We're 3 days late with this. But we made it before the year ended!
As a holiday gift to all, the American Water Resources Association is offering a free copy of the November-December 2021 issue of its magazine, Water Resources IMPACT: 'Water Risk in a Rapidly Changing World: Part 1'. Click here for a flipping-book copy or download the PDF:
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Part 2 will be in the January-February 2022 issue.
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The articles displayed herein are selected by Dr. Elaine J. Hanford. I do not necessarily agree with the viewpoints expressed and the article descriptions that precede each link.
Geoscience Bulletin Board – 27 December 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Lake Jackson cascades into deep canyon into Porter Sink for third time this year
Southern Appalachian watersheds becoming more polluted – nitrates & sediment load increasing
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/southern-appalachian-mountain-streams-are-not-so-clean-after-all/ar-AAS0bqj
- https://phys.org/news/2021-12-mountain-isnt.html
Distal connection to the Galapagos plume passes beneath central Panama
- https://www.livescience.com/mantle-material-flow-panama-window
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/47/e2110997118
USGS reduced estimate of undiscovered oil in Bakken & Three Forks formations by 3+ billion barrels
- https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/usgs-releases-oil-and-gas-assessment-bakken-and-three-forks-formations
- Fact Sheet 2021-3058: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2021/3058/fs20213058.pdf
Evidence for simultaneous rupture of San Andreas & San Jacinto faults over past 2,000 years
James Hutton – founder & champion of Uniformitarianism
Crater of Diamonds celebrates 50 years as an Arkansas State Park – hike on New Years Day
Update: four lost Chinese geologists died of cardiogenic shock caused by hypothermia
Update: Search for missing geologist David Robinson turns up two sets of human remains
Alfred Wegener & Continental Drift theory
Comparing iron silicide in fulgurites to extraterrestrial sample
Uppermost crustal structure revealed by Rayleigh waves extracted from seismic noise controls the flow of the Greenland Ice Sheet
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211215142159.htm
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-27537-5
Little Ice Age may have been triggered by warming & intrusion of Atlantic waters into the Nordic Seas
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211215142052.htm
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abi8230
US has reserves of lithium but imports most of supply for EV batteries which cost $6,000 to $7,000 each
The Matterhorn gently sways back & forth every two seconds – seismic vibrations
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-matterhorn-moves-gently-back-and-forth-once-every-two-seconds/ar-AAS5Lj4
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X21005513
USGS assesses risk from earthquakes to national gas transmission pipelines
- https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/new-usgs-research-highlights-use-earthquake-science-assessing-risk-gas
- Paper: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/AJRUA6.0001202
Sand is understudied and overused – using satellite imagery to track sand mining in Mekong River
Sand dunes respond to shifting wind patterns
Satellite imaging & remote sensing reveal the complex hydrology of the Amazon
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-perspective-from-space-unlocks-the-amazon-water-cycle
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020RG000728
New component-based interactive visualization system for analysis of ocean data
- https://phys.org/news/2021-12-interactive-visualization-analysis-big-ocean.html
- Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20964471.2021.1994362
Zinc isotopes reveal recycling of forearc serpentinites into subarc mantle
Predicting the plate tectonic evolution of Earth – the Somalaya Mountain Belt
Model predicts climate zones as CO2 increases and decreases
Late Cretaceous fossilized dinosaur egg contains exquisitely preserved embryo - “Baby Yingliang”
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211221133521.htm
- http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/baby-yingliang-10391.html
- Paper: https://www.cell.com/iscience/fulltext/S2589-0042(21)01487-5
Video of eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano – spewing ash, warning of acid rainfall
Arthropleura - Giant Carboniferous millipede estimated 1.8 ft in width, 8.6 ft in length, weighing almost 23 pounds – fossil found at Howick Bay in Northumberland, England
- http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/arthropleura-fossil-10388.html
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-just-discovered-the-largest-invertebrate-to-ever-live-an-ancient-9-foot-millipede-180979293/
Quetzalcoatlus northropi – largest-ever flying pterosaur behaved like a heron on the ground and a condor in the skies
- https://phys.org/news/2021-12-largest-ever-animal-giant-heron.html
- Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2020.1780599
5 geological wonders to see when hiking the Valley of Fire State Park
Bihar Mines & Geology Department to allow exploration of mineral reserves valued at Rs 14,594 cr
Airborne geophysical survey being conducted at Pedro Gold Project
Seeking the source of silver used for Roman coinage
Critical mineral deposits found beneath Nebraska – but can they be economically mined?
The poetry of geoscience: magnetic tides
- https://thepoetryofscience.scienceblog.com/2708/magnetic-tides/
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021JB022760
Book Review: “All We Want: Building the Life We Cannot Buy”
Perspective: The Anthropocene Joyride – terminal speed will be high
Spruce Tree House alcove complex – extreme rockfall management
Consortium formed to develop deep geothermal resources in Northern Ireland
Prairie River Minerals – start-up scram mining operation on the Iron Range now facing foreclosure
Oldsite – new mineral named that forms from interaction of air & water with uranium & iron-sulfide ores in underground environment and precipitates on surfaces of mine walls
Cymbospondylus youngorum - Newly discovered Middle Triassic species of giant ichthyosaur from Fossil Hill Member in the Augusta Mountains of Nevada – first giant creature known to inhabit Earth
- https://phys.org/news/2021-12-earth-first-known-giant-big-sperm.html
- Structured Abstract: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abf5787
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 27 December 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Call for more data to assess not only environmental impacts of cobalt mining for “green energy” but also social consequences
Homeowners pouring grease down sink drains caused raw sewage spill into Lake Norman cove in NC
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/homeowners-poured-no-no-sinks-222334623.html
PFAS “forever chemicals” constantly cycle through soil, air & water in the environment
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/pfas-forever-chemicals-constantly-cycle-060049566.html
- Paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.1c04277
EPA finalized rule for drinking water monitoring for 29 PFAS chemicals and lithium
USEPA methods for tracking methane emissions from landfills may be outdated & flawed
Controversial new rooftop solar proposal in California – reduced financial benefits for solar panel owners
Part of the legacy of coal mining
Permit approved by Florida DEP for well to drain polluted water at old Piney Point phosphate plant
History of the Bradshaw Trail
IEA cites record high use of burning coal to generate electricity – 10,350 terawatt hours
Texas has broken ground on Border Wall project to stop illegal immigration & protect the country
$1B of $3.5B earmarked toward starting cleanups of Superfund backlog in 23 states & Puerto Rico – that is a ‘drop in the bucket’ since average site cleanup costs $25M to $30M for one site over many years
Progress report on 10-year federal conservation program – enlarged boundaries of 2 national monuments & supported efforts to reduce logging in Tongass National Forest
- https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/586599-biden-administration-touts-national-monuments-bipartisan
- Report: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/AtB-Year-One-Report_.pdf
DHS authorized to close “small” gaps in border wall and remediate impacts of forced construction halt
Mill producing wood pellets that are shipped to UK for fueling power plants is emitting disease-causing VOC pollution & health impacts around Gloster, Mississippi
P&G announces 30+ aerosol product recalls over cancer-causing chemical component - benzene
CROSS defines design related “soft hazards” that need to be considered fundamental to risk management
- https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/tragic-failures-in-florida-milan-and-london-emphasise-need-for-early-risk-management-20-12-2021/
- CROSS Safety Alert: https://www.cross-safety.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/cross_safety_alert_the_management_of_design_related_risks.pdf
When you cannot do something constructive, create a new agency: Wildland Fire Mitigation & Management Commission tasked with recommending policies & strategies to prevent, mitigate, suppress & manage wildland fires
1,750 confirmed PFAS contaminated sites & 57,806 suspected sites
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/map-shows-58-000-suspected-045900828.html
- PFAS sites: https://pfasproject.com/2021/12/15/release-of-the-pfas-sites-and-community-resources-map/
- Interactive map: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/12412ab41b3141598e0bb48523a7c940/
Investigating environmental impacts of herbicide interactions and herbicide drift
Big Pharma makes big money but blood thinning drugs come with potential adverse side effects
Most dams in New York State are rarely inspected – safety of hundreds “cannot be assured”
San Francisco Board of Supervisors among those opposing mayor’s plan to clean up drug-infested Tenderloin District
Mixing the wrong OTC medications may result in adverse health effects
Diesel fuel spill into Columbia Creek tributary to Congaree River traced to federal contractor
This is how ugly “green” energy looks in China (video)
- https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/human-cost-chinas-green-energy-025905540.html
- https://fee.org/articles/what-is-the-true-vaccine-breakthrough-rate-the-cdc-doesnt-want-you-to-know/
USDA issues free 2022 Soils Planner: “Agriculture and Beyond: Other Stories of the Soil”
People who suffer IBD have “alarming levels” of microplastics in their feces – higher the levels the more severe the IBD symptoms
Technological hazard: explosion and fire at Baytown oil refinery in Texas
Raising black truffles in California
Microbes in the ocean and in soil are evolving to eat plastic
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/bugs-evolving-eat-plastic-study-120000874.html
- Paper: https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02155-21
25 metric tons of road salt each year are wreaking havoc on drinking water & the environment
WHO investigating “mystery illness” that has cause deaths of almost 100 people in South Sudan
Montana hunter fined $5,245 for illegal killing of bighorn sheep and leaving the meat to waste
You are what you eat – daily consumption of 85% dark chocolate may improve your mood
USGS conducting field study of algal toxins in National Park Waterways
10 of the deadliest natural disasters in 2021 (slide show): floods, earthquake, volcano, & cyclonic storms
As gorilla population in Volcanoes National Park increases they search for space to grow & thrive
Technological hazard: FAA warns of potential “wide range” of impacts on aircraft safety devices by new 5G bands
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/faa-expands-safety-alert-on-5g-interference-with-aircraft/ar-AAS5Yex
- Safety alert: https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/safo/all_safos/media/2021/SAFO21007.pdf
Family of 7 dies of carbon monoxide poisoning in home in Moorhead, Minnesota – battery had been removed from carbon monoxide detector
Two large solar projects approved at Arica & Victory Pass on public lands in California – critics cry foul
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/feds-ok-huge-solar-farms-225150930.html
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-administration-approves-2-solar-050241127.html
Abandoned Bayview Cranberry Bogs in Yarmouth on Cape Cod to be restored as wetlands
Call for California to use surplus funds to repair key aqueducts and canals
PG&E wants to slash about half of credits to homes for surplus solar power
Belgium commits to phasing out nuclear power plants
“Stingrays” again being used to track down illegal immigrants
Hundreds of animal cruelty charges filed in Australia over “koala massacre”
$43M+ to be paid by Taylor Energy for removal costs, penalties & natural resource damages caused by pipeline oil spill in Gulf of Mexico that began in 2004
Perspective: Are electric vehicles a scam?
Federal infrastructure bill included $2.5B for Native American water rights settlements – will this be just another broken treaty?
Deaths reported as COVID if occur within 28 days of positive test – skews data – data very unreliable
AZ Evusheld 2-shot monoclonal antibody treatment received FDA emergency use authorization
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-fda-approved-a-new-drug-to-prevent-covid-19-here-s-what-experts-think/ar-AARV6xc
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/ron-desantis-announces-new-therapy-for-floridians-that-helps-prevent-covid-infection/ar-AARVLNm
Nevada, like other states, is experiencing dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths during pandemic
SCOTUS to hold special session on 7 January 2022 on vaccine mandates
New Israeli dug Amor-18 highly successful in phase II clinical trial
Nevada lawmakers overrule vaccination mandates for college students & state workers
Nigeria destroys 1M doses of vaccine
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 27 December 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Controversial plans to reopen Limetree Refinery on St Croix in US Virgin Islands
• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17122021/limetree-st-croix-oil-refinery-reopening/
US PHMSA requires higher safety standards for pipelines in “high consequence zones” of Great Lakes region, marine coastal waters & beaches
• Fact Sheet: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/comm/factsheets/fshca.htm
Construction begins with $1.7B initiative to kick off 83-mile flood risk management project in New York
• https://bronx.news12.com/construction-gets-underway-on-suffolk-flood-risk-managementproject
Spending lots & lots of money for naught – coastal erosion will win out!
Senator requests Coastal Texas Protection & Restoration Feasibility Study be authorized in WRDA
FAA grants license for the coastal Georgia spaceport – Spaceport Camden
Paper: Zooplankton diversity monitoring strategy for the urban coastal region using metabarcoding analysis
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-03656-3
Atlantic bluefin tuna season
• https://coastalreview.org/2021/12/whats-on-the-line-atlantic-bluefin-tuna/
Coastal development threatens salt marshes along the South Atlantic coast
Nonprofit organization Ke Ao Hali‘i (Save Hana Coast) purchased 30 acres on East Maui coast
Brunswick County, North Carolina, expands oyster shell recycling program
• https://coastalreview.org/2021/12/brunswick-expands-oyster-shell-recycling-program/
In Portugal, demographic dynamics show preference for move to coastal communities
Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program plans to reduce waste in coastal waterways
US Army COE begins dredging Cape Henry Federal Navigation Channel – to remove 2.36M cubic yards
The wealthy who bought ocean-front property in South Carolina now want DHEC approval to try to stop the ocean from eroding their beaches in their gated community
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/affluent-seaside-landowners-plead-help-162744112.html
Historic data on atmospheric rivers and coastal flooding along the Pacific Coast
• https://eos.org/articles/atmospheric-rivers-spur-high-tide-floods-on-u-s-west-coast
Understanding complicated seabed geology of the North Sea necessary to harness wind power
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