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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 1 January 2018 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Modeling to assess potential impacts on aquifer underlying the Wairau Plain
LIQUEFACT project received EU funding to map high risk of liquefaction in Europe & evaluate vulnerability, potential mitigation and assess community resilience
No surprise here – NOAA (and others) still in global warming alarmist mode & attributing weather to humans – “climate outside the realm of natural variability” really?
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-08808-y
- NOAA Paper: http://www.ametsoc.net/eee/2016/ch3.pdf
- Alaska: http://www.ametsoc.net/eee/2016/ch8.pdf
- SE Asia Paper: http://www.ametsoc.net/eee/2016/ch19.pdf
Three dams near San Jose, California, have flaws similar to failed spillway at Oroville Dam
Gulf corvina, a species of croaker fish, get really loud when they get amorous
England has a pod of bottlenose dolphins that are local residents
- https://phys.org/news/2017-12-reveals-england-resident-bottlenose-dolphins.html
- http://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornwall-dolphins-first-native-english-951245
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer discovered the coelacanth at Latimer’s Landing in South Africa
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1930s-curator-discovered-living-fossil-well-sort-180967616/
- Bio: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/may/21/guardianobituaries
UN begins negotiating first international waters conservation treaty to address threats from overfishing, mining & pollution
- http://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/assets/2017/03/road-to-high-seas-conservation.pdf
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/un-begins-negotiating-first-conservation-treaty-high-seas-180967644/
Deep sea mining may potentially meet demand for metals & RRE, but may damage sea floor
US Coast Guard seeks input from mariners for study of navigation requirements in Pacific Seacoast System including West Coast and US territories in the Pacific
· https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/us-coast-guard-seeks-input-in-navigation-aids· Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PacSeacoastWAMS
Modeling the effects of wastewater injection and potential for induced earthquakes
Volcanic activity in the Western US has complex origins
USGS survey shows significant increase in recoverable energy resources in Alaska
- https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-interior-department-survey-shows-significant-increase-recoverable-energy-resources-federal
- https://www.usgs.gov/news/re-assessing-alaskas-energy-frontier
Habelia optata – an armored Cambrian sea predator had “jackknife” head
China to launch remote sensing satellites to monitor the South China Sea
Water is a truly unique substance and when cooled to -44°C is can exist as two different distinct liquids
2017 hurricanes provide opportunity to study impacts of such disasters on coral reefs
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171226190242.htm
- https://www.technology.org/2017/12/27/scientists-get-early-look-at-hurricane-damage-to-caribbean-coral-reefs/
Earthquakes shaped ancient culture in Greece
Perspective: Catastrophic dam failures make news – dams in distress
How the ancient Greeks proved Earth was essentially round
Texas oil is dominated by a history of booms and busts in the energy industry
Sonar used to map scars from major submarine landslides on continental slope of Australia – potential for predicting tsunamis
“Raspberry Shake” is a personal seismograph that can detect local to regional EQs
Marine Imaging Technologies introduced Pixel – first Cinema Class Remotely Operated Vehicle for use in deep water and coastal area
Seismic record reflects great depth & origin away from subducting slab for 2015 Ogasawara EQ
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 1 January 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Did you kiss under the mistletoe? Learn more about this hemi-parasitic plant
If you believe the media, then 2017 was the year of the “mega-disaster” – what they don’t address is the human contribution to making the situation as “bad” as it was and remember the climate is always changing
USDA facilitated Mr & Mrs Claus by issuing Movement Permit for Reindeer
Accidental deaths of migratory birds will not be prosecuted under 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-22/trump-is-said-to-reverse-strict-obama-era-policy-on-bird-deaths-jbi84akp
- Legal Memorandum: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/m-37050.pdf
Georgia PUC wants completion of Vogtle nuclear power plant
- http://wsav.com/2017/12/20/what-is-the-future-of-plant-vogtle-project-public-service-commission-takes-up-issue-thursday/
- https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-nuclearpower-vogtle/georgia-gives-southern-co-go-ahead-to-finish-nuclear-power-project-idUSL1N1OL15I
Some pros & cons of wind energy – but does not consider environmental impacts & resources necessary to produce turbines
Estimates of damages from Hurricane Irma in Florida – adding up billions of dollars
Old Tappan Zee Bridge dismantled – what to do with the tons & tons of pieces?
Building “better” to withstand impacts of hurricanes on Miami Beach?
Most wildfires in California are under control, but Thomas Fire rages on
- https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/thomas-fire-red-flag_us_5a343065e4b01d429cc8b81a
- http://kcbx.org/post/thomas-fire-89-percent-containment#stream/0
- http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-thomas-fire-developments-20171226-story.html
13 facts about the Snowy Owl
Iberian brown bears did not descend from those fleeing the advancing glaciers of the Ice Age
Clean Air Act may be responsible for decline in organic aerosols in the atmosphere
Feeding activity of soil detritivores decreases under warmer & drier conditions
Small “safe” levels of air pollution may cause increased mortality in the elderly
Still no drought plan for the Colorado River in the Southwestern US
WTO fails to develop solution to illegal over-fishing of the ocean
Lepidothrix vilasboasi - the golden-crowned manakin is hybrid of the snow-capped and opal-crowned manakins in the Amazon
Perspective: Reducing the amount of meat produced and consumed in the US?
New algorithm may detect potential non-human causes of wildfires
During the Christmas season, US Border Patrols protected the public from smugglers in the Rio Grande Valley
Construction start scheduled for mid-2018 on addition to Duke Energy power plant in North Carolina
In Costa Rica, flourishing illegal drug trade, over-fishing, tourism, loss of biodiversity are inter-connected
Ingredients previously consigned to the trash are now used as ingredients for new food products
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/would-you-eat-food-made-trash-180967655/
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 1 January 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Some Bay Area, California, coastal communities face high risk of cliff collapse
Louisiana preparing to move thousands of people from coastal areas with high-risk of flooding
Perspective: Time to confront our Coastal Elite Economy
http://www.governing.com/commentary/gov-coastal-elite-economy.html
Irish coastal villages hosted annual Christmas beach horse races
Nature Conservancy establishes a 24,000 acre coast preserve in California with $165M donation from Jack & Laura Dangermond – co-founders of ESRI
Conceptual design of proposed future Seaport San Diego waterfront project
Population growth in South Carolina due to domestic migration to the coastal metropolitan areas leads to consequences
Workshop in Miami, Florida, addressed Water & Environmental Global Challenges – Sea-Land Interface, engineering approaches, green or blue solutions
Can “super-corals” save the coral reefs?
Understanding the productivity paradox in very wet mangrove forests of the neotropics
Great Marsh Coastal Adaptation Plan result of multi-years study of Massachusetts coastal area
Little Ripper Drones may help make beaches safer for humans
"Truth exists; only lies are invented." - Georges Braque (thanks to @TheWeek)
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