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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 12 September 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
NPS issues warning about danger of ice caves on Mount Rainier – who will be the first to succumb?
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/mount-rainier-ice-caves-may-233339222.html
- https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/news/media-advisory-dangers-associated-with-mount-rainier-national-park-ice-caves.htm
M6.6 deadly earthquake in Sichuan, China – triggers landslides – downpours & mudslides
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000i59t/executive
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/05/china/china-earthquake-sichuan-intl-hnk/index.html
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-powerful-quake-southwest-china.html
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/china-sichuan-earthquake-rescue-hampered-heavy-rain-mudslides-2927051
Accident on Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano leaves climbers dead and other stranded in Kamchatka
“Impact Earth” – new searchable database on terrestrial impact record
- https://www.leonarddavid.com/impact-earth-new-searchable-database/
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012825222001969
- Database: https://impact.uwo.ca/map/
Understanding a subduction zone
Floodplains improve water quality in the Danube River
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-floodplains-quality-rivers.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969722039766
Mount Nyiragongo volcano erupted with little to no warning
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-mount-nyiragongo-volcano-erupted.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05047-8
8-foot-long straight tusk from extinct elephant found in southern Israel
“Mountains After the Flood” - documentary focuses on post-flood world – “Is Genesis history?” sequel
Anticipating potential mining “renaissance” in Alaska – excitement & concern
How pluvial Lake Bonneville became the Great Salt Lake – “need to save the lake” would mean spending $10 million just to study the lake – do they not understand the fate of playa lakes and why mirabilite mounds are naturally forming?
- https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/9/6/23327199/great-salt-lake-drying-up-lake-bonneville
- https://gizmodo.com/great-salt-lake-mirabilite-mounds-1849492129
Updates on Fraser Lake Copper Porphyry Project
“An Eruption of Springs” – the story of diverting Cascade Creek in Minnesota
Landscape in Utah strongly influence by Hurricane Fault
Full-size T. rex skull replica may draw visitors to Virginia Tech Museum of Geosciences
Chemical composition of orogenic igneous rocks and zircon crystals ca be used to quantify evolution of Moho depths beneath continents
- https://eos.org/editors-vox/old-igneous-rocks-hold-the-key-to-crustal-thickness-evolution
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021RG000753
Relationship between predator foraging and anticyclonic eddies in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre
Fire-generated tornadic vortices (FGTVs) are always present during wildfires
- https://eos.org/articles/chasing-fire-tornadoes-for-science
- Paper: https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/103/5/BAMS-D-21-0199.1.xml
Subtle elevation changes provide evidence that the Mantle plays key role in building topography
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/new-map-of-proposed-mantle-driven-topography-stirs-the-pot
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JB024391
Widely used models oversimply how melting glaciers result in glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA)
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/models-oversimplify-how-melting-glaciers-deform-land
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2021JB023693
Most powerful gigantic lightning jet appeared over sensor array in Oklahoma
“Ghost islands” in the Arctic
Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum – Triassic long-necked dinosaur has been hiding in University of Tübingen Paleontological Collection for a century
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/tuebingosaurus-maierfritzorum-11178.html
- Paper: https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/86348/
Nanoscale properties of the Gulong shale oil reservoir provide clues to formation, reservoir space and in situ collection of shale oil
Climate simulation suggests precipitation isotope changes over past 300,000 years in Asian monsoon
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-climate-simulation-reveals-precipitation-isotope.html
- Link to PDF paper: https://academic.oup.com/nsr/advance-article/doi/10.1093/nsr/nwac182/6679113
Reef-like structure discovered on Nullarbar Plain in Australia
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/nullarbor-plain-reef-like-structure-11177.html
- Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/esp.5459
Enhydriodon omoensis – Miocene lion-sized otter occupied Lower Omo Valley in SW Ethiopia
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/enhydriodon-omoensis-11176.html
- Paper: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/fr/periodiques/comptes-rendus-palevol/21/30
Tuebingosaurus maierfritzorum – Triassic long-necked dinosaur has been hiding in University of Tübingen Paleontological Collection for a century
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/tuebingosaurus-maierfritzorum-11178.html
- Paper: https://vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com/article/86348/
Carboxylated MXene material may effectively remove mercury (quicksilver) contamination from water
The evolution of slime – mucinization events
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/The_evolution_of_mucus_How_did_we_get_all_this_slime_999.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm8757
New microfossils dating to 1.9 billion years in Gunflint Formation – Paleoproterozoic prokaryotes
Lenticular cloud over Mount Rainier sends social media into needless tizzy
“diamond factory” near the core-mantle boundary associated with ultra-low velocity zones
Reconstruction of growth & retreat of last British-Irish Ice Sheet 31,000 to 15,000 years ago
- https://www.bas.ac.uk/data/our-data/publication/growth-and-retreat-of-the-last-british-irish-ice-sheet-31/
- Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bor.12594
La Niña climate pattern is a natural cycle – “triple dip” is forecast
Ghost ships – legends and reality
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 12 September 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Exploring the World with 8 Billion people – that is 8 times the carrying capacity of Earth
One of the biggest problems with EVs is the battery
More than 1.1M covid stimulus checks totaling more than $1 Billion sent to prison inmates
Study estimates O&G extraction in Permian Basin will produce 588M gallons of wastewater per day
- https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/02/texas-wastewater-oil-gas-reuse/
- https://producedwatersociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/00130_Solaris-Midstream-Presentation.pdf
- 45% Recycling: https://www.chevron.com/newsroom/2022/q3/permian-basin-operations-to-tap-into-more-recycled-water
- USGS estimates: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/sir20215090
Significant collateral damage confirmed – pandemic school closures caused serious harm to students
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/critics-of-the-pandemic-school-closures-have-been-vindicated/ar-AA11qbe7
- https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/01/us/national-test-scores-math-reading-pandemic.html
- https://www.teachermagazine.com/au_en/articles/the-impacts-of-school-closures-on-disadvantaged-students-attendance
New Constitution in Chile would provide protections for natural cycles, ecosystems & biodiversity
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04092022/chile-constitution-rights-of-nature/
- CONSTITUCIÓN (not translated): https://www.chileconvencion.cl/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Texto-Definitivo-CPR-2022-Tapas.pdf
Peer-reviewed study found 92% reduction in risk of dying from covid by regularly taking ivermectin
- https://www.theblaze.com/news/ivermectin-covid-treatment-new-study
- Paper: https://www.cureus.com/articles/111851-regular-use-of-ivermectin-as-prophylaxis-for-covid-19-led-up-to-a-92-reduction-in-covid-19-mortality-rate-in-a-dose-response-manner-results-of-a-prospective-observational-study-of-a-strictly-controlled-population-of-88012-subjects
Methane rule is under review
Sterilized codling moths released into apple orchards in Columbia Gorge
Property owners where illegal marijuana being grown issued water violations – property operator cited for illegal marijuana manufacturing – total of 6 violations including development in floodplain
NPS issues warning about danger of ice caves on Mount Rainier – who will be the first dumb human to succumb?
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/mount-rainier-ice-caves-may-233339222.html
- https://www.nps.gov/mora/learn/news/media-advisory-dangers-associated-with-mount-rainier-national-park-ice-caves.htm
Moose are migrating to northeastern Nevada from Idaho and Utah
Part 1 – Drifting Toward Disaster: the (second) Rio Grande – when humans demand and take too much water grave consequences follow
Beware! Missouri AF investigating 100s of complaints of Solar Company scamming customers
Beware! Big Brother may be monopolizing & watching through tech devices
Amazon took all US rooftop solar units offline after flurry of fires & electrical explosions
Paper on mental health impact of 1976 Tangshan earthquake in China
Ultimate guide to Glacier National Park
The geopolitics of energy transition in Asia
What we eat can pollute the environment
Drought and human impacts of dams and agricultural irrigation leading potentially to drying up of Lake Urmia in Iran – fate of an ongoing ecological disaster
Is proposed billion-dollar chemical recycling plant a boon to economy in Point Township Pennsylvania, or will it lead to “sustainability fraud”?
Urban population in Nigeria expected to push 275 million by 2050 – more than half of people in the country as rural-urban migration escalates
FEMA flood maps are out of date and understate risk to homes & businesses
Romancing the River: Onward and – well, onward with the Colorado River Compact
- https://sibleysrivers.com/romancing-the-river-onward-and-well-onward-with-the-colorado-river-compact/
- CRC 1922: https://www.usbr.gov/lc/region/pao/pdfiles/crcompct.pdf
- Unresolved Compact issues: https://www.eenews.net/articles/could-the-colorado-river-compact-adapt-to-go-with-the-flow/
- https://www.eenews.net/articles/bennet-u-s-shouldnt-dictate-colorado-river-water-cuts/
- History: https://wrrc.arizona.edu/publications/arroyo-newsletter/sharing-colorado-river-water-history-public-policy-and-colorado-river
Only Barcelona, Spain, and Central Europe successfully coped (better risk management governance) with natural hazard – other 28 pairs of flood events had more damage during second event
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-impacts-droughts-worldwide.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04917-5
California declares energy emergency - expect rolling blackouts as grid is overwhelmed but be sure to go out and buy your EV
Significant consequence of EVs – Louisiana expected to lose more than $500M over next decade
- https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/report-louisianas-transportation-trust-fund-expected-to-lose-more-than-500m-over-next-decade/article_b50e15f0-2e05-11ed-bd8b-13281a4e686b.html
- Report: https://app.lla.state.la.us/publicreports.nsf/0/9bb512d80ca9db31862588b0007af368/$file/000ttfa.pdf
Astronauts experience DNA mutations in blood due to spaceflight – unintended consequence – also suffer bone loss
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/astronauts-blood-shows-startling-dna-mutations-after-visiting-space/ar-AA11znlD
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-022-03777-z
- https://bgr.com/science/new-study-reveals-shocking-amounts-of-bone-loss-in-astronauts/
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-13461-1
Railroad ties on fire in Hazen, Nevada, send plumes of toxic smoke skyward – PAHs (creosote-borate) & copper naphthenate
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/evacuations-sought-in-railroad-tie-fire-by-hazen/ar-AA11zI1O
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/railroad-ties-go-up-in-flames-near-hazen-cause-unhealthy-air-quality/ar-AA11AdG2
- https://www.epa.gov/rcra/frequent-questions-about-final-rule-additions-list-categorical-non-waste-fuels-other-treated
Burning Man – counterculture festival & a legacy of trash across northern Nevada & Tahoe area
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tents-alcohol-food-towns-complain-of-trash-left-by-burning-man-attendees/ar-AA11zLDL
- https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/burning-man-festival-in-us-ends-with-epic-8-hour-traffic-jam-photos-go-viral-3322358
- https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/burning-man-2022-photos-17421402.php
Millions of gallons of nuclear waste dumped at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation ravaged Native American lands, including Yakama Nation
Death rate highest among Native Americans – covid or no covid
Nuclear fusion reactor sustains plasma at 100M degrees Celsius for 30 seconds in South Korea – the “promise” of “unlimited clean energy” but what will the collateral damages include if it fails?
- https://www.newsweek.com/nuclear-fusion-reactor-30-seconds-south-korea-1741009
- https://interestingengineering.com/science/korea-nuclear-fusion-reactor-100-million-degrees
During the pandemic, zoos were closed and the animals began behaving, well, like animals without being disrupted and stressed by gawking visitors
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/when-the-pandemic-came-the-zoos-closed-and-the-animals-began-to-act-differently/ar-AA11Cc1W
- Paper: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/13/1622/htm
Visualizing the impact of rising food & energy prices on the economy – 2nd highest impact since the oil embargo days of the early 1970s
Tracking global bird migrations with high tech – eBird network database
- https://theconversation.com/birds-migrate-along-ancient-routes-here-are-the-latest-high-tech-tools-scientists-are-using-to-study-their-amazing-journeys-187967
- eBird: https://ebird.org/home
- Abundance animations: https://science.ebird.org/en/status-and-trends/abundance-animations
NPS seeking public comment on proposed air tour plan for Badlands National Park – until 6 October
- https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2022/09/badlands-national-park-seeking-comments-proposed-air-tour-plan
- Comment: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=117&projectID=102957&documentID=123301
You are what you eat – eating ultra-processed food linked to 29% higher risk of colorectal cancer in men
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220831210024.htm
- Paper: https://www.bmj.com/content/378/bmj-2021-068921
Female hummingbirds evolved to look like males – to evade aggression?
Kruger National Park lost more than 350 rhinos in less than two years – hotspot for poaching
More than 700 children found dead in “nutrition” centers in Somalia
Do you really want (or need?) an annual covid shot? – Fauci & WH urging repeated dosing
DOE Enhanced Geothermal Shot program will provide $44M in subsidies for innovation and $165M in subsidies for transfer of best practices from O&G
10 of the biggest man-made disasters
Mosquito wildfire likely caused by PG&E – hazardous air quality spreading across the region
Federal judge orders surrender of communications with social media – “covid cartel” misinformation
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Red tide in San Francisco Bay causing fish kill
Best known humpback whale found dead on beach at Half Moon Bay – hit by ship “roadkill”
Sea lions stranded on California coast – signs of domoic acid poisoning
US Army COE complex & controversial Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project in Louisiana – human trying to “save” part of the Mississippi Delta – what could go wrong?
Alabama DOT plans for construction of new 2-lane toll-free bridge over Intercoastal Waterway in Gul Shores
Is a “pie-in-the sky” offshore wind farm really needed on Lake Michigan? – politician thinks it is
Republic of the Congo has created first ever Marine Protected Area – covers 12% of EEZ
Update: cargo ship breached after collision with LNG carrier in Bay of Gibraltar – oil slick reaches shore
- https://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-significantly-damaged-in-collision-with-lng-carrier-off-gibraltar/
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Oil_slick_from_cargo_ship_off_Gibraltar_reaches_shore_999.html
Integrated geological models for Danish energy island offshore wind farms to be based on geophysical surveys and preliminary geotechnical investigations
NC Coastal Resource Commission to propose rules in response to collapse of oceanfront homes
Incentives to allow threatened saltwater marshes to migrate inland – creates marsh habitat
Abel Tasman Track is best & most popular coastal trail in New Zealand
Exhibit “Water, Water Everywhere: Control & Consequence in Louisiana’s Coastal Wetlands”
Honolulu City Council to vote on measure to establish 60-foot base setback along shorelines
- https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/honolulu-city-council-grapples-strategies-160400204.html
- https://www.khon2.com/always-investigating/oahu-setback-bill-could-make-large-swaths-of-shoreline-unbuildable/
- https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/09/03/rising-sea-levels-prompts-city-plan-future-oceanfront-developments-more-inland/
Miami-Dade rejected coastal wall – US Army COE to reconsider the Back Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management Study plan and more nature-based approach
- https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article265388996.html
- Draft Integrated Feasibility Report & EIS: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5d5179e7e42ca1000117872f/t/5f7f141962bef72d89390ecf/1602163741693/8_Miami+Dade+Back+Bay+Coastal+Storm+Risk+Mngmt+Feas.+Study.pdf
- Feasibility Study: https://www.saj.usace.army.mil/MiamiDadeBackBayCSRMFeasibilityStudy/
Is there a good reason to build a seawall? Trigger-based approach to development approvals for structural protection of coast
12,000-year record of El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) suggests 5_ events per century control coastal biotic communities
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