Looks like an interesting book: 'Global Groundwater: Source, Scarcity, Sustainability, Security, and Solutions'
From the book's website:
Global Groundwater: Source, Scarcity, Sustainability, Security, and Solutionspresents a compilation of compelling insights into groundwater scenarios within all groundwater-stressed regions across the world. Thematic sub-sections include groundwater studies on sources, scarcity, sustainability, security, and solutions. The chapters in these sub-sections provide unique knowledge on groundwater for scientists, planners, and policymakers, and are written by leading global experts and researchers.
Global Groundwater: Source, Scarcity, Sustainability, Security, and Solutions provides a unique, unparalleled opportunity to integrate the knowledge on groundwater, ranging from availability to pollution, nation-level groundwater management to transboundary aquifer governance, and global-scale review to local-scale case-studies.Key features:
- Provides interdisciplinary content that bridges the knowledge from groundwater sources to solutions and sustainability, from science to policy, from technology to clean water and food
- Includes global and regional reviews and case studies, building a bridge between broad reviews of groundwater-related issues by domain experts as well as detailed case studies by researchers
- Identifies pathways for transforming knowledge to policy and governance of groundwater security and sustainability
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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 11 January 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Landslides in Art – they are part of the landscape (video)
Rock avalanche into Taku River in British Columbia registered as an M2.9 EQ in Juneau, Alaska
Variations in the rotational speed of Earth – speeding up slightly – may need negative leap second
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory 2020 year in review
Long-lived and robust Yellowstone Hotspot
- https://phys.org/news/2021-01-insights-yellowstone-hotspot.html
- Paper: https://www.geosociety.org/GSA/Publications/GSA_Today/GSA/GSAToday/science/G477A/article.aspx
Post-wildfire debris flow hazards in Colorado
What you need to know about quick clays
The extent of quick clays in Alaska need to be mapped
Dendrochronology reflects link between solar variability and climate on Earth
ICON – special collection of collaborative science
Planetary geology – Wobble is detected on Mars oscillating 10 cm of axis of rotation
Listening to boulders to investigate how they weathered
Visualizing all the copper ever mined in the world versus known reserves
Massachusetts to name new State Dinosaur: Podokesaurus holyokensis or Anchisaurus polyzelus
Weather forecasting models predicting SSW event that may result in increase in snowstorms
Transition from Medieval Warm Period to Little Ice Age accompanied by severe droughts
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Drought_of_the_century_in_the_Middle_Ages___with_parallels_to_climate_change_today_999.html
- Paper: https://cp.copernicus.org/articles/16/2343/2020/
Triceratops & Stegosaurus spread seeds for distances up to or beyond 18 miles
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Triceratops_Stegosaurus_ideal_seed_spreaders_in_prehistoric_world_study_says_999.html
- Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0689
During Pliocene warm episode winds carried more dust poleward
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Global_warming_to_keep_driving_winds_poleward_deep_sea_dust_suggests_999.html
- Poleward and weakened westerlies during Pliocene warmth | Nature
Key soil moisture-atmosphere feedback mechanisms prevent drylands from becoming more arid
Using alkenones as biomarkers for reconstructing ancient sea ice abundance and distribution
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Researchers_discover_a_new_tool_for_reconstructing_ancient_sea_ice_to_study_climate_change_999.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20187-z
New method to reconstruct size of volcanic eruptions using advanced numerical model
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Scientists_develop_new_approach_to_understanding_massive_volcanic_eruptions_999.html
- https://www.usf.edu/news/2021/volcanology-team-develops-new-approach-to-understanding-massive-volcanic-eruptions.aspx
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-020-00078-3
Airborne geophysical survey to map rock layers in SE Missouri and S Illinois
Ultra-impulsive acoustic emission from solar flare indicated submersion of source of sunquake
Why crocodiles have “stop-start” pattern of evolution
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210107083751.htm
- Paper: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210107083751.htm
Leaf fossil assemblages suggest severe end-Cretaceous plant extinction in southern Argentina
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210105130123.htm
- Paper: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/paleobiology/article/cretaceouspaleogene-plant-extinction-and-recovery-in-patagonia/94645848E3BE16AC818320248C725734
Tourist dies & others trapped by ice fall at Vilyuchinsky waterfall on Kamchatka Peninsula
Merapi volcano erupts in Indonesia
Profiling 6 major geothermal power plants across Iceland
Book Review: The Mantle of the Earth
Geologist solve archeological conundrum of intense hilltop farming during Iron Age – loess deposits
Why the State of New Hampshire does not have a state dinosaur or a state fossil
Book Review: Revising the Revisions – Restoring James Hutton’s standing in geology
Animation of impacts of M7.2 earthquake in 1667 Dubrovnik
Planetary geology: how asteroids form
Tracking 15,000 earthquakes in Puerto Rico in 2020
Perspective on the fate of the science of geology
Uncrumpling the complex collision zone of the Himalayas
Art installation evokes Earth and the cosmos
Impact of groundwater discharge on the chemistry of the ocean
- https://news.ucsc.edu/2021/01/groundwater-discharge.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-20248-3
Cannonball rocks in the Summerland area
Geoparks in Pakistan can serve as catalyst for economic growth
Growth of new volcanic dome predicted in La Soufriere volcano in the Caribbean
Anaconda consolidates and expands Tilt Cove Gold Project in Newfoundland, Canada
Earthquakes in Croatia caused by activation of two vertical fault systems
- https://www.total-croatia-news.com/lifestyle/49410-croatian-geological-survey
- https://www.hgi-cgs.hr/priopcenje-za-medije-izvjesce-hrvatskog-geoloskog-instituta-o-potresima/
Landslide near Astoria, Oregon triggered by heavy rainfall
Depletion of natural gas in Groningen field in the Netherlands induces subsidence and seismicity & compaction of sandstone reservoir
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 11 January 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
With social & environmental crisis – “Land Ethic” of Aldo Leopold is still relevant
Technological hazard: The Sunburst hack & cybersecurity
How the platypus evolved to be the platypus
Warning: Don’t eat icicles or snow – where’s the fun in that???
Technological hazard: Gas pipelines cut in Colorado
Technological hazard: Instagram redesign shifts toward shopping – surveillance capitalism
Countries with the highest per capita water consumption
Technological hazard: ransomware attacks on public schools
Perspective: Time to revive CCC for National Parks and other public lands
Is building a $12M retractable stage in reality desecrating the Colosseum?
Florida will no longer be “mecca” of dog racing – greyhound racing banned
And now horse racing needs to also end
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/belmont-winner-tiz-law-suddenly-000354989.html
- https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/12/28/after-nearly-30-horse-deaths-this-year-california-regulators-take-action-against-los-alamitos-race-course/
- https://www.foxla.com/news/colt-euthanized-after-collapsing-at-santa-anita-park
- https://equusmagazine.com/news/racing-legislation-passes
- https://www.paulickreport.com/news/ray-s-paddock/fatal-injury-mars-opening-night-of-tapeta-era-at-turfway-park/
What was tacked on to the relief bill? Fake “Smokey Bear” - transport of water hyacinths, alligator grass & water chestnut plants across state lines – blocked sale of Plum Island
Choosing to live in a Ghost Town
Hundreds of dead birds litter the streets of Rome, Italy, following New Year Fireworks
Most polluting companies in the world if you measure GHG emissions (caution: global warming hype)
CRS InSight: FEMA Pre-Disaster Mitigation – BRIC Program
Antibody inhibits dangerous effects of dengue viral infection – potential path to prevention?
Rivers sometimes change color – causes: sediment load, algae, seasonal variation
Power line corridors in New England harbor wildlife
Madison County, Kentucky, approves 1,000-acre solar farm
Rare painted bunting spotted in Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park
More zoonotic diseases are inevitable as exponentially growing human population encroaches on environment
Perspective on “The Green New Deal” from the Mayor of Los Angeles
Wishful thinking? California reports snowpack is 93% of average or is it 52% of average?
- 93%: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/environment/2020/12/30/california-conducts-first-snow-survey-of-the-season
- 71-78%: https://www.kolotv.com/2021/01/05/snowpack-levels-below-normal-at-onset-of-2021/
- Was 50%: https://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/sierra-snowpack-halfway-to-average/
NC Court of Appeals directs hog lagoon settlement money to environmental enhancement projects to state treasury – no guidance on how or by whom it is to be disbursed
Federal judge tosses out lawsuit challenging wetlands permit for $9.4B plastics complex in Louisiana
Pikas are adapting to climate change – human destruction of their habitat is the problem
Open burning of solid waste is biggest global threat to human health and safety
- https://phys.org/news/2021-01-solid-global-threat-human-health.html
- Report: https://www.raeng.org.uk/publications/reports/seel-global-review
$40B so far for recovery of water & wastewater treatment plants, pump stations & reservoirs damaged by Hurricane Maria
$9.9B authorized for 46 new flood control, harbor, ecosystem & lock and dam projects under WRDA
- https://www.agrinews-pubs.com/business/2021/01/04/congress-authorizes-water-infrastructure-projects/
20+ million people in Mexico City face water shortage – aging infrastructure, depleted aquifer
Contemplating towing ice bergs to Cape Town, South Africa
Technological hazard: “Big Brother” is watching – mapping top surveillance cities in the world
70% of added utility-scale electric resources from “renewable” energy
Electrical faults caused car fire, explosion & crater in downtown Vancouver
Uneven urbanization among large cities over past two decades
- https://phys.org/news/2021-01-global-uneven-urbanization-large-cities.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19158-1
Fungus attacking beech trees for at least 12 years finally recognized as threat in Europe
18-year $17B construction of nuclear waste treatment plant now largely completed at Hanford, Washington – to begin treating waste in 2023
- https://apnews.com/article/spokane-maria-cantwell-nuclear-weapons-waste-treatment-washington-f2317288f38f68a5fc324cab8f0635ff
- https://www.koin.com/news/environment/hanford-plant-one-step-closer-to-processing-nuclear-waste/
Fungus attacking beech trees for at least 12 years finally recognized as threat in Europe
CRS InFocus: Recent Developments in Everglades Restoration – CERP Projects
Cost of light rail to West Seattle & Ballard have from $7.1B to estimated $12.1B to $12.6B
Call for building pilot nuclear fusion plant by the 2040s
- https://phys.org/news/2021-01-nuclear-fusion-group-2040s.html
- https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsus-report-urges-aggressive-approach-to-fusion-research-8443475
- Report: https://science.osti.gov/-/media/fes/fesac/pdf/2020/202012/DRAFT_Fusion_and_Plasmas_Report_120420.pdf
Pleistocene glaciations affected demography of red panda in eastern Himalayas
Migratory birds make stop at San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge - video
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/hundreds-birds-gather-san-joaquin-033211434.html
Two dwarf giraffes discovered in the wild in Namibia
- https://www.livescience.com/dwarf-giraffes-discovered.html
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/reports-two-wild-giraffes-dwarfism-leave-scientists-disbelief-180976703/
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
New York MTA to get $Bs in covid relief - but in February 2020 (BEFORE the plandemic) MTA released report projecting deficit of $416M in 2020 rising to $1.7B by 2023 – what is wrong with this picture?
- https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/schumer-gillibrand-announce-5-6b-for-statewide-public-transit-funding/
- https://www.osc.state.ny.us/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-5-2021.pdf
Why epidemics originate in Asia & Africa – population explosion & extreme urbanization
How to outsmart virus fears and boost your mood
In California, plandemic and homeless crisis collided head-on
Lake Tahoe keeps drawing tourists
Don’t believe hype about South African strain of virus – “Panic du Jour”
WHO may or may not investigate origins of virus in China
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/WHO_experts_to_wade_into_tricky_territory_in_hunt_for_virus_origins_999.html
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/WHO_virus_mission_to_China_in_disarray_as_entry_denied_999.html
Boom in horticultural trade and bird feeders
Visualizing 2020 – “flattening the curve” inflicted consequences on other aspects of society
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 11 January 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
As glaciers advance or retreat the coastline of Greenland changes
Under WRDA of 2020, US Army COE will study potential improvements to Longview, Vancouver & Lower Martin Bar turning basins
Plan to restore Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve - coastal wetlands complex in LA County, California – only 577 acres remain of 2,000+ acres of marshes, mudflats, salt pans & sand dunes
• Final EIR approval: https://cdfgnews.wordpress.com/2020/12/30/cdfw-approves-restoration-project-for-ballonawetlands-ecological-reserve/
• Final EIR: https://wildlife.ca.gov/Regions/5/Ballona-EIR
• Project Summary: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=186251&inline
• Opposition: https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/orange-county/environment/2021/01/04/petition-against-ballonawetlands-project-reaches-over-8-000
Evolution of a portion of the Louisiana coastline 1985-2020
• https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/147739/reshaping-coastal-louisiana
These cows on the beach became carnivorous
China expanding Jiangnan Shipyard for commercial & military ship building capacity
Despite flood risks, India planning to develop coastal regions – boost fisheries & seaweed exports
Despite flood risks, demand for coastal property in New Zealand continues to rise
Avon by the Sea RV Park at Avon Pier to open for the summer in North Carolina
• https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/01/new-rv-park-at-avon-pier-to-open-this-summer/
North Carolina Coastal Federation to lead recovery project to remove lost crab pots & fishing gear
• https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/01/lost-fishing-gear-recovery-to-begin/
Rain-triggered mudslide began before Christmas & continues to collapse under Whidbey Island homes
STORM Act funds FEMA programs for coastal erosion projects along Lake Michigan shoreline
Opportunity to join COASST as part of coastal observation seabird survey team in Oregon
Proposed LSCNRA intended to promote tourism along Texas Gulf Coast
• https://www.connect.media/beaumont-joins-coastal-alliance-to-promote-tourism/
• https://www.npca.org/advocacy/3-proposed-lone-star-coastal-national-recreation-area
• LSCNRA: https://lonestarcoastal.org/
Oregon State Police looking for thieves who stole coastal interpretive signs from 4 state parks
Following Harbor cleanup of PCB contamination, USEPA transfers dewatering facility to New Bedford
Glaciers, shipwrecks, dune shacks & shifting sands of Cape Cod
• https://eos.org/features/cape-cod-shipwrecks-dune-shacks-and-shifting-sands
"Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet." - Frank Hubbard
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