How about this? Visualizing territorial claims in Antarctica. Wonder if they will have a Zoom meeting to sort this all out.
Enjoy!
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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 1 March – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Newest fleet of radar satellites measuring geological activity on Earth
New meteorite mineral named for Dr. Carleton Moore (I was honored to be a TA for him in my ASU days)
Earthquakes on the San Andreas are seasonally modulated
Don’t blame “global warming” for a wiggly jet stream
OC-SMART to process ocean color in satellite images
Cancer resistance in whale is genetic
Widespread effects of past Ice Ages in unglaciated areas
M5.6 earthquake in Iceland signals increased volcanic activity
Proxy data suggests the Gulf Stream (AMOC) at weakest in more than 1,000 years
New model predicts “killer waves” in straits and channels
El Niño impacts precipitation recycle ratio over Tibetan Plateau at interannual timescale
- https://phys.org/news/2021-02-el-nintildeo-impacts-precipitation-recycle.html
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JD033733
Arctic freshwater to flow from Beaufort Gyre in Arctic Ocean to Labrador Sea
- https://phys.org/news/2021-02-record-high-arctic-freshwater-labrador-sea.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-21470-3
Post-wildfire landslides are more frequent in southern California
Mt Etna erupts again
- https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/25/22301294/mount-etna-puts-on-latest-spectacular-show
- https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/continued-mt-etna-eruptions-awe-residents-and-shock-scientists/YKWPCNQS2F2AK52PSTRAUQXU54/
- Images: https://sputniknews.com/photo/202102241082168145-lava-spews-lighting-up-sicilys-sky-eruption-of-mount-etna-europes-highest-active-volcano/
- https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/sicily-mount-etna-eruption
Most powerful earthquake ever recorded – 1960 in Valdivia, Chile
So much noise that marine creatures cannot hear themselves think
Frequency of debris flows in southwestern US
Evidence for submarine volcano in Aleutian Chain
Ursus kudarensis praekudarensis is likely ancestor of Late Pleistocene Caucasian cave bear
- http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/ursus-kudarensis-genome-09392.html
- Paper: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdfExtended/S0960-9822(21)00138-X
Asteroid dust found inside Chicxulub Impact Crater
- http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/chicxulub-asteroid-09394.html
- Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/9/eabe3647
Caught on video – Mandurah dolphin doing an octopus toss
- https://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/7137344/dolphin-doing-an-occy-toss-in-mandurahs-estuary-video/
Ships may be leaving trail of micro-plastic particles in their wake – skid marks in the water
Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves a 1270 square kilometer iceberg
New fault line maps released for San Diego, California – expand regulatory zones
- https://patch.com/california/san-diego/ca-releases-new-fault-line-maps-shaking-san-diego-city-zoning
Pyrite not a reliable proxy for studying oxygenation of early Earth
- https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2021/02/26/pyrite-ancient-ocean-oxygen/5151614366697/
- Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/9/eabb7403.full
Deep seafloor microbes are living on byproducts of irradiated water
M5.3 earthquake near Anchorage was aftershock of M7.1 2018 event
Retrospective on 2010 Chile earthquake and tsunami
Malaspina Glacier is a surging glacier
Geological tourism in East Africa
Geology is in the eye of the beholder – tectonic shifts in perception
Formation of the White Cliffs of Dover and elsewhere in England
Spotlight on environmental geology
Geology and fossil record of Kentuckiana
Just how cold was it?
Career opportunities in paleontology
In Memoriam: Robert E “Butch” Pendergast (1936-2021) – engineering geologist
Did you know Idaho has an official glacier? And now it has a name: Borah Glacier
Juan de Fuca Plate is just a remnant
Updated map of Rose Canyon Fault could jeopardize development at Seaport Village in California
- Interactive Map: https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/EQZApp/App/index.html
- https://www.cbs8.com/article/weather/earthquakes/california-releases-new-fault-line-maps-shaking-up-san-diego-city-zoning/509-6fc797a7-3d0d-4d59-b389-045cbc2ded25
- https://www.10news.com/rose-canyon-fault
NSF grant will support research on geologic history of eastern Washington
Professors unsure of future as University of Vermont considers eliminating Geology Department
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 1 March 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Humans transmitted leprosy to armadillos – now they are returning the favor
The Spring Creek Watershed Atlas in central Pennsylvania
- https://www.centredaily.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/article249517940.html
- Atlas: https://www.springcreekwatershedatlas.org/
CRS In Focus Reports: FY2021 funding for US Forest Service & Wildfire Management
- https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11638
- https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11675
Invasive B&W tegu lizard spotted in South Carolina – may soon be outlawed
Florida planning to ban owning pythons & other high-risk reptiles
Rejoining Paris Accord does not mean there is a good plan for the country
Mono Lake Paiute population is at 83 persons – an unrecognized & landless people
Irony: VC fund 2150 with $240M to develop high-tech to attempt to achieve sustainability
Another man-made crisis looming at our southern border
There is no climate crisis – executive order does not make it so
Playing semantics with those who are in our country illegally – does not make Americans safer
CRS Legal Sidebar: Court rules Dakota Access Pipeline needs further environmental review
Are coyote hunts ethical or unethical? Blood sport bagging carcasses or rural culture?
“World Whale Day” did not save this calf
Recycled plastic roads – “dispose” of plastic and handle water to “eliminate” floods
Idaho introduces legislation to cut wolf population by 66% - there are only 900 to 1550 in the State
CRS Report: Long-term Federal Management of Uranium Mill Tailings – Background & Issues
Toward a better understanding of erosion, runoff & water quality in agricultural watersheds
Visualizing per capita consumption of solar energy
Visualizing territorial claims in Antarctica
Electric power grids in Texas – storm driven power bills up to $15,000
- https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-15-000-electricity-bills-in-texas-155822
- https://www.energy-daily.com/reports/How_the_Texas_electricity_system_produced_low_cost_power_but_left_residents_out_in_the_cold_999.html
Protecting rare birds along busy trail in Banff National Park
Living in chemical soup is impacting human sperm fertility
- https://www.ehn.org/our-failure-on-fertility-2650557307/web-of-life-at-risk
- https://www.ehn.org/how-your-environment-influences-infertility-2650236671/in-the-bathroom
Count Down – the infertility crisis
Count Down – hormonal havoc from exposure to chemicals – chance of extinction
Attempting to eradicate poverty in China
- https://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Chinas_poverty_eradication_what_has_been_achieved_999.html
- https://www.sinodaily.com/reports/Poverty_road_in_China_drives_some_to_riches_leaves_others_behind_999.html
Irish pub becomes first wildlife hospital
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Locked-down_pub_becomes_Irelands_first_wildlife_hospital_999.html
Changes in brain morphology from caffeine intake are temporary
Selenium contamination of freshwater ecosystems – timing is important for trophic transfer
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210223110700.htm
- Paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.0c06582
Do not be afraid of viruses – A good thing you have more than 140,000 species in your gut
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210218142739.htm
- Paper: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)00072-6
Urban coyotes at risk from eating diet of human food
- https://phys.org/news/2021-02-human-food-urban-coyotes.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-78891-1
Mining continues to threaten Pilbara cultural landscape
How accurate are measurements of micro-plastics in table salt?
What, if anything, has changed since the 2001 M6.8 Nisqually earthquake
USGS issues strategy for the future – stewardship, disasters, resources
Proposed dam will endanger the Brahmaputra
The Ruddiman Hypothesis – humans have been impacting biosphere for 1,000s of years
You are what you eat – effects of drinking soda: obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and now RA
Central American milk snake discovered in Everglades National Park – like a pet that was released – species never before documented in the Everglades
University of Michigan temporarily shuts down library after venomous Mediterranean recluse spiders found in the building
Grand Canyon Protection Act to ban new uranium mines near the Grand Canyon advances to the Senate
New York City collecting data to map street-level flooding
US DOE awards $46M for geothermal initiative projects
CRS Report: Climate change adaptation
Kalamazoo River oxbow filled with dam sludge to be dredged
Would a few seconds notice allow you to do much in anticipation of a major earthquake?
Humans transmitted leprosy to armadillos – now they are returning the favor
Warning: don’t drink the bath water – nitrate, arsenic, chromium, 1,2,3TCP in California
Invasive zebra mussels were apparently not affected by the Texas storm
Wind energy company to breed endangered California condors to replace those killed by wind turbines
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
Fauci just likes to give dire warnings & wants wearing masks until “there is virtually no threat” – how many times has he been wrong with his proclamations?
Perspective: Response in New York “bungled the pandemic basically from the jump” – “malign neglect and active harm”
Dems and “experts” see no future without masks and social distancing – should be a personal choice
Impacts of increased disinfectant use – bacterial resistance
- https://www.ehn.org/quats-health-covid-disinfectant-2650608215/bacterial-resistance
- Paper: https://www.ehn.org/quats-health-covid-disinfectant-2650608215/bacterial-resistance
Social tsunami in French town hit by virus
Very low risk of re-infection
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210224143532.htm
- Paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2776810
One shot … or two shots … or three shots? Which vaccine? At this point, do we really need any?
- https://www.wtvm.com/2021/02/26/third-us-vaccine-could-raise-question-which-shots-are-best/
- https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/three-shots-pfizer-and-biontech-rolls-third-dose-vaccine-trial-as-real-world-data-verifies
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/people-who-ve-had-covid-19-might-only-need-to-get-vaccinated-once-studies-suggest/ar-BB1e4gbF
- https://fox4kc.com/tracking-coronavirus/third-covid-19-vaccine-could-raise-question-which-shots-are-best/
https://wbng.com/2021/02/26/the-latest-hong-kong-starts-virus-jabs-at-community-centers/
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 1 March 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Seeking $10B for US Army COE for ports and harbors
• https://www.ttnews.com/articles/us-house-transportation-leaders-press-biden-ports-funding
Coastal flooding may enhance methane buildup in forests
• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/coastal-flooding-enhances-methane-buildup-in-forests
Calving retreat of Taku Glacier
• https://eos.org/science-updates/the-imminent-calving-retreat-of-taku-glacier
Coastal erosion in northern Italy causes landslide and caskets tumbled into the sea
Push for oil led to Oregon approach to coastal habitat protection
What is a clam worth to a coastal community? – Nitrogen removal services of shellfish aquaculture
• https://phys.org/news/2021-02-clam-worth-coastal.html
Door County Coastal Byway designated a National Scenic Byway
Coastal cleanup continues years after 2018 Hurricane Florence (video)
• https://wcti12.com/news/local/coastal-cleanup-continues-years-after-hurricane-florence
Coastal Georgia trees still being ravaged by redbay ambrosia beetle
US Coast Guard announces formal investigation of capsizing of fishing vessel Coastal Reign
Predicting when beachgoers will get sick from sewage pollution in Pacific Ocean at US-Mexico border
Coastal Access Plan for Hollister Ranch is delayed – change in public hearing format
• https://www.kcbx.org/post/coastal-access-plan-hollister-ranch-delayed#stream/0
Thames Estuary 2100 – Key findings from monitoring review – with links to full report
Charlotte Harbor seeks funding under Protect & Restore America’s Estuaries Act
New York DEC accepting applications for Hudson Estuary “Trees for Tribs Program”
Oakland A’s move forward with detailed environmental report on new waterfront ballpark
• Draft EIR: https://www.oaklandca.gov/documents/draft-eir-for-the-oakland-as-waterfrontballpark-district-project
Migratory birds along coastal waters – gulls, osprey, godwits & egrets
• https://www.thehindu.com/society/how-about-a-date-with-seagulls-at-ecr/article33888344.ece
• https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-lifestyle/star-entertainment/event-planned-farewellgodwits
Lost fleet of Sir Francis Drake emerges in northwestern Spain uncovered by environmental study
Mystery of the vanishing salmon smolts – here today, guano tomorrow
• https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/salmon-smolts-here-today-guano-tomorrow/
Crustaceans and shellfish populate the North Carolina coast
• https://islandfreepress.org/fishing-report/ncs-crustaceans-shellfish-make-a-big-splash/
Renewed focus on San Francisco Bay ecosystem
• https://scotscoop.com/climate-legislation-signals-a-renewed-focus-on-the-san-francisco-bay/
Why wave heights are so high along the South Oregon Coast
• https://beachconnection.net/news/shore_acres_wave_explained.php
Low tide leaves Venice canals almost dry
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/low-tide-leaves-venice-canals-135700350.html
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