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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 23 November 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Fossil relative found in India reveals clues to evolutionary origins of horses

• https://thehorse.com/194070/fossils-found-in-india-offer-clues-to-equid-evolution/

Plans for seismic rebuild Great Hall at UBC Museum of Anthropology

• https://www.reminetwork.com/articles/museum-of-anthropology-seismic/

Magnetic properties of fault rocks provide clues to fault rupture & earthquakes

• https://eos.org/editors-vox/new-insights-from-the-magnetic-properties-of-fault-rocks
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2019RG000690

Gravity waves created by storms have significant impacts on global & space weather

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/gravity-waves-leave-ripples-across-a-glowing-night-sky

Theoretical model & lab experiments reflect importance of wind for fate of volcanic eruption columns

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/the-importance-of-wind-for-the-fate-of-volcanic-eruption-columns
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JB020136

Mantle tomography provided evidence of the gap that was occupied by the Resurrection Plate

• https://eos.org/articles/the-resurrection-plate-is-dead-long-live-the-resurrection-plate

Dead fish transport toxic mercury to deep ocean

• https://www.ehn.org/mercury-in-deep-ocean-2648891044.html

Newest climate models should not raise warming projections – hottest models not the most accurate

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/newest-climate-models-shouldnt-raise-future-warming-projections/
• Paper: https://esd.copernicus.org/articles/11/995/2020/

Lithospheric slab extending to 400 miles beneath northeastern China within mantle transition zone

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Former_piece_of_Pacific_Ocean_floor_imaged_deep_beneath_China_999.html

Toward understanding tectonic plates and fractured volcanic activity in the Aleutian Islands

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Piecing_together_the_Alaska_coastlines_fractured_volcanic_activity_999.html

Retreating Barry Arm Glacier may increase landslide threat & tsunami risk in Alaskan fjord

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Retreating_Glacier_Presents_Landslide_Threat_Tsunami_Risk_in_Alaskan_Fjord_999.html

Non-avian dinosaurs were not in decline prior to extinction 66 myo

• http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/non-avian-dinosaurs-not-decline-prior-extinction-09065.html
• Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.201195

Amphimedo queenslandica – sea sponge from Great Barrier Reef reveal fundamental mechanism of evolution

• http://www.sci-news.com/biology/animal-dna-enhancers-09057.html

Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in lava tubes in New Mexico

• https://phys.org/news/2020-11-geoscientists-ancestral-puebloans-survived-ice.html

Effect of volcanic eruptions on El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) depends on timing and preceding oceanic conditions

• https://phys.org/news/2020-11-volcanic-eruptions-effect-summer.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-0013-y

Catastrophic Mafia mega-slide along continental margin of Tanzania constrains onset of East African rifting

• https://phys.org/news/2020-11-evidence-earth-biggest-underwater-landslides.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-17267-5

End-Triassic carbon isotope excursion is not from global-scale carbon cycle disruption

• https://phys.org/news/2020-11-chemical-clues-prehistoric-microbes-rewrote.html

Geoengineering to prevent “global warming” would likely be for naught

• https://phys.org/news/2020-11-simulations-geoengineering-global-greenhouse-gasses.html

Debating the existence of the supercontinent Pannotia

• https://news.yale.edu/2020/11/18/pannotia-supercontinent-trial

New postcards display geology of Wyoming

• https://cowboystatedaily.com/2020/11/18/new-free-postcard-displays-wyomings-geological-wonders/

Utah Geological Survey releases 2021 calendar

• https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/11/16/21570093/geological-survey-releases-its-2021-calendar-of-utah-geology

Remote monitoring tool may help predict geological movement & groundwater flow in old coalfields

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201116112934.htm

USGS evaluating western North Slope oil & gas potential

• https://www.petroleumnews.com/pntruncate/814786692.shtml

Anticipating the next major rupture of the Alpine Fault on the South Island of New Zealand

• https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-will-an-alpine-fault-quake-feel-like/JPCM5HA2VVZCWUXQGSJ3B2IVEI/

Calls for protection of important geological sites in India

• https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/saving-the-precious-geo-heritage-sites-of-visakhapatnam/article33117808.ece

Using AI to identify fossil pollen specimens

• https://www.neoshodailynews.com/news/20201116/researchers-apply-machine-learning-to-study-fossil-pollen

East African Rift System slowly breaking away with Madagascar splitting into pieces

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201113124038.htm

Visitors to Yellowstone are probably safe from volcanic super-eruption

• https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/2020/11/15/geology-yellowstone-visitors-not-likely-hit-super-volcano/6251181002/

Mineral Processing – Part 1 – Sampling / Analysis & Comminution

• https://www.geologyforinvestors.com/mineral-processing-part-1/

Carbon-rich somewhat fatty compounds in deep-sea rock may reflect origins of life

• https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/28233/20201116/chinese-scientists-discover-material-rock-exhibit-origin-life.htm

Retrospective on 1983 disaster at Slide Mountain – NOTE:  based on my field investigation in 1983 - small avalanche (mostly snow/ice and some rock) displaced small irrigation reservoir water that triggered overtopping of second reservoir dam (no dam failures) to create debris flood that scoured down canyon then across alluvial fan before dissipating velocity & energy – as predicted by delineated geologic hazards map

• https://mynews4.com/news/knowing-nevada/knowing-nevada-the-disaster-at-slide-mountain

Some alpine glaciers in the Tetons did not completely melt during early Holocene warm period – continuous 10,000-year record

• https://phys.org/news/2020-11-glaciers-tetons-survived-early-holocene.html
• Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/47/eabc7661

Exploration success at Tierra De Oro Project in Chile to identify gold & copper targets

• https://www.miningmagazine.com/exploration/news/1399652/windfall-geotek-ai-exploration-success-at-tierra-de-oro

The universal geometry of geology

• https://www.quantamagazine.org/geometry-reveals-how-the-world-is-assembled-from-cubes-20201119/

Investigating mammal evolution & subduction dynamics to explain how land mammals migrated to Caribbean Islands

• https://eos.org/science-updates/by-land-or-sea-how-did-mammals-get-to-the-caribbean-islands

Next phase to investigate thermal & coupled hydro-chemical-biological response in subsurface related to geothermal energy development in Cheshire

• https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/ground-investigations-to-start-for-cheshire-geoenergy-observatory-19-11-2020/?tkn=1

Research expedition will investigate Taal Volcano

• https://www.rappler.com/environment/up-ust-scientists-to-conduct-research-expedition-to-taal-volcano

Japan NUMO has begun initial stage of assessing suitability of areas in Hokkaido Prefecture for final disposal facility for high-level radioactive waste

• https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Studies-begin-for-Japanese-high-level-waste-reposi

Cape Ann Earthquake M>6.0 in 1755 was strongest recorded EQ in Massachusetts

• https://www.masslive.com/capecod/2020/11/strongest-recorded-earthquake-in-massachusetts-occurred-on-this-date-in-1755-with-a-magnitude-greater-than-60.html

Video of exception intense eruption of Stromboli Volcano in Italy

• https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/large-eruption-italys-stromboli-volcano-180976325/

Argaga – major rockfall on La Gomera on 14 Nov 2020 (videos)

• https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2020/11/18/argaga-1/

Petrovite – new fumarolic sulfate mineral discovered in Great Tolbachik fissure eruption on Kamchatka Peninsula

• https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-discover-exotic-new-mineral-forged-in-the-furnace-of-a-russian-volcano

Major breccia pipe with extensive silver polymetallic mineralization & high-grade gold-bismuth zone in Southern Bolivia

• https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/11/18/2129059/0/en/Eloro-Resources-Discovers-Major-Breccia-Pipe-with-Extensive-Silver-Polymetallic-Mineralization-and-a-High-Grade-Gold-Bismuth-Zone-in-the-Iska-Iska-Property-Potosi-Department-Southe.html

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 23 November 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

A disaster in the making?  Bradford-on-Avon outlaws killing of rats

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/britains-first-rat-killing-ban-174749568.html

Moral and ethical issues abound:  putting human genes into monkey fetuses

• https://finance.yahoo.com/news/uh-oh-scientists-used-human-195500103.html

Lawsuit filed for use of unapproved chemical in community drinking water

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/environmental-injustice-residents-sue-town-172942740.html

Almost 200 potential queens identified in Asian giant hornet nest in Washington State

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/animal-news/murder-hornet-nest-had-potential-spawn-almost-200-queens-washington-n1247302

Warnings signs were mostly ignored but social media has left us isolated, scared & tribal

• https://theconversation.com/the-matrix-is-already-here-social-media-promised-to-connect-us-but-left-us-isolated-scared-and-tribal-148799

Scientific method does not leave room for taking sides during election which undermines public trust

• https://theconversation.com/when-scientific-journals-take-sides-during-an-election-the-publics-trust-in-science-takes-a-hit-149351

Prototype of mechanical tree farm may be built in 2021 in Arizona to suck CO2 out of the atmosphere

• https://www.statepress.com/article/2020/10/spbiztech-the-worlds-first-mechanical-tree-is-to-be-built-at-asu-by-next-year

In Mississippi vs Tennessee, Judge rules that Mississippi does not own groundwater – but water is NOT infinite

• http://www.desototimes.com/news/mississippi-doesnt-own-groundwater-judge-rules/article_91cbd362-250f-11eb-8156-c7735c82b5d8.html

Plans for new “green” highway connecting Oslo & Trondheim in Norway – estimated cost €558 million

• https://www.worldhighways.com/feature/norways-new-green-highway-route

Zoning amendments & conditional use permit approved for 1,066-acre solar farm in North Adelanto, CA

• https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/2020/11/15/baldy-mesa-solar-project-gains-approval-for-development-in-north-adelanto/6299567002/

Illegal toxic waste dump of roofing shingles called “Shingle Mountain” in south Dallas, Texas

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/shingle-mountain-how-a-pile-of-toxic-waste-was-dumped-in-a-community-of-color/ar-BB1b44B6

How the Colt revolver helped “win” the West

• https://finance.yahoo.com/news/colt-single-action-army-revolver-154700480.html

Standard unit system is needed for strength of cannabis

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/cannabis-given-standard-unit-ratings-161400290.html

The “nocebo” effect of drugs

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/statins-symptoms-mostly-caused-nocebo-185722022.html

US Army COE suspended permit for $9.4B plastics complex in Louisiana – to examine alternate sites

• https://apnews.com/article/technology-environment-courts-louisiana-a8d7e5860441fc144e0c582ed1e3c343

US Army COE released draft EIS for massive pumps to drain Mississippi River Delta floodwaters

• https://apnews.com/article/technology-wetlands-floods-mississippi-river-environment-6f39fcba60133ab787614d7f5589d28c
• Links to Draft EIS: https://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Programs-and-Project-Management/Project-Management/Yazoo-Backwater-Report/
• Draft EIS: https://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Programs-and-Project-Management/Project-Management/Yazoo-Backwater-Report/FileId/299705/

Across the entire State of Florida, stormwater & coastal flooding are competing problems

• https://www.metropolismag.com/homepage/can-we-learn-to-design-with-water/

San Jacinto River flood relief projects may receive state funding

• https://www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood/kingwood/news/article/SJRA-to-learn-fate-of-five-regional-flood-relief-15727462.php

A step closer to demolition of four massive hydroelectric dams on lower Klamath River

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/apnewsbreak-deal-revives-plan-largest-213326069.html
• https://www.redding.com/story/news/2020/11/17/klamath-river-dams-deal-revives-plan-largest-u-s-dam-demolition/6332540002/

Only known white giraffe fitted with GPS tracking device to help protect against poachers

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-54980914

Proposed Flint, Michigan, water lawsuit settlement totals about $641M

• https://apnews.com/article/lawsuits-environment-flint-us-news-michigan-97d81fb2999a3680e5aec3baff5291a8

New graduate program at Virginia Tech – Disaster Resilience & Risk Management (DRRM)

• https://wvva.com/2020/11/17/putting-natural-disasters-under-a-microscope/
• DRRM: https://www.drrm.fralinlifesci.vt.edu/index.php

Workshops explore environmental, social & political scenarios in preparation for new Colorado River water management guidelines

• https://eos.org/scientific-disciplines/natural-hazards

Secondhand clothing sales are booming

• https://theconversation.com/secondhand-clothing-sales-are-booming-and-may-help-solve-the-sustainability-crisis-in-the-fashion-industry-148403
• Resale Report:https://www.thredup.com/resale/

Visualizing the biggest threats to biodiversity – global & regional – climate change is not among the top 4

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/biggest-threats-to-earths-biodiversity/
• Living Planet Report: https://www.zsl.org/sites/default/files/LPR%202020%20Full%20report.pdf

Air pollution in New Delhi is hazardous – what are they doing? Setting off fireworks spewing noxious gas

• https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/11/12/934097578/fireworks-of-diwali-spark-worries-about-pollution-and-coronavirus-cases

More batteries for electronics, vehicles & large-scale storage systems mean looming toxic e-waste crisis

• https://theconversation.com/designing-batteries-for-easier-recycling-could-avert-a-looming-e-waste-crisis-146065

Do we need for single-use tableware even if it biodegrades fairly quickly?

• https://www.treehugger.com/tableware-biodegrades-60-days-5087203

Recovery of landscape at Whiskeytown National Recreation Area 2 years after Carr Fire in California

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2020/11/rebirth-and-recovery-whiskeytown

Exploring Saguaro National Park

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2020/11/three-days-saguaro-national-park

Researchers trying to determine why some mature sequoia in National Parks have died

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2020/11/why-are-mature-sequoias-dying-kings-canyon-sequoia-and-yosemite-national-parks

New technique for forecasting movement of apex predators using transnational genetic monitoring

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/New_technique_helps_scientists_forecast_movement_of_apex_predators_999.html
• Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/early/2020/11/10/2011383117.full.pdf

People migrating from rural to urban areas east less bushmeat

• https://www.seeddaily.com/reports/People_in_developing_countries_eat_less_bushmeat_as_they_migrate_from_rural_to_urban_areas_999.html

Conservation of tropical peatland may slow rate of zoonotic diseases

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Peatland_conservation_may_prevent_new_diseases_from_jumping_to_humans_999.html

Migratory species of birds and mammals may live fast and die young

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Migratory_species_live_fast_die_young_study_999.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19256-0

Democratic Republic of Congo announces end of latest Ebola epidemic

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/DR_Congo_announces_end_of_latest_Ebola_epidemic_999.html

New maps document migrations of big game (ungulates) across Western US

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-maps-document-big-game-migrations-across-western-united-states?qt-news_science_products=1#qt-news_science_products
• Report: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2020/5101/sir20205101.pdf

Invasive brown treesnake population found for first time on Cocos Island 1.5 miles off SW coast of Guam

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/invasive-brown-treesnake-present-cocos-island-agencies-working-prevent-further-spread

Abundance of prey species is key to avian diversity in urban environments

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201117113054.htm
• Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/ddi.13169

Widespread contamination of rivers with two neurotoxic pesticides commonly used in pet products to control fleas – far exceeded safe limits

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201117085940.htm

Funguschain Project - Mushroom cultivation produces 3X weight in waste

• https://phys.org/news/2020-11-mushroom-cultivation-weight-burgers-fertiliser.html
• Funguschain: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/720720/reporting

Surveillance of antibiotic resistance in watersheds in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria

• https://phys.org/news/2020-11-antibiotic-resistance-genes-puerto-rican.html

Oxidative potential is important when determining risk of particulate matter air pollution

• https://phys.org/news/2020-11-particulate-air-pollution-poses-greatest.html

Are telomere elongations the only thing limiting human lifespan in an exponentially growing 7.6B population? 

• https://news.theceomagazine.com/science/ageing-reversed-hyperbaric-oxygen-therapy/

National Inventory Summary Report on land use across the US

• https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/features/?cid=NRCSEPRD1698823
• Download: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/technical/nra/nri/results/?cid=stelprdb1041876

So now we should worry about the GHG emissions form urban parks? – Oasis effect

• https://asunow.asu.edu/20201116-oasis-effect-urban-parks-could-contribute-greenhouse-gas-emissions-asu-study-finds

Humans destroying Nature has consequences – future disasters

• https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/destroying-nature-and-its-consequences-inquirer

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics)

• https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
• https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/
• interactive maps: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html

Understanding monoclonal antibodies

• https://theconversation.com/what-monoclonal-antibodies-are-and-why-we-need-them-as-well-as-a-vaccine-149356

Pandemic fatigue is real

• https://theconversation.com/sick-of-covid-19-heres-why-you-might-have-pandemic-fatigue-148294
• https://theconversation.com/pro-mask-or-anti-mask-your-moral-beliefs-probably-predict-your-stance-148774

Evolving timeline – still trying to “control” the virus

• https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/coronavirus-a-timeline-of-how-the-deadly-outbreak-evolved/

Political fallout after order to cull (i.e., slaughter) 17M mink in Denmark – “Cluster 5” variant likely eradicated since no new cases since 15 September

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/danish-pm-taps-new-minister-after-mink-culling-fiasco/ar-BB1baEFs
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/denmark-says-corona-mink-mutation-most-likely-eradicated/ar-BB1baDdN

Pfizer reports 95% efficacy of new vaccine

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/pfizer-reports-final-vaccine-results-95-efficacy/
• https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-conclude-phase-3-study-covid-19-vaccine

WHO cautions new vaccine will not save us from current surge

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/more-good-covid-19-vaccine-news-but-it-wont-save-us/

Airport screenings are “ineffective”

• https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/the-cdc-covid-19-airport-screenings-ineffective-stay-safe-flying-151301994.html

The fate of Chinese journalists who reported from Wuhan – held in detention, arrested & missing

• https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-chinese-citizen-journalist-faces-051245315.html

Suspects charged with stealing & laundering $16M in aid

• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/7-charged-in-alleged-ppp-scam_n_5fb51c92c5b664958c7c7e23

Immunity may last years or even decades

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/immunity-to-the-coronavirus-may-last-years-new-data-hint/ar-BB1b6dwt
• Paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.15.383323v1.full.pdf

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 23 November 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Sea slugs scour seagrass by the seashore

• https://www.kqed.org/science/1970711/sea-hares-scrub-seagrass-by-the-seashore

 20-year draft master plan for Port of Fort Pierce – marine & reef-restoration center

• https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2020/11/12/port-fort-pierce-see-reef-restoration-center-andmore/6249555002/

 Lawsuit filed against North Carolina State regulators over management of fisheries

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2020/11/lawsuit-filed-over-fisheries-management/

 Jacksonville adopts ordinance to clean up abandoned & derelict vessels (ADVs) in waterways

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2020/11/jacksonville-adopts-derelict-vessel-ordinance/

 Ribbon cutting for Starkey Gap Trail & Anclote Trail makes debut in Pasco County, Florida

• https://www.tampabay.com/news/pasco/2020/11/13/the-prettiest-trail-in-the-county-pascos-coastal-anclote-trailmakes-its-debut/

 In Gaza, citizens take coastal walks to relieve stress of “double confinement”

• https://news.yahoo.com/gazans-coastal-walks-escape-double-030917680.html

 North Carolina EMC considers enacting temporary rules to protect wetlands

• https://www.coastalreview.org/2020/11/temporary-rules-needed-to-protect-wetlands/

 Residents of Native village of Shishmaref to relocate following coastal storm erosion

• https://www.ktoo.org/2020/11/09/weekend-storms-pummel-arctic-coastal-villages/

 Fire at abandoned building along Oakland Estuary – cause under investigation

• https://abc7news.com/oakland-fire-coast-guard-island-massive-in-union-point-park/7927017/

 Following heavy rains blackwater swamps drain into Winyah Bay estuary in South Carolina

• https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147517/stained-winyah-bay

 75-acre solar farm approved for Waterford, Connecticut, near Niantic River Estuary – found no “substantial adverse

environmental effect” from runoff, erosion and pollution

• https://ctexaminer.com/2020/11/11/solar-farm-approved-for-75-acre-parcel-in-waterford/

 Isipingo Beach Estuary suffers significant fish kill – nauseating sewer stench in the air – dumping ground for commercial & municipal wastes for decades

• https://risingsunchatsworth.co.za/166955/hundreds-of-fish-killed-in-isipingo-beach-estuary/

 US District Court orders evaluation of US Army COE controlled discharges from Lake Okeechobee

• https://www.keysnews.com/news/state/corps-to-study-impacts-of-lake-o-releases/article_e425e306-1f96-11eba358-bb592e4c7bc5.html

• http://www.floridapoliticalreview.com/lake-okeechobee-discharges-continue/

 Warnings posted as wastewater dumped into Napier Estuary over 57 hours

• https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/123377931/fiftyseven-hours-worth-of-wastewater-dumped-into-napier-estuary

 Perspective: CVRD needs to reassess Cowichan Estuary plan in British Columbia

• https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/opinion/cvrd-needs-to-reassess-cowichan-estuary-plan-and-more/

 Part 3: How flushing the toilet affect Belongil Estuary in Australia

•  Part 3: https://www.echo.net.au/2020/11/how-does-your-toilet-flush-affect-the-belongil-estuary/

•  Part 1 increasing sewage capacity: https://www.echo.net.au/2020/10/future-of-the-belongil-and-the-stealthyincrease-in-sewage-capacity/

•  Part 2 effluent or recovery? https://www.echo.net.au/2020/10/effluent-for-belongil-creek-or-a-sustainableblueprint-for-belongil-recovery/

 Dredging & revetment construction in Forth Ports Dundee, Scotland

• https://www.dredgingtoday.com/2020/11/16/dinopotes-ready-for-port-of-dundee/

 Plans to open Dublin Port in Ireland to cyclists

• https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/new-dublin-port-cycle-route-to-bridge-dublin-bay-gap-1.4405757

 $500M project intended to improve access to Newark-Elizabeth Air/Seaport Complex in New Jersey

• https://www.roi-nj.com/2020/11/17/industry/n-j-announces-3-infrastructure-projects-in-port-area/

 Western coast of Africa is particularly vulnerable to coastal erosion & saltwater intrusion

• https://eos.org/articles/sea-level-rise-may-erode-development-in-africa

 Coastal Development: Resilience, Restoration & Infrastructure Requirements

• https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/opportunities-coastal-ecosystems-communities/

•  Link to download paper: https://www.oceanpanel.org/blue-papers/coastal-development-resilience-restorationand-infrastructure-requirements

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