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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.
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Geoscience Bulletin Board - 14 November 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Early Cambrian sedentary medusozoans yield clues to ocean conditions and animal evolution
November 5 was designated by the UN as World Tsunami Awareness Day
The biggest waves – Mavericks in California, Jaws in Maui, Teahupoo in Tahiti – are at Nazaré, Portugal
Dresser Formation stromatolites as a biosignature of potential life on Mars
Plan to study processes that trigger earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides & volcanic eruptions in plate tectonic convergence zones – SZ4D Implementation Plan
- https://carnegiescience.edu/news/new-report-outlines-major-initiative-study-geologic-hazards-related-subduction-zones
- https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/11/subduction-zone-report.html
- SZ4D: https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:hy589fc7561/SZ4D%20Implementation%20Plan%202022.pdf
Siccar Point is an iconic angular unconformity
- https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/environment/international-recognition-for-berwickshire-landmark-3897925
- https://iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_sites/siccar-point/
Interactive map of the First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites with links to details on each site
New geologic map of Miami County, Kansas, wins Excellence in Cartography award
- https://today.ku.edu/2022/11/02/kansas-geological-survey-map-miami-county-wins-award
- Map: https://www.kgs.ku.edu/General/Geology/County/klm/miami.html
Oldest known ice in Antarctica
- https://phys.org/news/2022-10-oldest-ice-antarctica.html
- https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/11/04/und-geologist-unearths-worlds-oldest-ice/
13 new orogenic shear structures in South Pass Gold Field in Central Wyoming – regional shear zone
Updates: tiny endangered toad and the future of geothermal energy in Dixie Valley, Nevad
- https://thebulletin.org/2022/11/the-geothermal-moonshot/
- https://thebulletin.org/2022/11/geothermal-energy-dixie-valley-toad-biodiversity/
First known mass extinction occurred 550 myo near end of Ediacaran Period
Rogue waves of the eastern Mediterranean Sea
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-rogue-eastern-mediterranean-sea.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20355-9
How to access & download historical Soil Surveys on new NRCS Website platform
- https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAFARMERS/bulletins/337450a
- Access instructions:
- https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDAFARMERS/2022/11/10/file_attachments/2326316/How%20to%20access%20historical%20soil%20surveys%20on%20the%20new%20NRCS%20website.pdf
- Download instructions: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/How-to-download-scanned-soil-survey-manuscript.pdf
How water affects deep Earth processes
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01077-z
- Deep Water collection: https://www.nature.com/collections/gfhdgcjgbd
Milankovitch cycles record in 2.5B year old sediments reveal that a day was about 17 hours long
Geospatial database for Prince Edward Islands in the Southern Ocean
Maximum – T. rex skull could sell for $15M
Human footprints in Spain dated with optically-simulated luminescence to Middle Pleistocene round 295,800 years ago
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-footprints-human-presence-spain-middle.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22524-2
Earth-Sun distance (not man-made global warming) alters ENSO and the seasons in equatorial Pacific on 22,000-year cycle
Subtropical vs tropical or extratropical storm systems
Stenoscelida aurantiacus – Triassic crocodile-like reptile endemic to South America
Experts say Telangana has stable geology far from plate boundaries – safe from earthquakes
In Memoriam: Vassilis Papazachos (1930-2022) – Greek seismologist linked to 1978 Thessaloniki EQ
- https://en.protothema.gr/famous-greek-seismologist-vassilis-papazachos-dies-at-92/
- https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2022/11/10/papazachos-seismologist-death/
WMO documents receding cryosphere
Seismic surveys for natural gas exploration off western & southwestern Crete in Mediterranean Sea
High-resolution SkySat imagery of Williamson Mine tailings dam breach in Tanzania
Subsidence of tectonic plates causes varying width of the Andes Mountains
Book Review: “Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities – The Causes of Mass Extinctions”
Electro-magnetic imaging of the Mahomet Aquifer in Illinois
Couple find 1.90 carat diamond at Crate of Diamonds State Park while on their anniversary trip
7.3M earthquake in Tonga
- https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/73-magnitude-earthquake-in-tonga/W6M6V5ZZLJEYZJPJTFU6CMQD2M/
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ip0l/executive
5.7M earthquake in Nepal
- https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-magnitude-56-strikes-nepal-emsc-2022-11-08/
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000incn/executive
7.0M earthquake near Fiji
- https://www.livemint.com/news/world/usgs-records-magnitude-6-9-earthquake-in-fiji-region-no-threat-of-tsunami-11668238536358.html
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ip8h/executive
5.7M earthquake in Italian resort of Rimini causes people to panic
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11407805/Terrified-locals-run-streets-earthquake-strikes-Italian-resort-Rimini.html
- https://www.emsc.eu/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1187048#summary
- https://www.ingv.it/it/stampa-e-urp/stampa/comunicati-stampa/5260-terremoti-faglie-complessita-geologica-e-i-meccanismi-dei-terremoti
Computer simulations suggests huge eruptions of flood basalts may be initiated deep with the mantle
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-magma-erupt-deeper-sources-earlier.html
- Paper: https://academic.oup.com/petrology/article/63/10/egac098/6724377
Evolution of tree roots during the Devonian may have triggered series of mass extinctions
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Evolution_of_tree_roots_may_have_driven_mass_extinctions_999.html
Link to paper:
Environmental Sciences Bulletin Board - 14 November 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
The world population is now officially in excess of 8 billion – the problem of exponential growth
- https://theconversation.com/8-billion-humans-how-population-growth-and-climate-change-are-connected-as-the-anthropocene-engine-transforms-the-planet-193075
- https://theconversation.com/8-billion-people-four-ways-climate-change-and-population-growth-combine-to-threaten-public-health-with-global-consequences-193077
- https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualized-the-worlds-population-at-8-billion/
- https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/story/2022-11-04/world-population-8-billion
- https://www.un.org/en/dayof8billion
Texas Parks & Wildlife - PBS SHOW- Bee Folks, Coastal Prairie Protectors & Fort Boggy
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69DGCjqu9-E
Global view of water insecurity
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-snapshot-global-insecurity.html
- Paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00241-8/fulltext
Non-stick (Teflon) cookware may make it easier to cook but sheds micro-plastics & PFAS into our food
Perspective: Inconvenient facts about electric cars
Kenya Wildlife Service notes extended drought in East Africa results in deaths of hundreds of animals in national parks, reserves and conservancies – losing competition with humans for water
Covid virus & widespread-spread use of antibiotics decimated gut microbiome (dysbiosis) during plandemic – bacterial imbalance and risk of secondary bloodstream infection (bacteremia)
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/scientists-uncover-new-side-effect-of-covid-19/ar-AA13KKHP
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33395-6
On average it takes 9 to 12 years for solar panels to “pay for themselves” with federal tax subsidy
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/how-long-does-it-take-for-solar-panels-to-pay-for-themselves/ar-AA13Nqi6
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69DGCjqu9-E
Tech hazard: lithium-ion e-bike battery explodes and sparks massive fire in Manhattan high-rise – 38 people injured including 5 firefighters
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/firefighters-rescue-woman-dangling-20th-161900769.html
- https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2022/11/07/lithium-battery-triggers-new-york-high-rise-fire/
NRCS seeking comments on proposed changes to 430 National Soil Survey Handbook, part 648 “Digital Soil Mapping – Raster Products”
- https://policy.nrcs.usda.gov/viewDirective.aspx?hid=48714
- Links to proposed changes: https://nrcs.app.box.com/s/5f8x9hshwhl1wuz91stt73m65w3c1fds
“Green” energy battery storage in New York City faces challenges from zone, access to grid connectivity & supply chain disruption
- https://localtoday.news/ny/lithium-ion-batteries-could-power-new-york-but-where-should-they-go-61596.html
- https://us.knews.media/news/lithium-ion-batteries-could-power-new-york-but-where-should-they-go/
California has another new Water Supply Strategy
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnsabo/2022/11/04/californias-water-strategy-a-marvelous-action-plan-for-our-climate-future/?sh=234b8b571879
- CWSS: https://resources.ca.gov/-/media/CNRA-Website/Files/Initiatives/Water-Resilience/CA-Water-Supply-Strategy.pdf
Hunters killing wildlife or emphasizing intrinsic value of a healthy ecosystem – conservation over consumption
Clean Air Council files appeal to block proposed $1.1B “advanced” plastics recycling plant in Pennsylvania – was exempted from solid waste permit since DEP classified as “manufacturing process”
At COP27 climate finance is once again a dominant topic – needs to be transparent – follow the money – as UN continues to hype “global warming”
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-cop27-climate-transparency.html
- https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3721922-new-report-a-chronicle-of-climate-chaos-un-chief/
Toward understanding economic & environmental impacts of how cities are built – height of urban areas – Global North & Global South are not what you would expect
- https://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2022/11/07/infrastructureatlas
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2214813119
An agreement signed at COP27 to build massive $20B 15GW on-shore wind farm in Egypt – projected completion date of 2035 if it actually constructed
UN attempts to draw red line around net-zero greenwashing – bogus net-zero pledges
Stormwater treatment facility at Point Defiance in Tacoma
How to access & download historical Soil Surveys on new NRCS Website platform
- https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAFARMERS/bulletins/337450a
- Access instructions:
- https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDAFARMERS/2022/11/10/file_attachments/2326316/How%20to%20access%20historical%20soil%20surveys%20on%20the%20new%20NRCS%20website.pdf
- Download instructions: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/How-to-download-scanned-soil-survey-manuscript.pdf
Ethiopia tapping into geothermal energy to diversity power grid & avoid dependency on hydropower
EPA to test air and water to assess impacts of Hurricane Fiona on contamination in Puerto Rico
Planned hydrogen hub in the Midwest to be supplied power by nuclear plant in Ohio – electrolysis to split water to yield hydrogen makes so much sense when considering the shortage of fresh water
- https://www.nucnet.org/news/midwest-us-coalition-pushes-ahead-with-production-hub-using-nuclear-power-11-4-2022
- https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/4-nuclear-power-plants-gearing-clean-hydrogen-production
Perspective: How scientists can inform policy decisions – but only if policymakers are willing to listen and “experts” rely on actual science
California suing chemical companies over PFAS forever chemical toxic contamination of groundwater – “better living through chemistry”
Scientists send letter to WHO urging complete overhaul or withdrawal of draft drinking water guidelines for PFAS chemicals that eschew health-based standards & disregard robust evidence of harm
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-scientists-pfas-guidelines.html
- WHO draft guidelines: https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/wash-documents/wash-chemicals/pfos-pfoa-gdwq-bd-working-draft-for-public-review-29.9.22.pdf
- Letter: https://greensciencepolicy.org/docs/General/pfas-scientists-letter-to-who-20221110.pdf
Visualizing mismanaged plastic waste by country – 350M tonnes generated each year but only a fraction is recycled and one-fifth is mismanaged
Visualizing CO2 emissions since 1900 – highest amounts in Post-GFC and Post-Pandemic rebounds
Herman Daly (1938-2022) and the question of economics vs environment
Fact checking the observations of Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond
Flash droughts
Dumb humans – NPS begs visitors to stop licking poisonous psychedelic Sonoran Desert toads
Optimistically wishing that the next compound disaster can be prevented
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-1980s-environmental-mitigate-future-disasters.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204622001906?via%3Dihub
Owens Valley, water, dust & Los Angeles – ongoing conflicts
Beaver dams improve quality of river waters & create habitat for other species
- https://news.stanford.edu/2022/11/08/beaver-dams-buffer-rivers-climate-extremes/
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34022-0
Cracked feeder pumps at Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in Finland
- https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newstvo-continues-to-investigate-damage-at-ol3-10281489
- https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Cause-of-OL3-feedwater-pump-damage-yet-to-be-deter
Barnes County Water Resources District seeking public input on erosion along Sheyenne River in North Dakota
- https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/public-input-sought-for-sheyenne-river-erosion-study
- Survey: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/cebeccaf6f444a97ba0b1eaa4a9482e2?portalUrl=https://heiteam.maps.arcgis.com
Case study of Lop Nur “Sea of Death” – active water management to restore degraded arid lake
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Study_sheds_light_on_rebirth_code_of_Lop_Nur_999.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-23462-9
Predicted bigger “urban boom” in India – consequences in megacities
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 14 November 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
EPA now claiming ballast water discharges cause little harm – refusing to exercise authority
Herds of cows are still experiencing long-term trend of migration from coastal areas to central states
Coastal lagoons threatened by micro-plastic pollution
Industry threatens water supplies & coastal ecology near Corpus Christi, Texas
Public meetings on Coastal Master Plan in Abbeville, Georgia
- https://www.krvs.org/show/apres-midi/2022-11-07/2023-coastal-master-plan-meeting-in-abbeville
- CMP: https://coastal.la.gov/our-plan/2023-coastal-master-plan/
- Technical Resources: https://coastal.la.gov/our-plan/2023-coastal-master-plan/technical-resources/
NRCS seeking comments on Proposed Changes to 430 National Soil Survey Handbook, Part 656, “Coastal Zone Soil Survey”
- https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/viewerFS.aspx?hid=48716
- Summary of Proposed changes: https://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/OpenNonWebContent.aspx?content=45971.wba
- Links to proposed changes: https://nrcs.app.box.com/s/5f8x9hshwhl1wuz91stt73m65w3c1fds
Tidepools of Santa Barbara host clam species that was only known from fossil evidence
- https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020757/needle-coastal-haystack
- Paper: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/95139/
Volusia County asks for evacuation order for coastal condos as Subtropical Storm Nicole approaches
Reports of multiple explosions at Symrise Chemical Plant in coastal Glynn County, Georgia
The good news is no PFAS forever chemical were detected in sampling of White Oak River in NC
Monitoring dredged sediment settlement to assess stability to “save” Louisiana coastline
Measuring inflow and outflows of estuaries – total exchange flow (TEF) method
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/measuring-the-ins-and-outflows-of-estuaries
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JC018960
Using Landsat to chronicle gain & loss of wetlands in the Mississippi River Delta
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Satellites_help_scientists_track_dramatic_wetlands_loss_in_Louisiana_999.html
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JG006794
Will $31B Ike Dike really protect Houston, Texas, from the next big hurricane? (podcast)
Coral reef restoration needed to mitigate impact of hurricanes in Florida
"Every great cause starts as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket." - Eric Hoffer
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