctuating-temperatures-465086553.html

Perspective: time is ticking for our coasts

• https://www.nrdc.org/experts/alexandra-adams/time-ticking-our-coasts

Will coastal issues become a key POCD (Plan of Conservation & Development) topic?

•http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/will_coastal_issues_becom e_a_key_pocd_topic/

Dungeness crab season is delayed on US West Coast – prices rising due to short supply

• https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/prices-rise-as-dungeness-crab-season- delayed-on-us-west-coast

Smaller quotas could become the norm for US & Canadian West Coast halibut

• https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/smaller-quotas-could-be-on-the- horizon-for-us-canadian-west-coast-halibut

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