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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 28 February 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Revised timing of modern rates of sea level rise
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/onset-of-modern-sea-level-rise-began-in-1863-study-finds/ar-AAU7PiR
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28564-6
Casing in 2,800-foot-deep water well collapsed in Pecos County, Texas – saltwater washout caused 90-ft deep, quarter mile-wide sinkhole
Celebrating the contributions of Marguerite Thomas Williams – geologist & educator
Basal melting caused by surface meltwater drainage on Store Glacier in Greenland
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-largest-dam-forms-melting-184309806.html
- Press release: https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/greenland
Citadel Hall design needs to address poor soils, high water table, seismic potential & hurricanes
Geology of Trinidad – history and value to the country
Interview with William B. F. Ryan – marine geologist
New GeoLogic puzzles include 30-sided “ball” that represents planet core
USGS releases 2022 critical minerals list
Ancient Polynesian voyagers sailed the Pacific Ocean guided by wind, waves and stars
Waimea Dam project in New Zealand now $80M over initial cost estimate due to “unforeseen geological conditions”
New geologic map of Hawaii
- https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/02/19/new-map-provides-comprehensive-look-hawaiis-ever-changing-geology/
- https://bigislandnow.com/2022/02/18/volcano-watch-something-new-from-something-old-a-new-geologic-map-of-the-state-of-hawai%CA%BBi/
- USGS SIM3143: https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3143/sim3143_pamphlet.pdf
Deep Argo floats monitor dynamics of bottom water flow in Australian-Antarctic Basin
Comparing emerging deep learning models for EQ detection, phase identification & phase picking
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/comparing-machine-learning-models-for-earthquake-detection
- https://phys.org/news/2022-02-machine-earthquake.html
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021JB023499
Measuring oxygen exiting the Labrador Sea basin in the deep-ocean current
- https://eos.org/articles/oxygen-levels-measured-in-a-lung-of-the-deep-ocean
- Paper: https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/19/437/2022/
Largest Jurassic pterodactyl fossil found in Scotland
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pterosaur-fossil-scotland-superbly-preserved_n_62155102e4b0d1388f0c0b34
- http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/dearc-sgiathanach-10580.html
- Paper: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)00135-X
Freshwater lagoons amid the sand dunes of Lençóis Maranhenses National Park in Brazil
• https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lencois-maranhenses-national-park-sand-dunesbrazil/index.html
Applying quantum gravity gradiometer to map the subsurface
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Sensor_breakthrough_announced_in_Nature_paves_way_for_groundbreaking_map_of_world_under_Earth_surface_999.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04315-3
Using hyperspectral microwave measurements to study the planetary boundary layer
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_develops_technology_to_dissect_the_lower_atmosphere_999.html
Balkanatolia played key role in evolution of mammals
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Balkanatolia_the_forgotten_continent_that_sheds_light_on_the_evolution_of_mammals_999.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012825222000137?via%3Dihub
Simulated potential effects of geoengineering on climate and the Carbon Cycle – complex perturbations of atmospheric and ocean carbon cycling – too many uncertainties
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Potential_widespread_effects_of_geoengineering_on_both_climate_and_the_carbon_cycle_999.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674283422000526?via%3Dihub
Impact of the Ridgecrest earthquakes on the crust
Actual GHG volumes in the atmosphere exceed official reports
Factors that shaped massive Cauca River Canyon in the tropical Andes
Congressional delegation condemns filing against Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road which began permitting during Obama Administration & received final approval in July 2020
Wave photography
Chronology: first, humans overkill whales….and now create artificial whale poo
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 28 February 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Concept of the Biosphere & the Gaia theory – technosphere metabolizes (consumes) resources
Wolakota Buffalo Range in South Dakota aims to support largest Indigenous bison herd
Ethiopia begins generating power from GERD mega-dam on the Blue Nile
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ethiopia-to-start-generating-power-from-nile-dam-sunday/ar-AAU3Rdp
- https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/ethiopia-switches-on-gerd-hydropower-dam/
Florida chemical plant continues as nation’s largest emitter of nitrous oxide – 5X any other source
California continues to withdraw excessive amounts of groundwater despite new law
Just what we need: “Science-Policy Panel” equivalent to UN IPCC – to assess global chemical waste – unlike IPCC it, hopefully, would actually follow real science, unlike IPCC
Dominican Republic begins border wall construction to stop migration & smuggling from Haiti
Feral hogs damage land and carry disease in Missouri – officials want to eliminate the invasive species that was released into the state
Update: Litigation in New Mexico vs. EPA over Gold King Mine spill is on hold – potential settlement agreement being written
Court ruling bars administration using higher estimates of social damage from GHG
Fire aboard Felicity Ace cargo ship likely intensified by EV batteries from luxury cars onboard
Update: highly venomous West African banded cobra escaped in Grand Prairie, Texas – not yet found – other venomous snakes removed from home by authorities
Popular Seresto flea collar linked to almost 1700 pet deaths – no EPA warning for slow pesticide release – thousands of adverse incidents reported to Company & to EPA
Farmers continue to use pesticide-coated seeds with harmful consequences
Cost of Canadian Trans Mountain Pipeline increases 70% to $21.4B
More than 100,000 recycled diapers being used in pilot project to pave highway in Wales
SCOTUS rejected bid by Dakota Access pipeline to avoid added environmental review
Infrastructure funds to pay $1.7B in 16 tribal water rights settlements – 15 claims still to be paid
This is sustainability? $500B futuristic mega-city in Saudi Arabia
Portion of 1912 Seven Mile Bridge transformed into linear park for pedestrians and bicycles
Pilot project in California will place solar panels over portion of canal in Turlock Irrigation District – save water & create power?
Letting GPS think for you when you drive – shorter routes but less safe
Central Valley Project will not release water to California farmers during ongoing drought
Boiler explosion ignites fire that devastates potato chip factory in Oregon
Development of solar farms in Delaware County, Indiana, on hold during one-year moratorium
Smart ball system monitors water transmission in Dubai – “saved” 68+M gallons since April 2021
“Hank the Tank” – black bear is “severely food-habituated” – threatens his health & Tahoe homes – State wants him captured & removed to controlled habitat or to be euthanized – DNA clears him of some of the break-in incidents
- https://www.npr.org/2022/02/21/1082136147/hank-the-tank-bear-lake-tahoe
- https://wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Mammals/Black-Bear/Blog
Mitigating climate cannot be boiled down to “one right number”
Guide to the jargon used by “experts” regarding climate change
Of 63 National Parks and 423 units in the National Park System, 25 are overrun with humans
54% of pregnant women regularly exposed to endocrine-disrupting chemicals that impact fetus
20% of world population that is food insecure in grips of severe drought in Horn of Africa
NYC DEP announced Unified Stormwater Rule requiring on-site stormwater management
Congressional delegation condemns filing against Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Road which began permitting during Obama Administration & received final approval in July 2020
Between 600 and 900 bison to be slaughtered or moved on to manage herd in Yellowstone NP
Mexican drug cartels increasing activity in wildlife crime
Anticipating environmental costs of the dense artificial snow of the Winter Olympics in China
Pending legislation in Brazil may lift ban on prospecting & mining on Indigenous land in Amazon
Road salt is causing “massive” harm to US lakes & drinking water supplies
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/road-salt-triggering-massive-harm-to-us-lakes-contaminating-drinking-water-studies-warn/ar-AAUmID2
- Paper: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/fee.2433
Cap & Trade has always been bad policy – new report emphasizes it would jeopardize efforts to reduce carbon emissions and would increase community pollution
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25022022/why-do-environmental-justice-advocates-oppose-carbon-markets-look-at-california-they-say/
- IEMAC Report: https://calepa.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2022/02/2021-IEMAC-Annual-Report.pdf
- Cap & Trade Report: https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sites/1411/docs/CAP_and_TRADE_Updated_2020_v02152022_FINAL.pdf
- CA OEHHA Report: https://oehha.ca.gov/environmental-justice/report/ab32-benefits
Collateral damage from killing off all mosquitoes would be devastating
Missiles hit radioactive waste disposal site near Ukraine capital of Kyiv
Cities & states begin lifting draconian measures & mandates
Trash laden Africa now burdened by medical waste
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/africa-groans-under-the-weight-of-covid-19-waste/ar-AATZ7OF
Perspective: the pandemic is not over – need to fear new potential variants
CDC has only published a limited amount of data collected over the course of the pandemic – call for making disparate data transparent
- https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-isnt-publishing-large-portions-124915536.html
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00424-9
Lab leak: DNA matches sequence patented by Moderna 3 years before the plandemic
BA.2 variant of Omicron is slightly more transmissible, but not causing severe infections
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/omicron-ba-2-subvariant-is-more-contagious-and-can-reinfect-people-but-isn-t-more-severe-studies-find/ar-AAUj9T7
- Paper: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.01.28.22270044v1.full-text
Trying to ‘save face’ as the pandemic falls apart
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/should-i-wear-a-mask-in-my-county-cdc-map-shows-covid-risk-levels-live-covid-updates/ar-AAUlm9t
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/02/25/covid-cdc-indoor-mask-guidelines/6937810001/
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/community-levels.html
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 28 February 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
“Wonder of the Seas” – biggest cruise ship ever arrives in Florida for first sailings – ready to pollute
• https://www.geekyexplorer.com/cruise-ship-pollution/
• Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eb-T-eqGEb4
Fort Pierce stormwater treatment facility to help clean water in St Lucie River along Florida coast
Debate heats up over desalination to provide fresh water supplies along coastal California
Louisiana as a model for coastal resilience
Powderhorn Ranch will soon be an unspoiled coastal Paradise as a Texas State Park
• https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/powderhorn-ranch-state-park/
Delay in removing portion of roadway & sandbags through Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
• https://coastalreview.org/2022/02/road-removal-through-refuge-delayed-until-next-year/
Failure of British Columbia to re-issue 70 salmon farming licenses could have major economic impacts
• https://thefishsite.com/articles/stalled-salmon-licenses-in-bc-could-undermine-coastalcommunities
• https://bcsalmonfarmers.ca/licences/
•https://bcsalmonfarmers.ca/wpcontent/uploads/2022/02/bcsfa_LicencesMatter_Report_Full_v4.pdf
• Impact Map: https://map.bcsalmonfarmers.ca/
Paper: Protection value of coastal marshes
• https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-06850-z
Perspective: combine storm protection with coastal fisheries expansion – an alternative to the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project
• https://thelensnola.org/2022/02/21/combine-storm-protection-with-coastal-fisheriesexpansion/
FEMA presented coastal erosion hazard projections for Essex County, Massachusetts
• Interactive CEH Map:
https://fema.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=a4aa86031a3a40be9d453d781ff210b3
SpaceX seeks to build wastewater facility that would send up to 3,000 gallons of wastewater to canal ending in Indian River Lagoon
Studying presence of toxic PFAS forever chemical in Indian River Lagoon
Seeking protection for Burley Estuary in Salish Sea from industrial aquaculture
• https://therevelator.org/protect-this-place-burley/
£7B tidal lagoon scheme of underwater turbines off the coast of North Wales
• https://nation.cymru/news/backing-for-7-billion-tidal-lagoon-scheme-off-the-north-walescoast/
Manatee rehabilitation centers expect die-off to last for years
"If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin." - Charles Darwin
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