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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 29 August 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Understanding all the factors (not man-made global warming) that influence glacial activity over time – “current” state of alpine glaciers & ice sheets reflects conditions 100s or even 1,000s of years ago
Historical perspective on glacial retreat in Switzerland between 1931 and 2016
- https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2022/08/a-historical-perspective-on-glacial-retreat.html
- https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/16/3249/2022/
Warming during Eemian Interglacial 125,000 years ago increased methane release from ocean sediments – interesting that they attribute Eemian warming to variation in solar output but insist that current warming is due to man-made carbon dioxide emissions
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22082022/its-happened-before-paleoclimate-study-shows-warming-oceans-could-lead-to-a-spike-in-seabed-methane-emissions/
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2201871119
Geology for kids
USGS issues earthquake advisory for South Carolina as swarm continues – 1 of 3 scenarios likely
Researchers suggest carbon sequestration in serpentinites would ease strain build up on San Andreas
USGS virtual public lecture on National Geologic Map Database
Mining for lithium in Nevada for “green energy”
Geological marvels in North Dakota along the Caprock Coulee Loop Trail
Is Washington State ready for the Big One?
Perspective: geologic map making for Yellowstone National Park caldera
Desert landscape in Namibia was formed by glaciers 300 myo
Best method for targeting geothermal drilling on Mount Cayley in British Columbia, Canada
Tectonic & climatic controls on hillslope structure and connectivity impacts floods & landslides
Roll of Southern Ocean in carbon cycle
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/a-new-look-at-preindustrial-carbon-release-from-the-deep-ocean
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021GB007156
Crustal accretion along megathrust affected formation of Western Nepal embayment
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/uncovering-the-formation-of-the-western-nepal-embayment
- https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021TC007071
Behavior of the outer core during magnetic field movement reflected in anorthosite xenoliths formed in failed North American Midcontinent Rift
Dispelling myths of permafrost formation
Chemical tanker crashed into cargo ship near southwestern Japan – being investigated
Drought exposed dozens of tracks in Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/drought-reveals-prehistoric-tracks-texas_n_6305bdf2e4b0f72c09dc072b
- Video: https://www.unilad.com/news/dinosaur-valley-tracks-uncovered-drought-20220823
Hunga Tonga 2022 tsunami was 9X taller than 2011 wave near Japan
- https://www.bath.ac.uk/announcements/wave-created-by-tonga-volcano-eruption-reached-90-metres-nine-times-taller-than-2011-japan-tsunami/
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029801822014810?via%3Dihub
New ultra ultra high resolution seismic (UUHR) system tested offshore
Swarm of small to moderate earthquakes in Kon Plong District in Central Highlands of Vietnam
Movie review: “Fire of Love” – French volcanologists died during unexpected explosion
Investigating geothermal resources in Aeolian Islands of Sicily
What happens when rock is thrown into and breaks crust of molten lava pool in Erta Ale volcano
Hudson Bay is a summer refuge for thousands of Beluga Whales
Flash flooding in US parks & southern states due to monsoons & storm systems
David Applegate sworn in as Director of USGS – was first Senior Science Advisor for Earthquake & Geologic Hazards
Bisticeratops froeseorum – newly discovered Late Cretaceous ceratopsid dinosaur from Laramidia
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/bisticeratops-froeseorum-11125.html
- Paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362680358_A_new_chasmosaurine_ceratopsid_from_the_Upper_Cretaceous_Campanian_Farmington_Member_of_the_Kirtland_Formation_New_Mexico
Otodus megalodon – Megalodon was transoceanic super-predator
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/transoceanic-superpredator-megalodon-11111.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm9424
Kaykay lafken – newly identified Upper Jurassic ray-finned carnivorous fish identified in Neuquén Basin, Patagonia, Argentina
Cooler ocean temperatures over past 100 million years led to larger fish
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823115620.htm
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2122486119
Using seismic interferometry for monitoring groundwater
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-seismology-groundwater.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32194-3
Modeling wind, humidity, temperature, ocean currents & other parameters to predict El Niño
Dendrochronology reveals spatial-temporal climate patterns on the Chinese Loess Plateau over past 250 years
Fisherman snagged 90 myo predator fish (Xiphactinus audax) fossil in Missouri River near Yankton, South Dakota
NOAA forecasting a "Triple Dip La Nina" for the coming winter – above-average snowfalls in Pacific NW & Northern Rockies
“Trail of Time” geology exhibit along Canyon Rim Trail gets an update
New short video will highlight geology of the Blue Ridge Tunnel in Virginia
PFAS toxic forever chemicals accumulate above the water table
Evolution of minerals over time reflect history of the Earth
Proposed seismic testing blasts in Bass Strait near Tasmania, Australia, could be louder than Hiroshima Bomb every time a blast occurs – concerns for impacts on marine life & fishing industry
NOAA says “Facebook post conflates climate and weather” – but the NOAA graphic was previously posted by Weather.com and others without being criticized
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/posts-showing-us-heat-records-lack-climate-change-context/ar-AA115WHb
- NOAA data: https://weather.com/news/climate/news/2020-07-07-hottest-temperature-records-united-states
Another new plan for fixing Millennium Tower
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 29 August 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
BLM Black Rock Field Office in northern Nevada seeking public comment on Gerlach Geothermal Exploration Project Draft Environmental Assessment
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/black-rock-field-office-seeking-comment-on-impact-of-geothermal-exploration-plan/ar-AA10QP2S
- https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2016744/510
- DEA: https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/2016744/200502175/20066001/250072183/Draft%20EA_Gerlach%20Geothermal%20Exploration%20Project_508.pdf
Permanent injunction issued by District Court against Biden moratorium on O&G leasing in AL, AK, AR, GA, LA, MS, MO, MT, NE, OK, TX, UT and WV – lease sales also required under IRA
Going “green” will cause severe sulfuric acid shortage
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/government-to-blame-for-sorry-mess-of-sewage-on-our-beaches-says-feargal-sharkey/ar-AA10Vdum
- Paper: https://rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geoj.12475
Romancing the River – Colorado River Compact – Part 2 Divide to Conquer
1,200 scientists & professionals declare: “There Is No Climate Emergency”
- https://dailysceptic.org/2022/08/18/1200-scientists-and-professionals-declare-there-is-no-climate-emergency/
- WCD: https://clintel.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/WCD-version-06272215121.pdf
Visualizing the 10 most and 10 least livable cities
Understanding all the factors (not man-made global warming) that influence glacial activity over time – “current” state of alpine glaciers & ice sheets reflects conditions 100s or even 1,000s of years ago
Warming during Eemian Interglacial 125,000 years ago increased methane release from ocean sediments – interesting that they attribute Eemian warming to variation in solar output but insist that current warming is due to man-made carbon dioxide emissions
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22082022/its-happened-before-paleoclimate-study-shows-warming-oceans-could-lead-to-a-spike-in-seabed-methane-emissions/
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2201871119
China digging trenches to facilitate irrigation of rice crops with waters from Poyang Lake
What to do with used tires? Study suggests effective use as construction material
Visualizing US Government income and spending in 2021 – spent $2.7 Trillion more than collected down from peak deficit of $3.1Trillion in 2020
Visualizing where the next 1,000 babies will be born as human population grows – most in India & China
Visualizing GHG emissions by economic sector from 1990 to 2020
China to seed clouds with chemicals & spray crops with “water retaining agent”
PFAS forever chemicals are ubiquitous and toxic – investigating method to break them down into mostly harmless components – caution urged
- https://theconversation.com/how-to-destroy-a-forever-chemical-scientists-are-discovering-ways-to-eliminate-pfas-but-this-growing-global-health-problem-isnt-going-away-soon-188965
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/scientists-are-figuring-out-how-to-destroy-forever-chemicals/
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm8868
- https://www.ehn.org/terry-collins-pfas-removal-discovery-not-yet-a-powerful-solution-2657897799.html
NPS still investigating human foot found in Abyss Pool in Yellowstone National Park
Fauci announces he will finally retire from government position
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/08/fauci-to-step-down-in-december-biden-extends-deepest-thanks/
Toxic algae found in samples from Oder River following massive fish kill in Poland
Meta-analysis suggests incubation period for covid has shortened as virus mutated – mean of 6.65 days reduced to 3.42 days more like seasonal viral infections
Medieval British friars were plagued by twice the parasitic intestinal works than the general population
Warmer & wetter climate conditions appear to stress bumble bees & cause wings to be more asymmetrical
The internal structure of spider silk
Single even introduction of just 24 rabbits from England to Australia in 1859 caused national plague
New method for assessing impacts of ozone-destroying chemicals that threaten recovery of Ozone Layer
“evaluating” geoengineering to keep the Earth “cool” – “messing round with forces beyond their ability to grasp”
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-scientists-earth-cooling-strategies-geoengineering-simulations.html
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2202230119
Technological hazard – long-term heavy metal contamination from WWI explosive munitions – “bombturbation” and pedogenic divergence
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-bombturbation-long-term-effects-world-war.html
- Paper: https://bsssjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ejss.13297
Law enforcement & farmers being overwhelmed by numbers of illegal immigrants crossing Southern Border in Arizona
Wendy’s E. coli outbreak across several states – tracking grower of lettuce – lawsuits to be filed
- https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/wendys-e-coli-outbreak-sickens-more-than-100-as-lawsuits-pile-up/
- https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/08/publishers-platform-im-getting-closer-to-finding-the-grower-processor-shipper-of-the-lettuce-linked-to-the-wendys-e-coli-outbreak/
Rotterdam using installed 330,000 square meters of green roof to cope with rainwater runoff
Need to address mobility with long-term solutions – not just what is “trendy”
Medical perspective: health & clinical impacts of air pollution
Contemplating 100% “Clean” & “Renewable” energy is not a new idea – nor is it feasible if one honestly considers the full life cycle impacts and resources needed
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25082022/inside-clean-energy-renewables/
- Paper: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=9837910
Earthjustice files lawsuit against EPA to close gap in regulatory loophole for coal ash dumps dating to Obama era action in 2015 which exempted closed coal ash sites that continue to leak toxins
City Club of New York plans to sue Con Edison for ongoing violations of Clean Water Act
Yurok Tribe to release additional 4 condors into ancestral territories
Marking the 30th anniversary of Hurricane Andrew – what if comparable storm hit Florida this year?
Technological hazard: Best practice guidelines in UK to help improve data security
- https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/joint-ventures-given-cyber-security-guidance
- BP Guidelines: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/Joint-ventures-in-the-Construction-Sector-guidance.pdf
Illegal road through protected areas threatens Amazon rainforest
Lithium StoryMap – relationship between geothermal energy & lithium
Utah sues Biden administration over decision to restore Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments – not properly managing the land & expanded “unmanageable visitation levels”
Celebrities in California receive “notice of excess” for over-watering – overuse rate up to 1,400%
California policies exacerbating electricity & energy woes
$286M covid relief fraud recovered of estimated $100B to $500B fraudulently acquired
Big Pharma suing Big Pharma over mRNA vaxx patent infringements
Tourons (i.e., dumb humans) just do not get it – Bison are wild animals and should be respected
Technological hazard: FBI warned Facebook about “Russian propaganda”
Model program for protecting wild horses in Virginia Range of Northern Nevada
Mystery of unaccounted excess deaths in the US – “accounted for by poorly justified interventions and relentless impositions on normal human activity”
Superfund sites impacted local groundwater, surface water and soil near Norfolk Naval Shipyard
$560M to start cleaning high-priority derelict O&G wells in 24 states
Central Valley, California, continues to subside due to excess groundwater withdrawal – race to build replacement Friant-Kern canal - $300M project
Engineered wetlands in China removing treating polluted waters of the Dongjiang River Basin
$5 billion program for EV charging system raises concerns about NEVI infrastructure rollout
Solar “payback” takes longer than you have been led to think
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 29 August 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Floating cottages ordered to cease operations by 29 August to minimize pollution to sea waters around Cordova in the Philippines – tests show unsafe levels of coliform bacteria from sewage
Poorly regulated profiteering among water companies & lack of political oversight blamed for sewage on British beaches
Dendrochronology confirms shipwreck off far southern Argentina is long-lost 1850s Rhode Island whaler
New treaty through International Boundary & Water Commission commits $350M from US and $144M from Mexico to build new sewage treatment facilities in Tijuana to protect San Diego coastline
Trash accumulates in predictable patterns on Pacific Northwest beaches – “sticky zones”
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220823135704.htm
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-beach-trash-accumulates-patterns-washington.html
Baseline data on leopard seals – apex predator of Antarctica
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-team-baseline-leopard-mysterious-apex.html
- Paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.976019/full
Not enough lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina – applying evacuation plans to 50 large cities across US
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-america-hurricane-katrina.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420922004459?via%3Dihub
Prices outstrip pay increases limited purchase power for coastal properties in the UK
Sightings of pelicans and migratory birds increasing over recent years along Pacific Coast
Two coastal protection projects in southeast Romania
Wild coho salmon retention in several coastal rivers this year in Oregon
Senegal established several Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) to conserve biodiversity
Dugongs functionally extinct in Chinese waters – vegetarian marine mammals
Tracing fossil history of evolution of manatees across the ocean
- https://phys.org/news/2022-08-tracks-history-manatees-earth-oceans.html
- Paper: https://peerj.com/articles/13886/
US Army COE & Maryland DOT $4 Billion Chesapeake Bay restoration project agreement
Port of Oakland approves $2M to design electric infrastructure & create construction drawings for solar generation, battery storage systems, a fuel cell, & replacement of substation and connecting circuitry
Jellyfish swarm beach in Florida
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