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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 – 14 March 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Bedrock geology of the St. Croix River watershed
- Part 2: https://www.stcroix360.com/2022/03/six-ways-of-seeing-the-st-croix-bedrock-geology/
- Part 1 – watershed: https://www.stcroix360.com/2022/02/new-map-series-six-ways-of-seeing-the-st-croix/
“Age distribution fingerprint” of zircon minerals in sand
Expedition to Ojos del Salado
Mass, gravity and mineral composition effect the shapes of asteroids & comets
Coldest city in the world is Yakutsk in Siberia – temps have reached minus 76 degrees F (-60 C)
All about gold
Underlying geology and hydrology of potable water supply for Virginia City, Montana
Environmental reports for drilling permits at Diamonte Au-Ag project in Sonora, Mexico
Two “blobs” may be responsible for more rapid shifting of North Magnetic Pole
Study suggests using turbines to mix oceanic waters – an idea with potential deleterious impacts
- https://www.fastcompany.com/90727984/wind-turbines-could-help-reverse-some-effects-of-climate-change-heres-how
- Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2112.12571.pdf
Rapid isostatic adjustment in Patagonia
- https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-glacier-melt-is-causing-patagonia-to-rise-up
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1029/2021GL096863
Attempting to tap deep energy resources in Earth – Kola Superdeep Borehole
Why the Mediterranean is one of the saltiest seas – Messinian salinity crisis & Zanclean Flood
Lava flows on the slopes of Mount Merapi in Indonesia
The complex biogeochemical cycling of carbon within Earth systems
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-seasonality-of-oceanic-carbon-cycling
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021GB007101
“Goldilocks zone” at base of the crust may facilitate migration of sulfide melts
- https://eos.org/articles/the-goldilocks-zone-may-be-just-right-for-migrating-metals
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28275-y
Placing seismometers on the seafloor to monitor seismic & volcanic activity near Mayotte
Photo-essay: The Endurance ship wreck is well-preserved in cold Antarctic waters
Oldest known ancestors of octopuses – 330 myo fossils in Bear Gulch limestone in Montana
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/octopus-ancestor-fossil-found-in-montana_n_6227cd9be4b004a43c11100f
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28333-5
Specialty license plate sales rase $150,000+ for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Potential causes for glacial retreat in West Antarctica
Toward understanding the role of davemaoite in the mantle for plate tectonics
Monitoring Arctic permafrost with satellites and technology
Monitoring the motion of red rock towers in southern Utah & the Colorado Plateau
USGS selects Willamette River Basin as Fourth Integrated Water Science Basin
Impacts of noise pollution on marine life
Water is key factor in determining magma depth & accurate models of volcanic eruption
Zircon crystals indicate 19-mie wide Hiawatha asteroid struck northern Greenland when tropical rainforests flourished there about 58 myo – roughly 8 my after the Chicxulub meteor hit
New model of fundamental process involved in plate tectonic movement
- https://phys.org/news/2022-03-fundamental-movement-earth-tectonic-plates.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00380-2
Comparison of two blobs in the mantle – each has complicated shape, structure & behavior
Warning: Too many unknowns for deep-sea mining – sadly that will not likely stop mining activity
- https://phys.org/news/2022-03-scientists-unknowns-deep-sea.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X22000537
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 14 March 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
13 March 2022 was Overshoot Day – North Americans have already consume our share of renewable resources for the year – and yet the term “sustainability” is bandied about
CAFOs (concentrated animal feeding operations) pose environmental & health risks – legislation to limit such operations introduced in California
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/livestock-poultry-operations-create-pandemic-130000206.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abl4183
Florida changes guidelines on harvesting giant grouper in state waters
CRS Insight: Drought in the Klamath River Basin
CRS InFocus: Klamath River Dam Removal and Restoration
USDA emphasizes “flood control” & to spend $166M+ for flood control projects
Klamath Dam removal project open for public comment – Draft EIR released
- https://www.ijpr.org/environment-energy-and-transportation/2022-02-25/public-comment-opens-on-klamath-dam-removal-plan
- Link to DEIR: https://elibrary.ferc.gov/eLibrary/filelist?accession_num=20220225-3040
Flood gates begin releasing Copco Reservoir water in advance of removal of Klamath River dams
Not all downwinders in Arizona have been compensated for illness due to nuclear testing
OMG! Solar & wind produced 13% of US power generation last year – add in hydroelectric dams and nuclear for a total of 40%
China planning to build 450 GW solar & wind power generation capacity on Gobi Desert
- https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-aims-build-450-gw-solar-wind-power-gobi-desert-2022-03-05/
You are what you eat - FDA has cleared the way for sale of meat from gene-edited cattle
A potential plan for reversing desertification in Arizona
US F&W officials reverse position on threat of malathion to native species – now say it could cause “limited harm to hundreds of species”
Milliken & Company pledges to stop discharging PFAS forever chemicals into Ogeechee River
Rare genetic mutation results in yellow cardinal in Florida
Billions of genetically modified mosquitoes to be released in Florida & California – peer reviewed scientific data not available for genetically modified mosquitoes released last year – lack of confirmed transmission of mosquito-borne diseases in California
Chemical recycling of plastics is dangerous false solution – greenwashing
- https://phys.org/news/2022-03-chemical-recycling-plastic-slammed-environmental.html
- https://www.nrdc.org/resources/recycling-lies-chemical-recycling-plastic-just-greenwashing-incineration
- https://www.nrdc.org/experts/veena-singla/chemical-recycling-plastic-burning-issue
- https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/chemical-recycling-greenwashing-incineration-ib.pdf
Patient who received gene-edited pig heart in transplant surgery two months ago has died
Another $1B earmarked for Superfund cleanup of more than 1,300 priority sites in the US
Paris, France, to build $145M cable car system connecting suburbs to the Paris Metro
Perspective: Connecting urban design with recognition of public health
Nebraska wants to take water from Platte River water in Colorado to create a large lake
$83M settlement proposed for Florida Champlain Towers South condominium collapse lawsuit
USDA report on conservation trends over the past decade
- https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1891029
- Report: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcseprd1893221.pdf
OMG! Global CO2 emissions rose by 6% in 2021 – but the carbon cycle still functions well
16 Indigenous Communities signed option agreements with TC Energy Corp for pipeline projects
- https://financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/indigenous-groups-sign-option-to-buy-10-ownership-stake-in-coastal-gaslink-pipeline
- https://globalnews.ca/news/8669363/tc-energy-coastal-gaslink-option-deals-indigenous-communities/
Rattlesnake Roundups still occur – Georgia celebrates living snakes – Texas slaughters them
$50M sewage & water main overhaul completed in Queens – need to assess if it will reduce flooding
Will new wind turbines be cheaper to install and operate?
Lower consumptive water use in “green” office buildings may cause poor water quality
- https://phys.org/news/2022-03-office-infrequent-poor-quality.html
- Paper: https://journals.plos.org/water/article?id=10.1371/journal.pwat.0000006m
Visualizing rapid evolution of plant-based alternative foods – make my beef burger medium rare!
Man attempted to smuggle 43 horned lizards & 9 snakes under his clothing at southern border
Why so few birds have defensive weapons
The IPCC continues the “Callendar Theory” about CO2 and man-made global warming
A sugar-based alternative to petrochemical plastic? – does it really biodegrade? - “estimated to degrade an order of magnitude quicker” than some degradable plastics
PFAS forever chemicals are in a multitude of products even if not intentionally added
11 years later – radioactive fuel and contaminated water part of complex decommissioning of Fukushima
Lots of talking at the UN about staving off mass extinction – biodiversity negotiations
A framework for research on recurrent acute disasters
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Preparing_for_when_lightning_strikes_the_same_place_twice_then_strikes_again_999.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abk2458
ESRI releases 2021 global data and land-use/land-cover map
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Esri_releases_updated_land_cover_map_with_new_sets_of_global_data_999.html
- ESRI Living Atlas: https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/landcover/
Proposed nine steps to de-extinction of Tasmanian Tiger
Camel on the loose at petting zoo in Tennessee attacks several people, with 2 fatalities
Current flu vaccine is a particularly bad match for strain in circulation – “basically worthless”
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/this-year-s-flu-vaccine-was-basically-worthless/ar-AAUWZBv
- CDC report: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7110a1.htm?s_cid=mm7110a1_w
US lost 1.3M acres of farmland in 2021
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-us-lost-1-3-million-acres-of-farmland-in-2021-here-s-why-it-matters/ar-AAUWWGq
- USDA Report: https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/5712m6524/6h441w232/vx022h58v/fnlo0222.pdf
- AFT Fact Sheet: https://s30428.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/05/AFT_FUT_PVR_Fact_Sheet.pdf
- AFT Report: https://s30428.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/09/AFT_FUT_StateoftheStates_rev.pdf
Changing policy in New Zealand – from lockdown to suppression to acceptance
California prepares for “COVID 2.0” assault on citizens – politically motivated guidance disguised as science
Nevada finally adopting policies that should have been followed throughout pandemic
NYT slammed for “journalistic malpractice” to downplay lab leak list
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 14 March 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
National Invasive Species Awareness Week means understanding lionfish in coastal waters of NC
• https://coastalreview.org/2022/03/lionfish-an-example-of-needed-invasive-speciesawareness/
Warnings against “sea wall only” solution to protect coastal land in Ghana
2018 Woolsey Fire in California led to spike in bacteria & cloudiness of coastal waters
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-05945-x
European countries are seizing financial assets (yachts & villas) of Russian allies
• https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/russian-oligarch-yachts-luxury-coastal-propertiesseized-italy
Small particles from tires inhibit growth & cause adverse behavior changes in coastal organisms
• Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304389422001078
Anchorage awarded $367.4M in suit against federal government for damages & poorly managed expansion of Port of Alaska
• https://www.alaskajournal.com/2022-02-25/judge-awards-anchorage-full-367m-sought-fedsport-lawsuit
DOD will defuel & permanently close US Navy Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility in Hawaii
Economic impacts of coastal erosion
• https://www.investopedia.com/the-economic-impact-of-coastal-erosion-5220483
California Coastal Commission issues cease & desist letter to North County Transit District fence
Terror attacks along the West African coast
More coastal houses are imperiled in the Outer Banks – if you build on the coast, then you should accept the consequences and risks
• https://coastalreview.org/2022/03/frustrations-mount-over-imperiled-outer-banks-houses/
Delays in beach re-nourishment projects prompts request to seek extension into turtle season
• https://coastalobserver.com/litchfield-beach-project-seeks-extension-into-turtle-season/
Seeking input on Draft Management Plan for Georgian Bay Islands National Park in Canada
• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2022/03/georgian-bay-islands-seeks-input-draftmanagement-plan
• https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/on/georg/info/gestion-management
• DMP: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/on/georg/info/gestion-management/ebauche-draft
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