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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 29 October 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Sediment core reveals clues to how Chicxulub crater formed – acoustic fluidization of fractured rock
Exploring the pillow lavas from 2015 super-deep submarine volcanic eruption
40 volcanoes are erupting right now – but that is not strange just the dynamics of the Earth
In depth investigation of glaciers on Svalbard archipelago north of Norway
Photo-essay – active volcanic landscape of Whakaari - east coast of North Island of New Zealand
Salt solution structure supports one hypothesis on formation of minerals
Study suggests that strong Indian monsoons help steer Atlantic hurricanes
- https://phys.org/news/2018-10-strong-indian-monsoons-atlantic-hurricanes.html
- https://sciencetrends.com/variations-in-earths-orbital-precession-drove-monsoonal-variability-in-the-bengal-fan-over-the-last-200000-years/
Dendrochronology samples suggest tropics are widening and tropical cyclones are slowly migrating poleward over the past century
Swarm of EQs off Vancouver Island not likely a precursor to a larger event
Book Review: “The Edge of Memory: Ancient Stories, Oral Tradition, and the Postglacial World” - Legends may be more fact than fiction
People need to think like geologists!
Massive sinkhole led to discover of underground cave complex in China – Hon Kong-Haiting Hall
Time-lapse footage of glacier flowing at rate of about 275 meters per year
- https://laughingsquid.com/glacier-timelapse/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghC-Ut0fW4o&feature=youtu.be
Faults delineated near Mount Hood in Oregon – described as capable of generating M7.2 crustal EQ
Hurricane Walaka washed away 11-acre East Island in French Frigate Shoals
Plastic pollution increased a hundredfold in South Atlantic over three decades
The significance of finding zircons in the Galapagos Islands
NOAA to use new FV3 dynamic core for global weather model
USGS working to restore approximately 14% of stream gauges
New computational model to interpret Ice Age climatic conditions
Location of M8.2 Tehuantepec EQ was not anticipated – on landward side of major subduction zone
Incursion of fluid seeping from deep subduction and seismicity on Cascadia subduction zone
Exploring the volcanic pipe of Cocopaxi
New analysis of Chinese loess may result in rethinking Milankovitch model – monsoon strength & global ice volumes
Down to Earth with volcanologist Thorvaldur Thordarson
Measuring long-term climate change in North America – centuries, millennia & longer timescales
- https://sciencetrends.com/measuring-long-term-climate-change-in-north-america-during-the-common-era/
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 29 October 2018 –compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
People need to think like geologists to understand time, the world and how Nature works!
Updating the 2013 National Road Map for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAOC/bulletins/216b258
- 2018 Road Map: https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/OPMP/IPM%20Road%20Map%20FINAL.pdf
US Army Corps of Engineers has suspended water crossing permits for Mountain Valley pipeline
Ground breaking for $150M wastewater recycling plant in East Valley Water District in California
St Louis MSD will bore seven tunnels to improve sewer system & reduce overflows – cost $4.7B
Following wildfire season in California the rainy season brings risk of flooding & debris flows
New handbook to guide planning & implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA)
- https://reliefweb.int/report/world/ecosystem-based-adaptation-handbook-eba-mountain-dryland-and-coastal-ecosystems
- Handbook: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/17460IIED.pdf
Possible explanation for higher levels of mercury in western Arctic marine animals – oceanic conversion to methylmercury that accumulates upward through the food chain
Monitoring air quality on the Big Island in Hawaii during eruption of Kilauea
Copernicus Sentinel-5P monitors air pollutants across the globe on a daily basis – reveals sources and distribution of significant pollutants
Occurrence of Caribbean EQs may have increased slightly in frequency – bot no indication of increase in global seismic activity – a consequence of media coverage
In Austin, Texas, a boil-water mandate and request for reduction in consumption as they wait for rain
Up to 9 different types of micro-plastics are found in human excrement in 8 countries – health concerns
During pregnancy there is no safe level of exposure to organophosphate pesticides - terratogenic
- https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/organophosphate-ban-pesticides_us_5bcfd6bbe4b0a8f17ef1d420
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/24/entire-pesticide-class-should-be-banned-for-effect-on-childrens-health
Banned pesticide Dieldrin is persistent in the environment & remains toxic & bioaccumulates
Humans are “drowning” in the trash they produce
- https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/plastic-trash-pollution-landfill_us_5b9fcc13e4b013b0977d47ce
- https://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFKCN1MZ0P6
50 years after being hunted to extinction, zebras have been returned to Southern Highlands of Tanzania
Low levels of neonicotinoid pesticides may be killing wild bumblebees in Massachusetts
- https://www.masslive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/10/bee_crisis_is_nothing_to_snick.html
- https://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/10/not_the_bees.html
- Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2fjournal.pone.0200041&utm_source=Cision
Official claims disputed by monitoring data – phosphorus pollution in Lake Okeechobee
$4.6B mixed-use development planned for former coal plant site on Lake Ontario in Canada – no mention of residual environmental contamination or impacts from history of military, utility & industrial pollution
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-24/former-coal-plant-to-become-4-6-billion-oasis-on-lake-ontario
- https://www.thestar.com/business/real_estate/2018/03/21/lakeview-lands-sold-to-developers-for-275m.html
- Brownfield site: https://www7.mississauga.ca/Departments/Marketing/Websites/inspiration-lakeview/www2/downloads/Phase1ReportDRAFT101124.pdf
US EPA still approving toxic PFAS chemicals – contamination widespread & health impacts
Pilgrim’s Pride & Tyson identified as major discharges of nitrogen & phosphorus to waters of East Texas
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 29 October 2018 –compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Movie review: “Rodents of Unusual Size” – coping with invasive nutria in Louisiana
• https://lagniappemobile.com/louisiana-copes-with-coastal-invaders-nutria/
US EPA proposing to scale back scope & cost of cleanup of Portland Harbor superfund site
LNG export terminal in Louisiana received FERC approval for construction following final EIR
NOAA outlines “necessary actions” for coastal zone management in Virgin Islands
• https://stjohnsource.com/2018/10/07/noaa-outlines-necessary-actions-for-coastal-zonemanagement/
$1.2M for stormwater management to improve water quality in three bays on Cape Cod
Plan to combat flooding & reduce erosion along Ipswich River bank in Massachusetts
• https://ipswich.wickedlocal.com/news/20181021/ipswich-erosion-flood-control-plans-explained
Perspective: Offshore wind energy development must be compatible with fisheries
400 project proposals delayed pending completion of Maharashtra coastal zone management plans- activists say sensitive areas like mangroves not fully considered
Plaquemines Parish once again considering withdrawal from lawsuits against O&G Companies for damages related to land loss
• https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/courts/article_7cb36b9a-cc04-11e8-8a1cf7389372ccda.html
Perspective: Vote “yes” on Alaska Ballot Measure 1 to protect salmon
Study concludes California Coastal Act raises property values by 18 to 25%
• https://www.edhat.com/news/ucsb-researcher-finds-california-coastal-act-raises-propertyvalues
Notice of violation for installing hot tub, fish pond & stone fire pit follows cliff collapse at Laie Point
• https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/10/denby-fawcett-what-caused-this-north-shore-cliff-tocollapse/
Coastal storms may include Nor’easters as early as October in New England – history can repeat
• https://weather.com/news/news/2018-10-23-noreaster-coastal-storm-october-not-too-early
Should efforts be made to protect & restore coastline – or protect residents? Coastlines are not permanent
Perspective: Florida is no longer paradise – blue waters & beaches in environmental crisis
“Before” and “After” images of coastal areas impacted by Hurricane Michael
• https://www.usgs.gov/news/and-after-coastal-change-caused-hurricane-michael
Journeys across the Hong Kong-Macau-mainland mega sea bridge
• https://www.sinodaily.com/reports/First_journeys_on_Hong_Kong-Macaumainland_mega_bridge_999.html
BOEM issued conditional permit for production wells on artificial island in Beaufort Sea north of Alaska
• https://www.apnews.com/73e0b2c8f8854c5482f34af9f889b3dc
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