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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 19 September 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Typhoon Merbok may bring much-needed precipitation to the Western US – after impacting Alaska it will disturb the jet stream and then help with wildfires in Western US
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/how-a-pacific-typhoon-could-help-extinguish-california-wildfires/ar-AA11PPfz
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/alaska-is-facing-its-strongest-storm-in-over-a-decade/ar-AA11SySm
Jagersfontein Tailings Storage Facility dam failure in South Africa
- https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/statements/joint-statement-jagersfontein-tailings-failure-icmm-pri-and-unep
- https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/troubled-south-african-tailings-dam-had-history-high-water-levels-2022-09-12/
- Video: https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/injuries-and-extensive-damage-as-south-african-tailings-dam-collapses-13-09-2022/
- Provisional InSAR data: https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2022/09/15/jagersfontein-tailings-storage-facility-4/
- Images: https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2022/09/14/jagersfontein-tailings-dam-3/
Norwegian volcanic island Jan Mayen is microcontinent wedged between Eurasian & North American tectonic plates – spreading center “jumped” from east to west side of Jan Mayen
Hurricane Daniel formed fairly far north near the 40th parallel then intensified as it moved northeastward
University of Malaya senior lecturer charged with making false claims for rental of vehicles & purchase of geology equipment
Overview of previous 5 mass extinctions on Earth - 99 percent of the estimated 4 billion species that ever evolved are extinct
RIF for prospective bidders to drill for geothermal energy on Island of Nevis in the Caribbean
Dams and land use are altering flows of sediment in river systems
Crystals embedded in volcanic rock suggest revised model for super-volcano eruption
ESA & NASA astronauts getting world-class geology training during Pangaea course
Living among the volcanoes of Washington State – lenticular clouds with no venting
M7.6 earthquake hit Papua New Guinea – miners lost in landslide
- https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/53042/20220912/earthquake-papua-new-guinea-7-6-earthquake.htm
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-huge-quake-papua-guinea-extent.html
- https://www.fijitimes.com/death-toll-set-to-rise-miners-lost-in-landslide-after-massive-quake-says-png-government/
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000iitd/executive
Monitoring geological changes in Balochistan – landslides & land fissures due to groundwater withdrawal, floods and earthquakes
“Exploding lake” activity in the Cameroon could be imminent
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-cameroon-lakes-disaster-expert-deadly.html
- https://theconversation.com/cameroons-exploding-lakes-disaster-expert-warns-deadly-gas-release-could-cause-another-tragedy-190154
Mount Polley Mine dam failure in 2014 in British Columbia surged into Quesnel Lake affecting sediment load & transport in two basins
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-fate-lake-disaster.html
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021WR030574
Cloud-to-ground lightning from small storm cell caused thunder and shook City of Portland, Oregon
Heavy rain causes landslides in Anchorage, Alaska
Heavy rains trigger deadly landslides in Uganda
International nomenclature of landslide geometry is updated in 3D space
“False Fall” arrives ahead of Autumnal Equinox
The “lost” islands of Cardigan Bay and Welsh folklore – post-glacial evolution
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-gough-lost-islands-welsh-folklore.html
- Paper: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/ag/article/view/32596/1882528188
Paleontologists unearthed regurgitation of carnivorous Jurassic critter – reguritalite or bromalite
Tidewater glaciers experience less ice loss in Alaska
- https://eos.org/articles/alaskan-glaciers-advance-and-retreat-in-satellite-imagery
- Paper: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-glaciology/article/maritime-glacier-retreat-and-terminus-area-change-in-kenai-fjords-national-park-alaska-between-1984-and-2021/31D8298BD4EA66216FECF87989D0C42C
North Atlantic destabilized and lost resilience prior to the Little Ice Age – a tipping point?
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-ice-age-reveals-north-atlantic.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32653-x
History and data of Global Seismographic Networks
- https://eos.org/editors-vox/global-seismic-networks-recording-the-heartbeat-of-the-earth
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021RG000749
Book Review: “James Hutton – The Genius of Time”
Seismic activity & magma movements prior to 2021 Fagradalsfjall eruption in Iceland
- https://www.natureasia.com/en/research/highlight/14211
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04981-x
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05083-4
Malta Chamber of Geologists & Malta Development Association call for state-warranting of geologist recognizing importance of geology in construction & mineral resources
Cracking the code for future O&G exploration in Jizhong Depression in China
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/964641
- https://www.earthsciencefrontiers.net.cn/EN/news/news33.shtml
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-code-future-exploration-oil-gas.html
45M years of temperature variation in Antarctic Ocean
Snailfish in iceberg habitats off Greenland are “chock-full” of antifreeze protein – highest ever reported
- https://beta.nsf.gov/news/fish-chock-full-antifreeze-protein-found-iceberg-habitats-greenland
- Paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/11769343221118347
New satellite to feature both SAR and Optical Sensors – expected to launch Q4 of 2023
First woody trees evolved around 400 myo – what might have caused this evolutionary trend?
New meteor crash site discovered in Minnesota – at least 2.5 miles in diameter
- https://cse.umn.edu/college/feature-stories/u-m-geologists-discover-first-ever-minnesota-meteor-crash-site
- https://twin-cities.umn.edu/news-events/u-m-geologists-discover-major-meteor-crash-site
New phosphate columnar crystal called Changesite discovered in 2020 lunar samples
Working to make Grand Caverns a geo-heritage site
High-priority work currently underway at Smoke Mountain in Central Columbia Copper-Gold Belt
Diamond-like mineral with hexagonal crystalline structure confirmed named Lonsdaleite confirmed in ureilite meteorite – up to 60% harder than diamonds formed on Earth
- https://www.wral.com/meet-the-mystery-diamond-from-outer-space/20470433/
- https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/alien-diamond-lonsdaleite/
Phase transitions in olivine may trigger deep-focus seismic activity
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-phase-transitions-olivine-deep-seismic.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32923-8
Quantifying the energy of ocean currents longer than 1,000 kilometers – ACC is most energetic current
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-global-energy-spectrum-oceanic-circulation.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33031-3
Correlating waves in jet stream with zonally asymmetric zones of surface temperature
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-simulations-jet-stream-waviness-due.html
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2200890119
Small-scale isoclinal folds in Conococheague Formation near Harrisonburg, Virginia
Defining & distinguishing upstream versus downstream in O&G business
Installation of motion equipment on landslide closes main roadway to Ecola State Park in Oregon
Ecola State Park: https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=136
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 19 September 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
$260M plant in northeast Indiana intends to use pyrolysis (incineration without oxygen) which plant calls ‘chemical recycling’ of plastic waste – not yet functional & critics say it will only produce 20% dirty fossil fuel with char sent to landfill
Jagersfontein Tailings Storage Facility Dam wall collapsed at dormant diamond mine in South Africa – swept houses, cars, livestock & people
- https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2022-09-11-houses-and-vehicles-swept-away-as-dam-wall-bursts-in-free-state-town/
- https://www.voanews.com/a/homes-swept-away-after-s-africa-mine-dam-burst-/6739975.html
- Video: https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/injuries-and-extensive-damage-as-south-african-tailings-dam-collapses-13-09-2022/
- Images: https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2022/09/14/jagersfontein-tailings-dam-3/
Cottontail Ranch northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada, destroyed by fire
Chicago mayor shunts busload of illegal immigrants from the Sanctuary City to the hotel in suburbs
Perspective: the government failed again – don’t expect them to save you
Perspective: Fauci gaslighted the country on the virus & now on the annual vaccine
“Sharing” groundwater in California – impacts of gravity and groundwater pumping
Apex predators of Yellowstone National Park
State of New York still constructing $6B tunnels to carry water from upstate reservoirs to NYC
Despite severe prolonged drought Californians still using a lot of water – 10% drop in use in July is well below the requested 15% - Statewide water us is down just 3.4% compared to 2020
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) touted despite risks of highly radioactive waste and security issues
TxDot proposal to reconstruct & expand portion of I-35 through downtown Austin – many community concerns still to be addressed
Restoring relatively narrow riparian forest zones could substantially improve water quality in Costa Rica
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220912132353.htm
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212041622000663’
Emphasis on disaster preparedness in Japan – earthquakes and tsunamis
Movement to re-indigenize Yellowstone – Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/movement-to-re-indigenize-yellowstone-gains-steam/ar-AA11LVc5
- Treaty: http://www.sbtribes.com/fort-bridger-treaty/
- Law Review: https://scholarship.law.uwyo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1467&context=wlr
58% of tropical deforestation in Indonesia directly caused by industrial mining
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-tropical-deforestation-attributable-industrial-indonesia.html
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2118273119
Only a tiny fraction of waste is recycled in Nigeria
Overusing terms like “crisis” and “emergency” comes with risks – akin to crying wolf
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-climate-crisis-real-overusing-terms.html
- https://theconversation.com/the-climate-crisis-is-real-but-overusing-terms-like-crisis-and-emergency-comes-with-risk-188750
A guide to Tanzania
Legacy of uranium exposure may have made Indigenous tribes of New Mexico more susceptible to covid – people with primary, secondary and tertiary exposure to uranium dust
TxDOT not allowing traffic lane reductions for bike paths – maintaining all current vehicle lanes
Estimated 2.3M illegal immigrants costing $20.4B in “benefits and service” – that’s $4B more than building the wall to secure our Nation and American citizens
Daily multivitamin helped cognitive function in the elderly
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/study-finds-potential-link-between-daily-multivitamin-and-improved-cognition-in-older-adults/ar-AA11P7cy
- Paper: https://alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/alz.12767
Mass poisoning in Ontario, Canada, caused by aconite – sold as sand ginger powder – wolfbane extract
AirMail – interactive website assembles TCEQ data on air quality permits in Houston, Texas
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15092022/houston-air-pollution/
- AirMail: https://aah-airmail.org/app/notices/?emci=0235a918-b22e-ed11-ae83-281878b83d8a&emdi=1f820af7-762f-ed11-ae83-281878b83d8a&ceid=3712402
Health risks of heavy metal pollution in oasis groundwater in NW China
Environmental & health impacts of micro-plastics in fertilizers & soils are virtually unknown
Personality and divorce in wandering albatross
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220914141020.htm
- Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0301
BLM doubles reward to $10,000 for info leading to arrest & conviction of person(s) responsible for shooting & killing 4 wild horses in Jakes Valley, Nevada in November 2021
Toward understanding how air pollution triggers lung cancer
State judge throws out air permits for proposed giant plastics manufacturing complex NW of New Orleans
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15092022/judge-tosses-air-permits-for-9-4-billion-louisiana-plastics-plant/
- Ruling: https://earthjustice.org/sites/default/files/files/formosaruling.091422.pdf
US DOE to disperse $900M ($25M per state) for 35 EV charge stations on designated alternative fuel corridors
Salt Lake City, Utah, constructing new $800M wastewater treatment plant to use natural & mechanical processes to reduce odor emissions
Updated covid booster was authorized without any human testing – “safety and effectiveness of original vaccines” have not yet been proven as virus continues to mutate and evade immunity
Dumb human versus black bear at Lake Tahoe – lucky the bear only bluff charged
More dumb human stunts – not only dangerous but in violation of National Park rules
Western drought reduces optimism for hydroelectric power, especially in California
Scheme to “refreeze” polar regions – and what could possibly go wrong with that?
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-refreezing-earth-poles-feasible-cheap.html
- Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2515-7620/ac8cd3
Plastic garbage covers rivers, lakes & beaches in Central America
Coastal Zone Management Bulleting Board - 19 September 2022 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Wobble in the orbit of the Moon over 18.6-year cycle & tide range correlated with die-off of mangroves
- https://phys.org/news/2022-09-world-largest-die-off-mangroves-moon.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abo6602
Restoration of tidal marsh or “fake habitat” in California draws criticism - $43.5M spent thus far
FERC raises concerns for cumulative environmental justice impacts of proposed Louisiana LNG project
Coastal communities should be concerned with storm surge
$300 million grant for preliminary engineering & environmental work & start final design phase to move train tracks to one of 5 possible routes from Del Mar bluffs near San Diego, California
Can coastal resilience be enhanced in Bangladesh? (link to download report)
Chocolate Bay Conservation parcel in Brazoria County, Texas – 5,403 acres
Port of Everett unveils Blue Heron Slough restoration project
- https://www.knkx.org/environment/2022-09-12/port-of-everett-unveils-blue-heron-slough-one-of-the-regions-largest-estuary-restorations
- Aerial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHRbXVpogRA
Turning Capitol Lake back into an estuary in Washington State
Opportunities for public comment on natural area sites for Bay of Green Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR)
Navagio Beach in Zakynthos, Greece, is closed due to landslide triggered by Kefalonia earthquake
EIR for Port of Long Beach Deep Draft Navigation Feasibility Study & Channel Deepening Project approved – to move 7.4M cubic yards of sediment at estimated cost of $170M to deepen channel by 4 feet
Burying short sections of power lines could reduce hurricane impacts on coastal residents
- https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2022/08/17/burying-short-sections-power-lines-would-drastically-reduce-hurricanes-future-impact-coastal-residents
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-32018-4
Coastal authority & advocates push US Army COE to keep Neptune Pass cut in the Mississippi River open
Warnings issued for remnants of Typhoon Merbok to hit Bering Sea and coastal Alaska – strongest storm in more than a decade
Shoring up Herbert Hoover Dike enclosing Lake Okeechobee in Florida will provide temporary fix for a while
"They throw you a round ball and give you a round bat and tell you to hit it squarely." - Ted Williams (quoted in Sports Illustrated via @TheWeek)
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