Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 24 June 2019

Had a wonderful time with Elaine when I visited Reno last week. Always enjoy chatting with her - she's one of the 'smartest kids' in the room. 

Here is a picture of my current postdoc and former doctoral student Maria Gibson (aka Groundwater Geek) receiving her diploma at Oregon State University's graduation on 17 June. She is an amazing woman who overcame some obstacles that were placed in her path. I had the privilege of 'hooding' her during the ceremony.  

Congratulations!

And I love those shoes!

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 24 June 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

New seafloor seismic network detected low-frequency tremor in Japan Trench – regions of slow slip in proximity to shallow megathrusts

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/shallow-low-frequency-tremors-in-japan-trench

Glacial retreat alters downstream fjord currents

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/arctic-glacial-retreat-alters-downstream-fjord-currents

High-elevation mountain streams can retain sediment along river corridors for thousands of years

• https://www.technology.org/2019/06/19/river-sediment-speaks-to-changing-climate/

• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09864-w

Monitoring volcanic craters with infrasound “music” to track rising lava lakes

• https://eos.org/project-updates/monitoring-volcanic-craters-with-infrasound-music

Tides have ebbed and flowed over geologic time

• https://eos.org/features/the-tides-they-are-a-changing

No direct causal connection between sea level change and strength AMOC

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/demystifying-sea-level-changes-along-the-new-england-coast

Old spy satellite being used to monitor Himalayan glaciers

• https://www.npr.org/2019/06/19/733739909/i-spy-via-spy-satellite-melting-himalayan-glaciers

Book Reviews:  Highlighting the legacy on the 50^thanniversary of Apollo 11 – Moonshot & One Giant Leap

• https://www.npr.org/2019/06/14/732588738/as-the-50th-anniversary-of-apollo-11-nears-new-books-highlight-the-missions-lega

Possible explanation for why CO2 levels were lower during an ice age – a constrained model

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/06/we-should-create-a-global-dna-threat-detection-network-to-fight-future-pathogens/

Map of the M5.8 EQ in Sichuan Province on 17 June 2019

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/updated-magnitude-58-earthquake-sichuan-province-china

Paleontologists found two fossilized teeth of extinct cursorial hyenas above the Arctic Circle

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/arctic-hyenas-07303.html

Heavy metals on Earth may be result of supernova explosion

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Earths_heavy_metals_result_of_supernova_explosion_University_of_Guelph_research_reveals_999.html

Jakobshavn Glacier continues as fastest-moving & fastest-thinning glacier on Greenland

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Jakobshavn_glacier_grows_for_third_straight_year_999.html

Planetary geology:  Cassini reveals details on structure of complex rings of Saturn

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190617164658.htm

Cambrian Explosion may have been driven by plate tectonics

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190619130315.htm

Marine life around Antarctica returned to pre-extinction levels following K-PG mass extinction

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190619104642.htm

Investigating carbon-absorbing processes in the ocean over time – oceanic carbon cycle

• https://phys.org/news/2019-06-oceanographers-ocean-carbon-absorbing.html

Explanation for formation of platinum deposits in the Bushveld Complex of South Africa

• https://phys.org/news/2019-06-secret-platinum-deposits-revealed-field.html

Geologist to inspect deep fissures in Manchikere that were first noticed in 2014

• https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/geologists-inspect-chasms-in-manchikere-741541.html

“Swarmageddon” – 1,000 EQs have struck southern California over past 3 weeks

• https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-earthquake-swarm-small-20190619-story.html

The Hiawatha Impact Crater

• https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4572

Study predicts melting of Greenland Ice – sea level rise – will Greenland once again be green? Or is it just more “global warming” hyperbole?

• https://phys.org/news/2019-06-iceless-greenland-future.html
• https://earther.gizmodo.com/study-warns-we-could-melt-the-entire-greenland-ice-shee-1835688660

Simulating the extreme pressure and heat in the mantle of the Earth

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190619130313.htm

Alberta, Canada, imposes new fracking restrictions near Brazeau Dam following EQs

• https://www.resilience.org/stories/2019-06-19/alberta-imposes-new-fracking-restrictions-near-dam-after-quakes/

Deep-sea fish in shallow waters of Japan not a predictor of an imminent earthquake

• https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2019/06/19/5461560944002/?sl=2

Book Review:  Hot Carbon:  Carbon-14 and a Revolution in Science

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01895-z

Massive undersea freshwater aquifer mapped off US Northeast coast

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/eiac-smh062119.php

Explaining the possible eating habits of Ernietta - Ediacaran organism

• https://www.livescience.com/65751-ancient-organisms-dinner-party.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/advances/5/6/eaav9396.full.pdf

EQ swarm revealing link between magma source, sinking tectonic plates & newly formed volcanoes

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Earthquake_swarms_feed_molten_rock_to_newly_forming_volcanoes_999.html

Microwear patterns on teeth may help distinguish first herbivorous dinosaurs

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/jgum-dmp062119.php

Cumulative stresses caused by historic EQs may explain location of seismic events

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/uop-sfp061919.php

Perovskite solar cells being test in the lab to assess real-world performance

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/epfd-psc062019.php

Stromboli is active – humans forbidden to climb above 500m without a licensed guide

• https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/stromboli-mt-etna-sicily-guide-a4173141.html

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 24 June 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

It is Pollinator Week – test your knowledge

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/test-your-bee-and-other-pollinator-knowledge

Nationwide survey found 37.7% of honeybee colonies died this past winter

• https://phys.org/news/2019-06-survey-biggest-honeybee-winter-die-off.html

7 places subsiding faster than elsewhere in the US primarily due to excessive groundwater withdrawal

• https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/business_insider-7_places_that_are_sinking_faster_than_anywhere_els-newscred2

Groundwater pumping (over-pumping) has significantly reduced US stream flows

• https://phys.org/news/2019-06-groundwater-significantly-stream.html

CRS Report:  The Front End of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Current Issues

• https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45753

Leading causes of rabies amongst humans in the US

• http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2019/06/cdc-bats-pose-biggest-rabies-threat-us
• https://www.usnews.com/news/healthiest-communities/articles/2019-06-12/officials-warn-of-rabies-risks-despite-drop-in-domestic-cases

Rivers running dry – excessive human demand and water withdrawal (including groundwater) – UN data shows 2B people using water faster than naturally replenished – John Wesley Powell was wise

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-water-global-scarcity/running-dry-competing-for-water-on-a-thirsty-planet-idUSKCN1T41AT
• https://www.aspentimes.com/opinion/paul-andersen-mega-runoff-sends-wrong-message-on-water/

 $453M Manitoba-Minnesota transmission line gets approval – impacts on First Nation of concern

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-minnesota-transmission-line-approved-1.5175422

African Swine Fever crisis could disrupt global food supply & demand

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonmoore/2019/06/15/how-african-swine-fever-matters-in-2019/#66ef28322046
• https://www.pigprogress.net/Health/Articles/2019/6/Rabobank-predicts-meat-shortages-due-to-ASF-in-China-439124E/
• http://www.futuredirections.org.au/publication/african-swine-fever-in-china-turmoil-ahead-for-food-prices-and-the-chinese-economy/

US EPA Administrator signed Affordable Clean Energy Rule establishing emission guidelines – repeals Clean Power Plan

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/06/epa-chief-signs-clean-power-plan-repeal/

Improved atmospheric monitoring networks need to enforce Montreal Protocol – banned CFC emissions tracked to eastern China

• https://eos.org/articles/banned-cfc-emissions-tracked-to-eastern-china

Archeological evidence suggests humans rebuilding after natural disaster is not a new behavior

• https://eos.org/articles/ceramics-trace-a-14th-century-indonesian-tsunami

Will New York City legislators replace Rikers Island jail with a solar farm?

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rikers-island-renewable-power_n_5cfaec5fe4b0aab91c0649c0

Consumer demand for meat, soy, palm oil resulted in 60% of primates species facing extinction

• https://www.treehugger.com/animals/high-income-countries-are-driving-extinction-worlds-primates.html

Photo-essay:  Nature is resilient once humans are taken out of the picture

• https://www.treehugger.com/conservation/photos-nature-proving-resilience.html

Almonds evolved from deadly to delicious – result of domestication by human agriculture

• https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/06/13/732160949/how-almonds-went-from-deadly-to-delicious
• http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/almond-genome-07293.html

84% if fracking studies show the industry poses threat to air, water and human health

• https://www.ehn.org/84-of-fracking-studies-show-the-industry-harms-human-health-2638917368.html

Cities & counties that restrict or ban pesticides face battles in a prolonged war

• https://www.ehn.org/the-uphill-battle-for-communities-that-ban-harmful-pesticides-2638803514.html

Some growers of legal marijuana are going organic

• https://www.ehn.org/as-legal-cannabis-spreads-growers-go-organic-and-beyond-2638712724.html

Synthetic biology & hacking viruses sound great – until you wipe out humanity

• Part 3: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/06/ars-on-your-lunch-break-engineering-superbugs-accidentally-or-otherwise/
• Part 2: https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/06/ars-on-your-lunch-break-the-fate-we-might-be-making-for-ourselves/
• Part 1: https://arstechnica.com/ars-podcast/2019/06/ars-on-your-lunch-break-lets-talk-about-the-extinction-of-humanity/

Will a global DNA threat-detection network be an effective approach to fight future pathogens?

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/06/we-should-create-a-global-dna-threat-detection-network-to-fight-future-pathogens/

Neolithic settlement experience overcrowding, infectious diseases, violence & environmental problems

• http://www.sci-news.com/archaeology/catalhoyuk-urban-problems-07300.html

NASA prediction is same old-same old: freshwater future is extremes of flood and drought

• http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Earths_freshwater_future_extremes_of_flood_and_drought_999.html

Democratic Republic of Congo Army sent to out illegal miners

• http://www.africadaily.net/reports/DR_Congos_army_moves_in_to_dislodge_illegal_miners_999.html

Lingulodinium polyedra– plankton species uses bioluminescence to scare off predators

• http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Plankton_species_uses_bioluminescence_to_scare_off_predators_999.html

Spending at least 2 hours a week in Nature promotes human health & well-being

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190613095227.htm

Crop diversity could increase harvest stability and improve food supply

• https://phys.org/news/2019-06-stabilizing-nations-food-production-crop.html

Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides used in agriculture have increased about 10X in mussels in Sea of Japan, Sea of Okhotsk & Bearing Sea

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/fefu-fsr061919.php

US military uses vast amounts of hydrocarbon fuels – more than most countries

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/lu-umc061919.php

What we know about the deadly salmonella bacteria

• https://www.technology.org/2019/06/19/understanding-the-deadly-salmonella-bacteria/

Sexting linked to troubling behaviors in teens leading to increased health risks

• https://www.cantechletter.com/2019/06/sexting-is-linked-to-a-number-of-troubling-behaviour-in-teens-u-of-calgary-study-finds/

Tazewell County, Virginia, now only site being considered for $2B hydroelectric pump station

• https://www.bdtonline.com/news/tazewell-county-now-the-only-site-being-considered-for-billion/article_e43e7e76-91d4-11e9-9c67-8b2f7d97857c.html

Following imposition by humans, now looking for “ghost creeks” in San Francisco Bay area

• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ecological-detectives-hunt-for-san-franciscos-vanished-waterways/

Perspective:  How Nevada is fooled by the purveyors of solar energy

• https://www.nevadasolarscam.com/

WHO launched global campaign to curb spread of antibiotic resistant superbugs

• https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-06-invisible-pandemic-global-superbugs.html
• https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/18-06-2019-in-the-face-of-slow-progress-who-offers-a-new-tool-and-sets-a-target-to-accelerate-action-against-antimicrobial-resistance
• AWaRe: https://adoptaware.org/

California may hit vaccination exemptions as measles outbreak continues

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-looks-to-crack-down-on-vaccine-exemptions-amid-national-measles-outbreak/ar-AADa3xr

Perspective:  CRISPR babies:  when will the world be ready? – Correct answer is never!

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01906-z

New York State poised to pass its version of Green New Deal – wait for it – disaster will follow

• https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-18/new-york-sets-own-green-new-deal-with-most-aggressive-bill
• https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/8xzb9g/new-york-state-is-about-to-pass-its-own-green-new-deal

Energy Solutions Inc.  complex refinery explosion & fire started in butane vat then expanded

• https://news.yahoo.com/fire-burns-control-philadelphia-refinery-094206534.html
• https://www.barrons.com/articles/pbf-energy-shares-get-a-boost-from-big-philadelphia-refinery-fire-51561133780

The myth of sustainability – structural engineers think they can still build with concrete…steel…

• https://sourceable.net/structural-engineers-are-critical-for-green-building-success/

Multi-million-dollar storm sewer project in Covington, Kentucky awarded federal grant

• https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/kenton-county/covington/covington-storm-sewer-project-clears-last-financial-hurdle

Six options being considered to replace old George Massey Tunnel as new Fraser River crossing

• https://www.straight.com/news/1257526/six-options-new-george-massey-crossing-involve-keeping-old-tunnel

Concrete to be delivered this summer for new 600 x 110-ft replacement lock at Chickamauga Dam

• https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2019/jun/20/cranes-land-river-projecttowering-over-riverc/497149/

Archaea - marine extremophiles at basal level of world food chain

• https://phys.org/news/2019-06-marine-extremophiles-basal-food-chain.html

NASA helps detect potential algal blooms in lakes & reservoirs – new app developed by CyAN

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/nsfc-nhw062119.php

Extravagant courtship displays may wolf spiders easier target for birds & other predators

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/uoc-sre062019.php

Narwhals & belugas can interbreed to produce narwhal-beluga hybrid

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/uoc-drc062019.php

Do worms have butts?  These bivalve shipworms do – they eat rocks and poop out sand

• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-worm-species-has-eyes-its-butt-and-another-eats-rock-and-poops-sand-180972461/

How to plan for natural, anthropogenic and cyber disasters

• https://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Disaster-planning-How-to-expect-the-unexpected

2019 7^thInternational Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation - Proceedings address mechanics, monitoring, modeling & assessment (links to download)

• https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2019/06/21/debris-flow-1-2/

Executives leave Nature Conservancy – women in conservation leadership positions

• https://theconversation.com/women-are-rising-in-the-conservation-movement-but-still-face-metoo-challenges-117071

“No evidence” that fracking can be done with risk to human health

• https://www.ehn.org/fracking-harms-health-new-report--2638917368.html
• Download Compendium report: https://concernedhealthny.org/compendium/

Comeback of the burning river – the iconic Cuyahoga River 50 years later (video)

• https://www.ehn.org/cuyahoga-river-50th-anniversary-fire-2638730182.html

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 24 June 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Portuguese Man-of-War are washing up on South Carolina beaches – public warnings issued

•https://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/newsweekhighly_venomous_portuguese_manofwars_are_washing_a-rnewsweek

• https://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/untamedlowcountry/article231381833.html

• https://www.fitsnews.com/2019/06/12/jellyfish-invasion/

Woman arrested for harassing/molesting marine sea turtle nest & eggs in Florida

• https://www.yahoo.com/gma/miami-beach-woman-arrested-stomping-sea-turtle-nest-083550093--abc-news-topstories.html

M6.8 earthquake in Japan triggers tsunami warning – then lifted

• https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/18/asia/japan-tsunami-warning-intl/index.html

Tackling plastic pollution that impacts communities & coral reefs in Cambodia

• https://phys.org/news/2019-06-tackling-plastic-pollution-coral-reefs.html

Perspective: California Coastal Commission fines Ritz-Carleton hotel $1.6M for sins of omission – CCC known for “mafia-style corruption” & is expanding power 

• https://blog.independent.org/2019/06/18/california-coastal-commission-fines-ritz-carlton-1-6-million-for-sins-of-omission/

Mississippi River Basin floods impact coastal seafood industry – Louisiana asks for disaster declaration

• https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/business/article_fee6f9f2-9147-11e9-a753-637c6647f14b.html

USGS sensors monitor coastal storm surge flooding

• https://www.earth.com/video/usgs-sensors-measure-coastal-storm-flooding/

Hundreds of dead dolphins on Gulf Coast in 4 states – investigating cause of die-off

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-dead-dolphins-on-gulf-coast-leave-scientistsperplexed/ar-AAD70OM

Schiller Coastal Studies Center expansion will enhance opportunities for coastal study

• https://www.bowdoin.edu/news/2019/06/growth-of-a-coastal-refuge.html

Investigating risk of storm surge in three coastal communities in Sri Lanka

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/uop-iss061819.php

Salt water intrusion along South Carolina coast as freshwater is withdrawn

• https://www.postandcourier.com/news/salt-creeping-into-sc-coastal-groundwater-keeping-track-ofit/article_678e79d8-8c63-11e9-875e-5f954a1f7316.html

Coastal Bend man recovering from Vibrio infection – flesh-eating bacteria – selective killing bacteria

• https://www.kiiitv.com/article/news/coastal-bend-man-recovering-from-flesh-eating-bacteriavibrio/503-c1bd084a-d050-4729-97a4-2052e0c4d61d

• https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-01852-w

Coastal cleanup at Half Moon Bay

• https://patch.com/california/halfmoonbay/coastal-cleanup-half-moon-bay-abundant-grace-renewpartnership

Alligator sightings increasing along Georgia coast as result of land development & habitat loss

• https://www.wtoc.com/2019/06/17/more-alligator-sightings-happening-coastal-empire-lowcountry/

Wind can prevent seabirds from addressing their most important habitat

• https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-06/su-rsw061919.php

Forum urges solutions to erosion, land subsidence & saltwater intrusion in Mekong Delta

• https://en.vietnamplus.vn/forum-urges-solutions-to-erosion-saline-intrusion-in-mekongdelta/154631.vnp

Seawalls would cost estimated $416B by 2040 – are they really necessary?

• https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/us-rising-seas-defense-seawalls-costreport

• High Tide Tax: http://climatecosts2040.org/files/ClimateCosts2040_Report-v4.pdf

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