A week from today (the Ides of March) is World Water Day. Tune in to a great webinar, 3:30 - 5 PM PDT/MST: Managing Aquifer Recharge: A Showcase for Resilience and Sustainability. Register: click here. It is sponsored by the Arizona Water Resources Research Center, directed by Sharon Megdal.
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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 15 March – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Meteor created fireball over Vermont from near Burlington to the Canadian Border
How old is the Yangtze River? Evidence from detrital muscovite and K-feldspar
Seismic data from Mid-Atlantic Ridge suggests upwelling may contribute to divergent behavior
Global surface temperatures since the end of the Little Ice Age – as expected it is somewhat warmer
- https://eos.org/editor-highlights/new-global-surface-temperature-dataset-spans-170-years
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2019JD032361
As Earth cools over geologic time may lead to increased water capacity of the mantle
- https://eos.org/editor-highlights/watering-down-the-mantle
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020AV000323
Hydrologic modeling & discharge estimates from Landsat result in assessment for Missouri River Basin
Geologists share concerns with drilling for oil in Big Cypress
New swimming robot works in the Mariana Trench
Using geomagnetic data to link Antarctica to other continents
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Antarcticas_magnetic_link_to_ancient_neighbours_999.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-84834-1
Crop-CASMA maps soil moisture
- https://www.seeddaily.com/reports/NASA_data_powers_new_USDA_Soil_Moisture_Portal_999.html
- Interactive Crop-CASMA: https://cloud.csiss.gmu.edu/Crop-CASMA/
Images from Perseverance Rover on Mars
San Cristobal volcano in Nicaragua spewed cloud of volcanic ash
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Nicaragua_volcano_blankets_communities_in_ash_999.html
- https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/san-cristobal/news/124027/San-Cristobal-volcano-Nicaragua-series-of-moderate-to-strong-explosions.html
Duh! Bite of juvenile T. rex was less ferocious than an adult
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Bite_of_juvenile_T_rex_was_less_ferocious_than_an_adult_tyrannosaurus_999.html
- Paper: https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.24602
Copernicus Sentinel-2 monitors Galapagos Islands chain of volcanoes
•https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ESA_Eyes_On_Earth_Galapagos_Islands_999.html
Fossil plants preserved within 300 myo volcanic ash in China “Pompeii of prehistoric plants”
• Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/11/e2013442118
Predicting shallow, dangerous landslides – size matters
• https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302226&org=GEO&from=news
First non-avian dinosaur found atop egg clutch in China
New method for locating mild tremors near deep-sea faults – Nankai subduction zone, Japan
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210305123805.htm
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X21000017?via%3Dihub
TROPOMI observations being used to discern emissions from natural geological methane sources
- https://phys.org/news/2021-03-natural-geological-methane-emissions-larger.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-83369-9
Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel pays nearly $2B fine for giant fuel spill in the Arctic
Mantle of Earth may contain proton rivers of superionic phases of iron oxide-hydroxide
10-year retrospective: 2011 M9.0 Earthquake & Tsunami
- Chronology: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210311/p2g/00m/0na/029000c
- https://theconversation.com/fukushima-why-we-need-to-look-back-thousands-of-years-to-get-better-at-predicting-earthquakes-156882
- Resilience: https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/resilience-strengthened-when-it-shared-decade-lessons-japans-mega-disaster
Characteristics of Ediacaran organisms
Oldest meteorite on Earth found in Sahara Desert dates from 4.6 billion years ago
Searching for more glaciers
Earthquakes of 365 AD – the making of the legend of Atlantis based on tangible proof
Geology sheds light on archaeological artifacts – cogged stones in Orange County, California
Celebrating Joseph Prestwich & John “Flint” Evans – weekend geologists
Landslide atlas of Kerala, India
Origin of the 62-mile wide Moniitsoq structure – not an impact crater?
Texas Earthquake Network (TexNet) adds to Advanced National Seismic System
- https://news.utexas.edu/2021/03/08/texas-earthquake-system-strengthens-national-network/
- TexNet 2020 report: https://www.beg.utexas.edu/files/texnet/docs/2020%20Biennial%20Report%20on%20Seismic%20Monitoring%20and%20Research%20in%20Texas.pdf
Tracking major earthquakes in the Ring of Fire
Apollo rocks revealed history of the Earth and the Moon
- https://www.universetoday.com/150448/apollo-rocks-reveal-the-moons-early-history/
- https://www.brown.edu/news/2021-02-24/sulfur
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 15 March – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Diphtheria is returning as major global disease threat – evolving antimicrobial resistance
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/diphtheria-risks-becoming-a-global-threat-again-scientists-warn/ar-BB1enivR
- https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-3205_article
- https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-03/uoc-drb030521.php
- Outbreak: http://outbreaknewstoday.com/diphtheria-in-hispaniola-six-deaths-to-date-59848/
Removal of 4 Snake River dams remains a political issue
Retrospective on Thomas Midgley Jr who solved some science problems but created greater ones – put tetraethyl lead in gasoline (he got lead poisoning) & created CFCs that destroyed the ozone layer
Hard to believe: UN finds “no adverse health effects” from 2011 Fukushima disaster – But 19,000 died
- https://techxplore.com/news/2021-03-adverse-health-effects-fukushima-disaster.html
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/UN_finds_no_adverse_health_effects_from_Fukushima_disaster_999.html
- Report: https://www.unscear.org/docs/publications/2020/UNSCEAR_2020_AnnexB_AdvanceCopy.pdf
10-year retrospective: 2011 M9.0 Earthquake & Tsunami
- Chronology: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210311/p2g/00m/0na/029000c
- https://theconversation.com/fukushima-why-we-need-to-look-back-thousands-of-years-to-get-better-at-predicting-earthquakes-156882
- Resilience: https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/resilience-strengthened-when-it-shared-decade-lessons-japans-mega-disaster
Comprehensive planning & leadership needed to increase flood resiliency in North Carolina
- https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2021/03/03/new-plan-recommends-nature-based-solutions-to-manage-stormwater-flooding-in-north-carolina
- https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/03/new-stormwater-plan-puts-nature-to-work/
San Diego ready to begin construction of $5B Pure Water sewage recycling system
CRS Report: The Safe Drinking Water Act & Regulating Contaminants under SDWA
Protecting neighborhood from “eminent domain” claims for proposed pipeline in Memphis, Tennessee
Frozen wind turbines – can they keep spinning through the winter?
Spain to cull (i.e., kill) 900 cattle that were stranded at sea
Two-thirds of original tropical rainforest destroyed or degraded across the world – sold on Amazon
- https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-03-08/two-thirds-of-tropical-rainforest-destroyed-or-degraded-globally-ngo-says
- Info-graphic: https://tmsnrt.rs/30jfbd7
- https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56168844
- Rainforest Foundation Norway Reports: https://www.regnskog.no/en/publications/reports
Fish stocks in rivers in Cambodia are dwindling
Two giraffes die in barn fire at Roer’s Zoofari in Virginia – “Waffles” and mate
Perspective: Valuing wetlands using balanced conservation strategies
US Interior Dept outlines next steps in fossil fuels program review
Flood waters overflowed Kaupakalua Dam and forced evacuations in Hawaii
- https://apnews.com/article/evacuations-hawaii-e99b078c5230ec14a240cad1efe202b7
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/heavy-hawaii-rains-breach-dam-force-evacuations/ar-BB1eppT3
Smugglers using color-coded wrist bans to sort out illegals – payment status or affiliation
“forthcoming” Interim report on suspension of oil & gas leases
Endangered Amur tiger at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado following artificial insemination procedure
Western States respond differently to demand for freshwater exceeding the supply in the Colorado River
Arizona closes Highway Checkpoints to respond to crisis of surging illegal immigration from Mexico
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/cbp-shuts-down-arizona-highway-154613439.html
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/number-migrant-children-border-patrol-231832870.html
California could learn some lessons about wildfires from Native Americans
Making progress on flood control projects in Louisiana
Converting Red Rock Dam in Pella, Iowa, from flood control to a hydroelectric dam
Technological hazard: understanding methods used by cybercriminals for cyberattacks
If you have bird feeders, do not forget to clean them
Sea slugs grow new bodies after decapitation
- https://www.9news.com.au/world/some-sea-slugs-grow-new-bodies-after-decapitation/04b899f6-9dc6-4b13-a451-c21e4572115d
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/03/this-sea-slug-can-lose-its-head-and-regenerate-new-body-in-three-weeks/
Update on the Great Green Wall in Sub-Saharan Africa
Have you tried refillable Dove deodorant? Company slashing virgin plastic use
Growing marijuana creates enormous amounts of carbon emissions
Invasive Zebra mussels found in pet stores in 21 states from Alaska to Florida
Venom-extraction & exotic pet trade may hasten extinction of scorpions
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210310122605.htm
- Paper: https://bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-61/issue-1/aramit6103/Amateur-venom-extraction-business-may-hasten-extinction-of-scorpions/10.30963/aramit6103.full
Bioaccumulation of phased-out fire retardant chemical slowly declining in Bald Eagles
- https://phys.org/news/2021-03-bioaccumulation-phased-out-retardants-slowly-declining.html
- Paper: https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.5006
CRS Report: Central Valley Project in California
Perspective: Reduced role of nuclear technology in global energy supply
Perspective: valuing ecosystems may help conserve the planet
Population of endangered Mexican wolves is increasing in New Mexico & that is a good thing
Sierra Club joins others in suing Kern County to block new O&G wells
Curved barriers help protect pedestrians from road pollution
Massive carbon filters “contain” contaminated soil in Detroit River – PAHs & heavy metals
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
Zombie crisis of the unsick but locked down
Immune interference & emerging strains
2018 diplomats warned of risky experiments in Wuhan Lab – no one listened
- https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/03/08/josh-rogin-chaos-under-heaven-wuhan-lab-book-excerpt-474322
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/09/coronavirus-spread-world/?arc404=true
Governor talking about numbers that make California look good – risk of recall is good motivation
CDC reports mask mandates associated with 0.5% to less than 2% reduction in cases/deaths – in other words masks are not effective since that is within the margin of error
Deaths related to vaccine? Despite assumed/presumed/confirmed dying with/from virus CDC says no deaths attributed to vaccines
Long-term economic impacts of the shutdown
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 15 March – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
US Dept Interior completes Environmental Review of Vineyard 1 Wind offshore project
• https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-completes-environmental-review-offshore-windproject
More damage found at Pensacola Bay Bridge – more work & delayed re-opening
$50B Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion proposal receives positive report from US Army COE
• https://www.nola.com/news/business/article_fdb34438-7c45-11eb-8164-5b2d879fcbef.html
Virginia Beach to restore 200+ acres of Back Bay marshes to reduce wind-driven flooding
Environmental concerns raised that new artificial island will alter currents in Copenhagen Harbor
Human-induced land subsidence in coastal areas is the big culprit – not sea level rise
• https://phys.org/news/2021-03-sea-global-average-coastal.html
The potential for recovery of barrier islands and coastal dunes after storms
• https://phys.org/news/2021-03-resilience-barrier-islands-coastal-dunes.html
Seeking new route for railroad tunnel as San Diego County coastal bluffs erode
• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-03-07/soil-studies-start-for-del-mar-railroadtunnel
The potential for recovery of barrier islands and coastal dunes after storms
• https://phys.org/news/2021-03-resilience-barrier-islands-coastal-dunes.html
Longest & deepest underwater power cable to connect electrical grids of Cyprus, Greece & Israel
Coastal Growers LLC breaks ground for new peanut shelling facility in southern Alabama
• https://www.atmoreadvance.com/2021/03/10/coastal-growers-llc-holds-groundbreaking-fornew-facility/
Examining coastal and offshore faults in southern California
• http://newscenter.sdsu.edu/sdsu_newscenter/news_story.aspx?sid=78337
Mapping coastal North Carolina as part of Risk Assessment & Resilience Plan
New use for abandoned offshore oil & gas platforms
• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210126-the-richest-human-made-marine-habitats-inthe-world
Offshore gas “mega hub” developed in Equatorial Guinea to generate future revenue
Encountering substantial pressure increases during offshore drilling causes halt before reaching Neocomian targets in Suriname – will redesign wellbore & drilling program
• https://www.oedigital.com/news/485908-apache-total-halt-suriname-offshore-drilling-due-topressure
Israel & Cyrus reaching settlement of offshore gas field dispute
• https://www.oedigital.com/news/485904-israel-cyprus-working-to-settle-offshore-gas-fielddispute
GAO report on Coastal Barrier Resources Act
• https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-21-258
Chaotic approach to chronic coast erosion in southern California
• https://patch.com/california/lagunaniguel-danapoint/hope-7-miles-eroding-socal-coast
Urging Rhode Island Supreme Court to reject settlement that allows expansion of Block Island Marina
Ad hoc adaptations in coastal communities
• https://hazards.colorado.edu/mitigation-matters-report/the-art-of-getting-by-1
Collapse of Northern California kelp forests may be irreversible
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-021-01827-6
28-year record of water quality in Buzzards Bay
• https://phys.org/news/2021-03-citizens-scientists-year-quality-buzzards.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-021-00856-4
Mekong River delta eroding away – dams and sand mining have significant impact
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