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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 27 April 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Micro-drone LiDAR effective in mapping varied terrain in the Ozarks
Deepwater Horizon – reflecting on 10th anniversary of the event
- https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/whoi-recalls-deepwater-horizon-crisis/
- https://www.wired.com/story/the-deepwater-horizon-disaster-fueled-a-gulf-science-bonanza/
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2020/04/23/a-decade-after-deepwater-horizon-oil-still-flows-from-this-prolific-patch-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/#51d034d343a9
- https://www.workboat.com/blogs/maritime-matters/10-years-after-deepwater-horizon-increasing-safety/
- https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/20/21228577/offshore-drilling-deepwater-horizon-10-year-anniversary
“Biological carbon pump” in the ocean is efficient at absorbing carbon
Fluvial runoff & continental shelf sediments transport carbon & trace elements via Transpolar Drive
New open-source database of SEAfloor FLuid Expulsion Anomalies (SEAFLEASs) at global scale
Objective method to classify mesoscale patterns of marine shallow clouds in satellite images
- https://eos.org/editor-highlights/a-new-view-of-old-clouds
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GL085988
Using cosmic rays to forecast volcanic eruptions – using relativistic particles from space
- https://eos.org/articles/are-cosmic-rays-a-key-to-forecasting-volcanic-eruptions
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-62342-y
Turbulence of mountain streams increases rate of gas exchange
- https://eos.org/articles/mountain-streams-exhale-more-than-their-share-of-co2
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12905-z
Using planetary boundaries concept for water management
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/shaping-water-management-with-planetary-boundaries
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019EF001377
Glacial sounds
- https://eos.org/articles/tuning-in-to-a-glacial-symphony
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020GL086951
Emerging field of Cryoseismology
- https://eos.org/editors-vox/frontiers-in-cryoseismology
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2016RG000526
Rhizaria may be responsible for up to 20% of total amount of silica in the ocean
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/new-recognition-for-major-players-in-the-oceans-silicon-cycle
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019GB006286
Did heavy rain trigger 2018 eruption of Kilauea in Hawaii?
- https://www.npr.org/2020/04/22/839866607/did-heavy-rain-cause-hawaiis-historic-volcanic-eruption
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Study_suggests_rainfall_triggered_2018_Kilauea_erruption_999.html
Planetary geology: new comprehensive geologic map of the Moon
- https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-releases-first-ever-comprehensive-geologic-map-moon
- Video: https://www.usgs.gov/media/videos/unified-geologic-map-moon
Petrologic analysis of Honeyeater Basalt of East Pilbarra Craton provides evidence that plate tectonics began before 3.2 byo
- http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/geophysics/earths-plate-tectonics-08357.html
- Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/17/eaaz8670
This perspective shows marine biodiversity has remained fairly constant over last 200 million years
Assessing parental magma of the Altiplano-Puna Volcanic Complex in northern Chile
- https://phys.org/news/2020-04-pulse-supervolcano.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-63454-1
Quantitative synthesis of faulting and crustal stress across the North American continent
- https://phys.org/news/2020-04-seismic-north-america-reveals-geologic.html
- https://gizmodo.com/new-seismic-map-of-north-america-reveals-a-continent-un-1843020591
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15841-5
Further exploration of the non-vertebrate and vertebrate assemblages in Kem Kem beds of Morocco
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200423130449.htm
- Paper: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/47517/
Evolution of early life on Earth was complicated
Consortium microbes are subsisting on ethane seeps from hot deep-sea vents in Gulf of California
Origin of nitrogen on Earth
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/New_geochemical_tool_reveals_origin_of_Earths_nitrogen_999.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2173-4
Melting of Eurasian ice sheet following last Glacial Maximum resulted in 4.5-7.9 m sea level rise
Melting of some of Greenland Ice Sheet resulted in 1.5 mm rise in sea level in 2019
Charcoal in the fossil record
Proposed lithium mine in Thacker Pass in northern Nevada – may become “Lithium Valley”
- https://www.necn.com/lx/is-a-proposed-lithium-mine-in-nevada-the-future-of-renewable-energy/2263346/
Virtual hike in these national parks to vicariously view the geology
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/national-parks-you-can-virtually-hike-to-avoid-cabin-fever
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 27 April 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Inspirational words on Nature for Earth Day – Emerson, Newton, Muir, Hesse, Plath, Sagan, Adams, Thoreau, Carson, Leopold & others
Laws that helped shape the beginnings of the environmental movement
Anthropogenic megadrought is ongoing in Western US – human demand far exceeds supply
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/megadrought-emerging-western-u-might-192423752.html
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/the-western-us-is-locked-in-the-grips-of-the-first-human-caused-megadrought-study-finds/ar-BB12JQ6V
Colorado River Basin Climate & Hydrology – State of the Science (2020) – links to report
US Army COE examines impact of proposal for 4 huge pumps at confluence of Yazoo & Mississippi Rivers – “one of the worst projects ever conceived by Congress”
US Judge canceled key permit for Keystone XL pipeline – US Army COE did not adequately consider effects on endangered species
Learning environment – poll disses distance learning
Selected US National Park webcams
- https://www.nps.gov/media/multimedia-search.htm#fq%5B%5D=Type%3A%22Webcam%22
- https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://yosemite.org/webcams/yosemite-falls/
- https://www.nps.gov/glba/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/gumo/learn/photosmultimedia/gumo-webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/glac/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/ever/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/crla/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/sagu/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/chis/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/katm/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/thro/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/seki/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/isro/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
- https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/photosmultimedia/webcams.htm
FAA Webcams in Alaska & Canada
Trickle of water restoring wetlands & forests in parched Colorado River Delta
Giant Galapagos Tortoise at his favorite watering hole (video)
Soil erosion in parts of Great Britain occurring at “unsustainable levels”
- https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/research/title_789820_en.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016706119323407
Tech hazard: Gas leak in Grand Prairie, Texas, prompted evacuations
Huge fire ravages Biebrza National Park - largest nature reserve in Poland
Busting five environmental myths
425-pound tiger that lived in apartment in Harlem, New York City, was victim of illegal pet trade
Landslide at illegal gold mine in Sumatra killed 9 people
25 years ago – Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed in Oklahoma City – slide series
Thailand scrambling to contain major outbreak of African horse sickness (AHS)
How ancient fighting techniques spread across Europe during the Bronze Age
Male ring-tailed lemurs may use their tails to spread fruity “love potions”
US wind energy production capacity has reached 100GW
Northeast Boundary Tunnel to increase sewer system capacity in Washington DC now 60% complete
Wild Sourdough Project – opportunity to participate
- https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/22/841443442/so-your-sourdough-starter-failed-thats-ok-science-needs-it
- Website: http://robdunnlab.com/projects/wildsourdough/
Definition of “Waters of the US” – Final rule defining waters regulated under Clean Water Act
Construction begins on man-made marsh section of Everglades Agricultural Area Reservoir Project
Education levels among US immigrants
Two local hunters suspected of killing protected bird species near Lake Texoma – game wardens find more than two dozen birds piled beside a road
“State of the Air” 2020 report marks 50th Anniversary of the Clean Air Act
“Affordable” housing project in Solana Beach, California, could cost $1.1M per apartment
California still moving ahead with high-speed rail project – preliminary funding of $423M for phase of Link Union Station
Lift Station 87 project is part of long-delayed & over-budget (by $40M) Sarasota, Florida, sewer project
New Mexico developing classification system for dust storms along I-10
Death of research lab animals
SCOTUS rejects case limiting water pollution in Hawaii – “functional equivalent” of point source
Kane County opted to withdraw from Lake Powell water pipeline – “doesn’t need more water” - $25M spent thus far – will bypass Johnson Canyon & Kanab – more water for growing population
- https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2020/04/23/why-did-kane-county-pull/
- https://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2020/04/17/mgk-kane-county-drops-out-of-lake-powell-pipeline-project/#.XqHiA0BFyUk
- https://www.lakepowelllife.com/lake-powell-pipeline-to-bypass-johnson-canyon-and-kanab/
- https://www.kuer.org/post/lake-powell-pipeline-project-continues-despite-kane-countys-departure#stream/0
Reports of insect apocalypse are overblown but still concerning
- https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/23/world/insect-declines-scn/index.html
- Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
Treetopias in urban areas – do they really turn cities into urban forests?
How infectious disease influenced the design of American bathrooms
Assessing “carbon footprint” across the US
“Significantly elevated” levels of PFAS chemical found in Starkweather Creek sediments in Wisconsin
CORONAVIRUS
Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics)
Screening of residents in New York found 14% tested positive for antibodies
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-test-of-3000-people-finds-14percent-with-coronavirus-antibodies/ar-BB136bZG
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/nyregion/coronavirus-antibodies-test-ny.html
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8250385/A-FIFTH-New-York-City-residents-tested-positive-coronavirus-antibodies-Cuomos-study.html
First known US cases (deaths) actually occurred in Santa Clara, California in early February – likely community transmission – did we really need to shut the country down? Perhaps just NY& NJ
Antibody testing in Santa Clara County found 2.5% to 4.2% were positive = 48,000+ have had the virus
California Governor pushes back against re-opening the State
The virus “was here long before we knew it”
Graphs of “projections” versus actual numbers of cases and deaths across the country & by state – do these curves warrant the extended shut-down?
- https://www.mdmetrix.com/covid-19-projections
- https://covid-19.mdmetrix.com/grid.html?list=new_case_curve
- https://covid-19.mdmetrix.com/grid.html?list=death_curve
No coronavirus infection-rate spike after in-person voting in Wisconsin – despite criticisms by Dems the case rate dropped compared to the US
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wisconsin-saw-no-coronavirus-infection-rate-spike-after-april-7-election-study-says/ar-BB13b4C3
- https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/no-bump-in-covid-19-rates-after-wisconsins-april-7-election-study-says/article_b1aade1d-abec-5fc2-92fb-e1c64ccbc92f.html
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/us/politics/wisconsin-democratic-voters.html
Assessing the IHME model – “an academically credible analysis funded in part by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation” – “not hewed to traditional disease modeling procedures or incorporated crucial variables”
Victims are furious as inmates are granted early release from jail
Dr Phil says psychological & physiological impacts of isolation are causing more destruction & death than coronavirus
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/dr-phil-claims-shutdowns-deadlier-than-coronavirus-in-wild-fox-news-appearance/ar-BB12Ll4c
- Interview: https://deadline.com/2020/04/dr-phil-coronavirus-show-mental-health-1202896700/
- https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/13561/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-psychological-behavioral-interpersonal-effects-and-clinical-implication
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8207783/150-000-Brits-die-coronavirus-pandemic-domestic-violence-suicides.html
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/increase-domestic-violence-killings-coronavirus-stay-at-home_n_5e907808c5b63e73d7e38fe7
- https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/mental-health-impact-of-coronavirus-outbreak-requires-urgent-study/
Good News: car crashes decreased 50+% - waters clearer – air more breathable – wildlife returning – crime rates drop
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-car-crashes-decreased-by-over-50-percent-saving-taxpayers-dollar1b-report/ar-BB12Tw4P
- https://www.winknews.com/2020/03/24/coronavirus-pandemic-having-some-positive-impact-on-environment/
- https://psiloveyou.xyz/some-positives-that-might-come-out-of-coronavirus-9f9920dffe9e
- https://www.france24.com/en/20200320-clearer-water-cleaner-air-the-environmental-effects-of-coronavirus
- https://www.yahoo.com/gma/social-distancing-may-impact-park-marine-life-091000912--abc-news-topstories.html
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/in-baltimore-robberies-and-assaults-plunge-shootings-dip-as-coronavirus-shutters-city/ar-BB135Lbr
But short-term environmental gains from economic shutdown will not be permanent
Almost 50% of deaths in Europe were in care homes amidst a very vulnerable population
Report: The Financial Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on US Drinking Water Utilities
Poison reports “increased sharply” as Americans attempt to disinfect to kill the virus
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/americans-are-poisoning-themselves-while-trying-to-kill-the-coronavirus/
- MMWR: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6916e1.htm?s_cid=mm6916e1_w
Tracking the origin of the novel coronavirus
- https://www.genengnews.com/news/spread-of-early-coronavirus-lineages-reconstructed-using-genetic-network-technique/
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/04/07/2004999117
What businesses are “essential” and which are not? Definition varies cross the country
Hydroxychloroquine drug test will be conducted on thousands in slums of Mumbai, India
Perspective: If half the country deaths were in Montana, would New York shut down?
Perspective: Black Americans & COVID-19: Avoid the victim-card players
Virus surges through maquiladoras
Impacts of virus shut-down on farmers and food producers
Understanding the concept of herd immunity
Perspective: Beating pandemics requires more medical laboratory professionals
Perspective: The deadly costs of extended shutdown orders
- https://amgreatness.com/2020/04/22/the-deadly-costs-of-extended-shutdown-orders/
- https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2020/04/23/donald-trump-jr-blasts-media-acting-cant-open-covid-eliminated/
Governor of California sued over $75M coronavirus aid plan for illegal aliens in California
Method to “trap and zap” superbugs in wastewater treatment
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 27 April 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Marking 10 years since Deepwater Horizon spill – coastal restoration work continues
• https://www.wafb.com/2020/04/20/ten-years-after-bp-oil-spill-coastal-restoration-work-thrives/
$2B12-foot seawall proposed to protect Charleston, South Carolina, from hurricane storm surge
“One Naples” plan is tweaked (second down-sizing) but remains controversial
Try this quiz to test your knowledge on coastal habitats
Earth Day 2020 & Coastal Education go online
• https://www.coastalreview.org/2020/04/earth-day-2020-activities-go-online/
Longest coastal path (~2,800 miles) will debut in England
•https://naturalenglanddefra.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/a1488f928832407fbd267feb6802bed6_0
Completion of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot project anticipated this year – two 6 MW turbines
Kitty Hawk Woods Reserve increased by 35 acres to total of nearly 1,900 acres across 10 sites
• https://www.coastalreview.org/2020/04/kitty-hawk-woods-reserve-grows-by-35-acres/
Coastal Main Botanical Gardens launched online programming
Dire warnings for extreme coastal flooding events to become commonplace in 90% of US coastal cities
New model combines interactions of tides and storm surges
• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200421111859.htm
New book: “Saving Upper Newport Bay” details history of this unique estuary
• https://www.ocregister.com/2020/04/18/new-book-details-how-advocates-saved-uppernewport-bay/
Human activities including dredging rivers & filling in wetlands causing shift in coastal tidal flows
Virtual learning about mangroves & manatee poop
• https://www.bentley.edu/news/mangroves-and-manatee-poop
Construction of Tamkang Bridge continuing across estuary of Tamsui River
• https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3918295
Perspective: Extinction crisis as rich ecosystem in San Francisco Bay is collapsing – political consequence
• https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/extinction-san-francisco-bay/
Ferry moves from Pier 39 in Astoria, Oregon – a cultural icon in Lower Columbia estuary
Successful rehabilitation of Delaware River watershed – concern for seawater encroachment
Asking federal agency to reconsider conditional approval of natural gas pipeline and export facility near Coos Bay, Oregon
£42 million tidal flood defense scheme to start in Hull, England
• https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2020/04/21/critical-flood-defense-work-to-start-in-hull/
Perspective: Bad year for salmon signals ongoing ocean crisis
Netflix presentation “Silence of the Marsh” filmed at Albufera – freshwater lagoon & estuary on Gulf of Valencia coast in Spain
• https://www.thecinemaholic.com/the-silence-of-the-marsh-filming-locations/
Top spots for birdwatching in Cannon Beach, Oregon – puffins, eagles, murres…
Marina deemed unsuitable use for Point Grey, Australia
• https://www.917thewave.com.au/news/local-news/marina-deemed-unsuitable-use-for-pointgrey/
Largest ship to ever berth in Port of Oakland – 1,312-foot-long container vessel departs for South Korea
•https://www.scmr.com/article/port_of_oakland_says_visit_of_its_biggest_ship_ever_going_well/news
Stories behind eight towns and beaches in Hawaii
• https://www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/stories-behind-8-hawaii-towns-and-beaches
Landslides in January 2018 in Santa Barbara County transported sewage microbes to Goleta Beach
• https://scienceblog.com/515757/mudslide-microbes/
Government report warns of “imminent” M9.0 earthquake & 30-meter tsunami in Hokkaido, Japan
Ancient submarine landslides help predict tsunami risk – risk posed to proposed Indonesian capital
• https://www.itv.com/news/2020-04-23/ancient-underwater-landslides-help-predict-tsunamirisk/
• https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52388352
• Paper: https://sp.lyellcollection.org/content/early/2020/03/29/SP500-2019-171
"Wish I knew today what I'm going to learn tomorrow." - Dr. Carlos del Rio, Infectious Diseases Specialist, @EmoryUniversity, on @CNN
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