Interesting - 19th century Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis was institutionalized for promoting handwashing. Read about it here. Well, at least he got his picture on a stamp!
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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 26 February 2018 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Long-range prediction for 300 mm of rain when storm hits New South Wales, Australia, next weekend
Seeking public comment of draft list of 35 minerals deemed critical to US national security & economy
Remembering the volcanic birth of Parícutin 75 years ago (with historic & modern fly-over videos)
Stable gas hydrates can dissociate and trigger submarine landslides that may cause tsunamis
Photo-essay of violent eruption of Mount Sinabung
- https://qz.com/1211486/indonesia-volcano-an-eruption-at-mount-sinabung-completely-annihilated-its-peak/
- http://www.iflscience.com/environment/check-out-the-ethereal-imagery-of-mount-sinabungs-latest-eruption/
Tectonic plates of continental interiors are less stable than previously thought
- https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/02/20/Study-Tectonic-plates-of-continental-interiors-are-less-stable-than-previously-thought/6191519139597/
- https://phys.org/news/2018-02-continental-interiors-tectonically-stable-geologists.html
In Memoriam: planetary geologist Ursula Bailey Marvin (1921-2018)
Open access spatial data of field systems, such as soil moisture, are important for research
Portugal joins National Tsunami Warning Provider network for NE Atlantic, Mediterranean & Connected Seas (NEAM) region
Swarm of 200 EQs over 10 days at Yellowstone reflect strain associated with magma chamber
More global warming hype touting the goals of the Paris Agreement
“First hint” of shift in decades-long trend toward fresher, less dense water off Antarctica revealed by CSIRO
Career of USGS Geophysicist - Dr. Rufus Catchings
Proposed $860M USGS budget for FY2019
- https://www.usgs.gov/news/president-proposes-860-million-usgs-budget-fy2019
- http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-earthquake-early-warning-20180220-htmlstory.html
Foucault’s Pendulum proves the Earth rotates
Why were most ankylosaurs fossilized belly up?
“Lost landmass” of Appalachia based on review of paleontological research across the eastern US where dinosaurs were different than in Laramidia to the West
Plants colonized Earth 100 million years earlier than previously thought
Model based on ground-running birds could predict locomotion of bipedal dinosaurs
More accurate long-term weather predictions – tropical storms like the pebble in the pond create ripple effects
Evolution of the crust determined the course of evolution of life on Earth
Ocean-wide sensor array helps reveal complexity of currents in the North Atlantic that drive weather
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 26 February 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
As the 2018 Winter Olympics draw to an end, think about the glorious facilities of recent Games – now abandoned, decaying & derelict, covered in graffiti – what a waste
When scientists “discover” what indigenous people have known for centuries – if they agree, they value it but if disagree with their claims they dismiss it
Flood diversion projects are expensive! This one in East Dallas is projected to cost $206.7M and that is without any potential change orders once the 5-mile project gets underway
Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks are native to Asia but now found as invasive species in New Jersey
China plans to feed 1.4B craving Western-style diets – that may not be a good thing for many reasons
Fluoride transformed from industrial waste to public health “miracle” but controversy remains
New reports say renewable energy companies are at high risk for cyber attacks
- https://www.power-technology.com/news/renewable-energy-companies-high-risk-cyberattack-claims-report/
- https://www.worldenergy.org/news-and-media/press-releases/new-cyber-report-energy-sector-prime-target-for-cyber-attacks/
- Report link: https://www.worldenergy.org/publications/2016/the-road-to-resilience-managing-cyber-risks/
Domestication is not a point (i.e., Papal edict of 600 AD) - it is a process even for bunny rabbits
Largest Salmonella outbreak linked to live “backyard” poultry – 1,120 cases in 48 States in 2017
New €40M Dublin, Ireland, hotel claims to be “sustainable” – but breakfast definitely will cost extra
Interdisciplinary study facilitates understanding of interaction of climate, ecology & evolution
Study emphasizes role of land-use change (i.e., deforestation, agriculture) affects global climate
Drink more coffee – good for biodiversity as long as it is grown in the shade
Countries with reserves of lithium, copper & rare earth metals may be poised to become “renewable superpowers”
Why common hamsters are disappearing from Europe - cannibalizing their young on a corn-fed diet
Lepidopterists have compiled the most comprehensive evolutionary tree for butterflies
White-letter hairstreak butterfly recently returned to Scotland & is now laying eggs
Fate of Kinchega National Park depends on water extracted for agriculture in Murray-Darling Basin
Proposed new giant landfill in Queensland causes mounting controversy associated with waste trade
Environmental cost of making snow for skiing
Critics charge that making horse pox (related to small pox) in the lab puts public potentially at risk
Glastonbury Festival bans all plastic bottles & BP predicts plastics bans will reduce demand for oil
- https://www.treehugger.com/plastic/glastonbury-festival-ban-all-plastic-bottles-site.html
- https://www.treehugger.com/plastic/bp-predicts-plastics-bans-will-slow-oil-demand-growth.html
Creating hedgehog crossings in London
Akwesasne Mohawk Reserve battling to preserve their homeland from environmental impacts of industry
State of Missouri still battling against 780-mile Grain Belt Express overhead transmission line
Live in the city? Urban noise might be making you sick
- https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/02/city-noise-might-be-making-you-sick/553385/
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/02/a-mysterious-and-maddening-hum-is-tormenting-residents-of-this-canadian-city/
Perspective: San Diego County, California, still battling sewage spills from Tijuana
Investigating the global impact of intensive farming practices & looking for solutions
- Animals Farmed – series: https://www.theguardian.com/animals-farmed/2018/feb/21/animals-farmed-welcome-series-farming-agriculture-environment
Photo essay: Floating bridges - Evergreen Point Bridge across Lake Washington in Seattle is the longest
First 3D models of now extinct Tasmanian tiger, Thylacinus cynocephalus
In France, 72 to 89% of samples of fruit & 41 to 84.6% of organic veggies contained pesticides
Causal chains proposed to explain complex & dynamic links between environmental health & humans
Fungi may provide improved processes of manufacturing biofuels
Singapore is running out of space – planning to expand underground
Salt water crocodiles are efficient hunters and sometimes get the fisherman in the Philippines
Judge orders review of Keystone XL Pipeline in response to environmental complaint
1.6B gallon recycled water reservoir now under construction in Orange County, California, to meet summer irrigation needs when completed in 2019
CONTISOL - Solar-powered hydrogen reactor stores heat for overnight power generation
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 26 February 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Timeline publicly presented for Jetty Foreshore development project in NSW
Team will design resilience measures to minimize flood risk affecting Bridgeport, Connecticut
Virginia Senate passed SB397 to establish HRVA Regional Coastal Resiliency Authority
Multiple theories on why trophy fish were at all-time low in 2017 along Atlantic Coast
Coastal recreation & tourism businesses fight offshore O&G drilling proposal
Tamil Nadu “Revised Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan” called an illegal recipe for disaster
Perspective: Proper governance needed to protect $$M Marine Protected Areas in the Bahamas
Combining innovative engineering with restoration ecology of coral reefs beneficial to Caribbean Islands
In Rhode Island, loss of thousands of acres of salt marsh to development decreases coastal protection
US Interior Department announces largest sale of Offshore O&G drilling leases in history – but leasing does not necessarily mean drilling all 77.3M acres
Canadian firm chosen for Mid-Breton sediment diversion on Mississippi – coastal impacts of concern
After 25 years of seeking approval, Monterey Bay Shores construction will now begin as coastal resort & condominium project in Sand City, California
Global warming hype threatens coastal marshes that could be “washed out to sea” along California coast by 2110
http://www.witn.com/content/news/Both-sides-continue-to-debate-offshore-drilling- 474784083.html
Paper: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/2/eaao3270.full
Debate over offshore drilling continues
http://www.witn.com/content/news/Both-sides-continue-to-debate-offshore-drilling- 474784083.html
Study to analyze offshore wind farm efficiency and turbine positioning
http://renews.biz/110267/vattenfall-spotlights-offshore-shadows/
Tidal lagoons and marine energy may benefit from subsidized cost of offshore wind farming
http://renews.biz/110257/offshore-costs-good-for-lagoons/
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