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Geoscience Bulletin Board - 21 November 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Significant critical minerals potential discovered at Pennington Mountain in Aroostook County, Maine
Geology in the Imperial Valley of California
Workshops on recently released hydrogeologic portion of Winona County Geologic Atlas in Minnesota
- https://www.winonapost.com/community/workshop-on-groundwater-geology-nov-16/article_6d7064be-6127-11ed-bcbb-9bd7e4b5ad4a.html
- Geologic Atlas Plates: https://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/164935
- Hydrogeology Report:https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/groundwater_section/mapping/cga/c34_winona/winona_report.pdf
- C-34 County Atlas:https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/groundwater_section/mapping/status.html#W
Series of old caldera systems along track of Yellowstone hotspot
Guinness World Record for largest uncut emerald is 7,525 carats that has been excavated in Zambia
Potential for indium in West Desert of Utah
USGS announces low-level airborne survey of Coalinga & Pyramid Hills area in California to assess groundwater salinity and subsurface geology
M6.6 earthquake in 1882 remembered as “Big One” in Colorado
OMG! Rocks release CO2 to the atmosphere – just wait till the government announces another crisis!!
Confirmed seismic activity at Ahyi Seamount near Marianas Trench – may be volcanic eruption
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/underwater-volcano-likely-erupting-in-pacific-ocean-near-mariana-trench-since-mid-october-experts-say/ar-AA148E3Z
- https://www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/ahyi-seamount
Caution urged on dating early human footprints at White Sands National Park in Tularosa Valley NM – human occupation of Paisley Caves in Oregon is dated at 14,500 years ago so why not NM?
Human reaction to 5.3M earthquake in West Texas – not “massive” but moderate magnitude – 100+ year old historical building in San Antonia deemed unsafe
- https://www.the-sun.com/news/6692937/earthquake-rocks-texas-midland-el-paso/
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/tx2022wmmd/executive
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-11443985/West-Texas-earthquake-causes-damage-hundreds-miles-away.html
Texas Railroad Commission investigating 5.4M earthquake in West Texas – link to injecting fracking wastewater?
Late Cretaceous turtle, the size of a great white shark, discovered in Southern Pyrenees of NE Spain
- https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/species-giant-turtle-size-great-160007457.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22619-w
Producing oil fields in the Los Angeles Basin – history & target of new legislation
The sandstone arches of Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area
Molybdenum isotopes reflect interactions between subducting slabs & the Mantle
More than 90% of carbon stored in the crust, mantle & core – poorly understood part of Carbon Cycle
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-deep-carbon-fate.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33696-w
Tapping ancient seawater pockets to characterize paleo-seawater signatures
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-tiniest-ancient-seawater-pockets-revealed.html
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/11/221117084406.htm
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0012821X22004952
Euarthopods from Middle Ordovician Castle Bank Biota in Wales
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/mieridduryn-bonniae-11398.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34204-w
Yuzhoulong qurenensis – Middle Jurassic Maronaria subgroup of sauropods
Gangtoucunia aspera - Problematic Cambrian tubular fossils
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/gangtoucunia-aspera-11386.html
- Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.1623
USGS released 5th Edition of Federal Standards & Procedures for National Watershed Boundary Dataset
- https://www.usgs.gov/news/technical-announcement/usgs-wbd-standards-version-5-now-available
- WBD: https://pubs.usgs.gov/tm/11/a3/pdf/tm11-a3_5ed.pdf
Fate of ray-finned fish lineages during the end-Devonian extinction event
No surprise here! Earth regulates temperature over millennia – long-term stabilizing feedback
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Earth_can_regulate_its_own_temperature_over_millennia_new_study_finds_999.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adc9241
Linking Devonian marine mass extinctions to expansion & radiation of land plants
Changing topography and river connections in the Pacific Northwest
New consultant hired to review plans for repairing damage to Sandhills stream due to unauthorized drainage ditch overflow – 1.6M tons of sand & sediment washed into Snake River
CITES has chance to save critically endangered Requiem Sharks (Carcharhinidae)
Opportunity to find yet more oil on the North Slope of Alaska
NOAA updates forecast for US winter
Numerical simulations & in situ observations of ocean dynamics in Greenland fjords
California eyeing “paleo-valleys” as yet another opportunity for excess groundwater withdrawal – better viewed as zones of groundwater recharge
1929 M7.2 Newfoundland earthquake & tsunami
Environmental Science Bulletin Board - 21 November 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Webinar: 8 December 2022 – Conservation Outcomes: Addressing water quality outcomes through nutrient & water management
TVA proposed $216M solar farm atop a capped coal ash storage pit
- https://apnews.com/article/biden-science-kentucky-tennessee-paducah-eebe656b7836969d1217ead444ceb589
Global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels & cement increase by estimated 0.8% this year – COP27 calls it a “crisis” with climate goals at risk
- https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/11/global-co2-emissions-fossil-fuels-hit-record-2022/
- Global Carbon Budget: https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/14/4811/2022/
Another “end of the world” prediction to justify exerting political control over human activity
- https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3730949-analysis-world-has-9-years-to-avoid-critical-climate-change-threshold/
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19112022/warming-trends-how-should-we-think-about-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/
End of inquiry into 2017 Grenfell Tower fire – finger pointing – possible criminal charges
- https://archinect.com/news/article/150329766/finger-pointing-closes-phase-ii-of-the-grenfell-tower-fire-inquiry-as-possible-criminal-charges-loom
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-63517874
- https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/grenfell-tower-fire-council-apologises-25478068
- https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/martlet-v-mulalley-design-9450318/
Utah DOT received 13,443 public comments on proposed Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola FEIS
- https://ksltv.com/510856/udot-releases-all-comments-on-the-little-cottonwood-canyon-gondola-there-are-over-13000/
- Links to FEIS & Comments: https://littlecottonwoodeis.udot.utah.gov/final-eis/#final-eis-comments
- Response to Comments: https://littlecottonwoodeis.udot.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/LCC_FEIS_32_Response_to_Comments.pdf
Alaska LNG export project submitted proposal for Alaskan Hydrogen Hub – estimated cost $39B
Researching methods to reuse produced water – imaging, removing pollution!
Expanding rail transit in Los Angeles County continues to be a very expensive endeavor - $7.9B
Heavy rains cause raging waters amid spillover of dams on rivers in New South Wales (video)
- https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/water-spills-from-australia-wyangala-dam-torrential-rains
- https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/an-incredibly-difficult-situation-more-than-100-people-rescued-as-floods-inundate-central-west-20221114-p5by42.html
There are no words to concisely describe Burning Man on the Black Rock Desert
Perspective: Assumptions that won Al Gore the Nobel Prize were wrong
Break-in at Lion Farms USA Mink Farm in Hoaglin Township, Ohio, releases thousands of mink to the wild
The state of desalination projects in California – seeking potable water & getting salty sludge
Creating hydrogen for “green” energy by splitting water molecules is an exercise that is not only futile but is also unconscionable given the shortage of potable fresh water
California has plan to cut rooftop solar incentives
Solar panels (ground-mounted PV facilities) need to address runoff & water pollution – violating Clean Water Act
- https://www.nrel.gov/solar/market-research-analysis/pv-smart.html
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/settlements-resolve-clean-water-act-violations-four-solar-farm-construction-sites-alabama
- https://www.al.com/news/2022/11/alabama-solar-farm-owner-to-pay-500k-to-settle-clean-water-act-violations.html
- https://energynews.us/newsletter/stormwater-regulations-could-set-back-virginia-solar/
Over-hyping hydrogen as a wonder fuel – an inefficient use of resources
NOAA creating digital twin of Earth in misguided belief that humans can “control global warming”
Technological hazard: driver describes malfunction of EV before crashing – 2 dead, 3 severely injured
Among Gen Z 55% have or believe they need to seek mental healthcare – the result of coddling – self-fulfilling prophecy
Montana judge temporarily restricts wolf hunting & trapping near Yellowstone & Glacier National Parks
Is “digital agriculture” a panacea for an over-populated world?
Needless human terror reaction to 5.3M earthquake in West Texas – moderate magnitude not “massive”
- https://www.the-sun.com/news/6692937/earthquake-rocks-texas-midland-el-paso/
- https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/tx2022wmmd/executive
California policies turning “$100B” surplus into $25B deficit amid recession this coming year – and this is called “manageable” – “Go woke, go broke!”
- https://www.kcra.com/article/california-faces-25-billion-budget-deficit-states-legislative-analyst-projects/41982419#
- https://www.ppic.org/blog/budget-surplus-divides-californians/
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/go-woke-go-broke-california-warns-state-budget-will-plunge-25-billion-into-the-red-in-2023/ar-AA14fj6I
- Report: https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4646
Overview of humanitarian law and policies adopted by Organization of African Unity/African Union
UN warns of further conflict & displacement in the Sahel
The impact of flooding on food security in Africa
Study shows need for health education & behavioral attitudes toward leukemia risks in Tunisia
“Beauty” products continue to be recalled due to benzene content – benzene is a carcinogen
Visualizing an animate charge of changing US demographics of 200+ years
Visualizing the ever-increasing construction debris waste stream
FERC votes to approve $500M demolition o4 dams on the lower Klamath River
Examples of convergent evolution
Humans focus on selective breeding (artificial selection) of other species may cause undesirable traits
Some animals use bright colors to impress & others to intimidate
Jury awards $6.55M to Honey Bee Ranch for flooding damages caused by solar farm
Activists attempting to deface famous paintings decrease support for global warming
- https://web.sas.upenn.edu/pcssm/commentary/public-disapproval-of-disruptive-climate-change-protests/
Transitioning to no-till agriculture in Oklahoma increases yields
Legacy and future of Mackinac Bridge
Student petition said “course was too hard and their grades too low” – devote less than “five hours a week to studying & homework” – an “expensive multi-year holiday” – but tough professor was “the person who taught me to think”
OMG! New study finds Earth regulates temperature over millennia – forget man-made global warming
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Earth_can_regulate_its_own_temperature_over_millennia_new_study_finds_999.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adc9241
As Crypto crumbles, investors & countries bracing for economic storm – Bitcoin did not solve problems
- https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/11/ftx-crypto-bitcoin-sambankmanfried-effectivealtruism/
- https://nearshoreamericas.com/as-crytpo-crumbles-el-salvador-braces-for-economic-storm/
- https://www.wired.com/story/the-fallout-of-the-ftx-collapse/
- https://www.ft.com/content/3746542f-3f13-46c7-a236-586dffed3b61
- https://qz.com/ftxs-collapse-sends-shockwaves-through-africas-crypto-c-1849789055
- https://portfolio.newschool.edu/malaysia/2022/11/15/what-happened-to-ftx-what-canadians-should-know-about-the-latest-crypto-collapse/
US Army COE kicks off Phase 3 construction for new lock at Soo Locks
- https://www.lre.usace.army.mil/Media/News-Releases/Article/3222411/new-lock-at-the-soo-phase-3-contractor-mobilizes/
- Project: https://www.lre.usace.army.mil/About/Highlighted-Projects/New_Soo_Lock/
TVA announces preferred transmission route for new 161-KV transmission line in Tiptonville area
- https://www.tdworld.com/overhead-transmission/article/21254850/tva-announces-location-of-preferred-transmission-route-in-tiptonville
- TVA Projects: https://www.tva.com/energy/transmission/transmission-system-projects
- Tiptonville Project: https://www.tva.com/energy/transmission/transmission-projects/tiptonville-tennessee-(tiptonville-new-madrid-no.-2)
Yet another structural control completed toward 100-year flood protection of Wheatland, California
15 infrastructure mega-projects in Africa (slide show)
At COP27 Biden administration talking the talk, but not walking the walk on deforestation
Redesigning hydropower turbines to reduce high turbine-induces fish mortality
- https://www.powermag.com/fish-friendly-hydro-natel-energy-is-proving-its-possible/
- Study: https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/hydropower-mortality-risk-fish-turbines
Micro-plastics pervasively pollute even top-quality streams in Pennsylvania
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15112022/microplastics-pennsylvania-quality-streams/
- Report: https://publicinterestnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Pennsylvanias-Pristine-Waterways-and-Microplastics.pdf
COP27 was “African in name only” – no resolution of major elements of potential loss & damage agreement – Africa needs to build wealth using fossil fuels
The Monkey Pox pandemic, WHO recommended vaccines & antiviral drugs & limited testing for efficacy
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 21 November 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Coastal waters of the Mediterranean have slowly warmed - amenable to blue crabs invading fishing grounds – “marine heat waves” – forgetting that the Mediterranean once dried up during Messinian event
- https://www.reuters.com/business/cop/mediterranean-marine-heatwaves-threaten-coastal-livelihoods-2022-11-13/
- https://www.gondwanatalks.com/l/the-mediterranean-sea-dried-up-almost-completely-during-the-messinian-salinity-crisis/
Book Review: “A Countryman’s Journal” – life of a gentleman on “Amen Farm” on coastal Maine
Largest cities in Africa are turning to adaptation & resilience – most in coastal areas
Call for more monitoring of the West African Canary Current along NW African coast
If you live on the coast in the heart of hurricane alley, then this is what you should expect
Chesapeake Bay “dead zone” is smaller than average for 2022
- https://phys.org/news/2022-11-chesapeake-bay-smaller-than-average-dead-zone.html
- https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/experts-find-2022-dead-zone-to-be-10th-smallest-since-1985
Another new model for risks to coral reefs in the Gulf of Mexico
Red tides blooming along SW Florida – health alerts issued
- https://abc-7.com/news/science/2022/11/13/contaminated-water-striking-southwest-florida-nearshore/
- https://www.winknews.com/2022/11/16/health-alert-issued-for-red-tide-near-south-marco-beach/
- https://www.captivasanibel.com/2022/11/17/doh-lee-issues-red-tide-alert-for-parts-of-county/
- https://www.fox13news.com/news/red-tide-returns-to-sarasota-county-beaches
Seabed geophysical surveys completed for North Celtic Sea offshore wind project in Ireland
Perspective: Making the same mistakes on Florida beaches all over again – “Beach Folly”
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article268869647.html
City of New Baltimore wants state funding to help mitigate erosion along Anchor Bay shoreline
Human activities exacerbate risks at coastline from annual cyclones in Bay of Bengal
Initiative to manage nearshore waters in Hawaii – interim instream flow standards
- https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/11/a-massive-effort-to-manage-hawaiis-nearshore-waters-just-launched-on-maui/
- https://mauinow.com/2022/11/17/twelve-more-streams-in-east-mauis-huelo-region-gain-interim-instream-flow-standards/
- https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2022/11/17/nr22-174/
Toxoplasma gondii parasite carried by cats & pigs kills spinner dolphins in Hawaiian waters
Gaps in knowledge for regulatory framework & industry oversight needed for farmed seafood in US waters
- https://www.edf.org/media/new-research-more-study-and-data-needed-set-regulatory-standards-farmed-seafood-us-offshore
- https://thefishsite.com/articles/report-highlights-unknown-impacts-of-offshore-aquaculture
- Report: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X22003980?ref=cra_js_challenge&fr=RR-1
Spraying dredged sand from Moreton Bay to replenish Maroochydore shoreline creates “sand rainbow” in Australian waters
Maine DMR seeking feedback on paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) monitoring season
- https://www.mdislander.com/news/dmr-seeks-feedback-on-psp-monitoring-season-tools/article_7a98f50a-6507-11ed-af07-5ba0dc2279c0.html
- Forecast: https://mainedmr.shinyapps.io/bph_phyto/
- Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftvu3vi10OQspp5VeT69PxqRXiAtvzC-zKIMLi20LBcsdosw/viewform
Hurricane Nicole (and others) erode sand from the beaches – where does it go?
Hungry sharks in the Gulf are a bit more aggressive these days
NY regulators grant approval for 25-mile transmission line for proposed Sunrise Wind Farm off Long Island
Groundwater pumping in Philippines causing coastal areas to subside & threatens communities – 4-6 cm subsidence over two decades – mangroves declined from 133,400 acres to 1,962 acres over 95 years
California Coastal Commission granted conditional approval to $330M Monterey Bay desalination plant
Report: https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2022/11/Th7a8a/Th7a8a-11-2022-report.pdf
“There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.” - Hippocrates
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