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Geoscience Bulletin Board - 12 December 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Mauna Loa eruption satellite images & video & updates

• https://www.heraldonline.com/news/nation-world/national/article269737916.html
• https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/news/volcano-watch-response-mauna-loas-2022-eruption
• https://kslnewsradio.com/1980248/watch-out-for-lava-glass-near-erupting-volcano-says-u-of-u-geologist/

Prognostication:  which of two rift zones would spew magma when Mauna Loa erupted

• https://news.miami.edu/stories/2022/12/researchers-study-accurately-predicted-location-of-mauna-loa-eruption.html
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-89203-6

Shifting of magnetic field of Earth means making corrections at Reno-Tahoe Airport

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/reno-s-airport-makes-changes-to-runways-due-to-earth-s-magnetic-fields-shifting/ar-AA14NF49

Fossil in closet of the Natural History Museum in London proves modern lizards originated in Late Triassic

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fossil-found-in-cupboard-shows-lizards-are-millions-of-years-older-than-first-thought/ar-AA14RWQA

Trieste and Deepsea Challenger voyages to the deepest parts of the ocean

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/the-first-crewed-vessel-to-reach-the-deepest-point-in-the-ocean/ar-AA14S4qY

The hunt for cryptids

• https://www.grunge.com/1125379/the-weird-science-behind-the-hunt-for-cryptids/

Haboobs – what they are & how they form

• https://www.grunge.com/1125250/what-is-a-haboob/

Stromboli volcano eruption & M4.6 earthquake raises alert level to orange

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/new-eruption-of-stromboli-volcano-raises-alert-level-in-italy/ar-AA14V1IJ

Mountain Lake in Giles County, Virginia, is renowned for its fluctuations

• https://cardinalnews.org/2022/12/05/geologists-still-plumbing-the-secrets-of-mountain-lake-and-its-mysterious-fluctuations/

M5.2 earthquake felt in Bay of Bengal – no reports of coastal damage

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/earthquake-felt-under-bay-of-bengal-near-puri-a-large-part-of-bangladesh-shaken-big-update-on-tsunami-alert/ar-AA14Unpx
• https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000j6yh/executive

Jug Rock - Largest free-standing table rock formation east of the Mississippi River is in Indiana

• https://wkdq.com/southern-indiana-is-home-to-a-strange-geological-wonder-that-stands-60-feet-tall/

Global warming alarmists attack Australian geologist Ian Plimer fact-based online video – need to fact check the article:  “1.1 degrees Celsius (33.98 degrees Fahrenheit)” and that erroneous “consensus”

• https://news.yahoo.com/expert-says-australian-geologist-false-040708587.html

Preliminary geological survey completed at Temelin SMR (small modular reactor) site

• https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsfirst-part-of-geological-survey-completed-at-temelin-smr-site-10412995

Heavy rains may have triggered Semeru volcanic ash cloud on Java in Indonesia

• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-water-made-fire-in-an-indonesian-volcano

Brief conversation with John McPhee who wrote Pulitzer Prize winning “Annals of the Former World”

• https://tricycle.org/article/john-mcphee/

Elevating a 45-mile stretch of Maya Train across the Yucatan may contaminate network of caves and sinkholes but may also cause cave-ridden limestone to collapse

• https://apnews.com/article/technology-travel-mexico-climate-and-environment-6f410b1593cdd30433e1b2c9686af3a7

DNA reveals 2 myo northern Greenland was lush open boreal forest ecosystem with array of animals

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/oldest-dna-reveals-life-in-greenland-2-million-years-ago/ar-AA151cyV
• Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05453-y

WRF models suggest easterly wind waves over northern Africa influence intensity, timing & location of formation of tropical cyclones in the Atlantic

• https://eos.org/research-spotlights/linking-african-winds-to-atlantic-storms
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL100590
• Paper: https://climatemodeling.science.energy.gov/research-highlights/anthropogenic-influences-african-easterly-jet-african-easterly-wave-system

Mechanism for formation of very large greigite ((Fe3S4) grains in deep sea turbidites & bioturbation sediments – insight into iron-sulfur-carbon cycle

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/new-mechanism-for-giant-greigite-growth-in-deep-sea-sediments
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JB024734

Visualizing the largest copper producers by country – Chile is ranked #1

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-the-worlds-largest-copper-producers/

Learning from 400 years of Indigenous fire management in the SW US

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-years-indigenous-tribes-buffered-climate.html
• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq3221

Rogue waves occur more often than thought

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-rogue-cruise-ship-tragedy.html

Late Jurassic enigmatic mawsoniid coelacanth found in England in Kimmeridge Clay Formation

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/mawsoniid-coelacanth-england-11454.html

Eromangasaurus australis – long-necked Cretaceous plesiosaur discovered in western Queensland

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/eromangasaurus-australis-11453.html

Spinosaurus aegyptiacus – Cretaceous sail-backer theropod is not a specialized aquatic creature

• https://www.sci.news/paleontology/semiaquatic-spinosaurus-aegyptiacus-11456.html
• Paper: https://elifesciences.org/articles/80092

Population declines in beluga whales in Cook Inlet linked to low birth & survival rates

• https://www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-release/population-declines-alaska-beluga-whale-population-may-be-linked-low-birth

The physics of the movement of landslides

• https://beta.nsf.gov/news/physics-disaster-how-mudslides-move
• Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2209109119

M5.8 in Northern Indonesia is likely aftershock of deadly M5.6 quake last month

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/58-magnitude_earthquake_jolts_Indonesias_Java_island_999.html
• https://www.trtworld.com/asia/residents-flee-as-magnitude-6-1-quake-rattles-indonesia-s-west-java-63320

Complete dataset reconstructing lake ice phenology of 132 lakes on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Chinese_scientists_reconstruct_Qinghai_Tibet_Plateau_lake_ice_phenology_999.html

SWNA megadrought linked to 30% change in gravity wave activity in upper atmosphere

• https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/How_the_current_Southwestern_North_American_megadrought_is_affecting_Earths_upper_atmosphere_999.html
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL100569

Meteorites may have delivered amino acids formed by gamma ray driven reactions leading to life on Earth

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Meteorites_plus_gamma_rays_could_have_given_Earth_the_building_blocks_for_life_999.html
• Paper: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acscentsci.2c00588

The future of mining? Mining for “green energy” critical minerals will cause social & environmental impacts

• https://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Mining_for_the_clean_energy_transition_999.html

Ankylosaur tail clubs may have evolved to bash each other rather than defeat threats from predators

• https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/12/ankylosaurs-tails-may-have-been-the-original-cretaceous-fight-clubs/

Call for presentations for the virtual Mine Water Geothermal Energy Symposium 2023

• https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/call-for-presenters-2023-mine-water-geothermal-symposim/

George Kourounis discusses his career as a storm chaser

• https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/explorer-in-residence-george-kourounis-discusses-his-career-as-a-storm-chaser/

3 early morning shallow seismic tremors in eastern part of Cuba

• https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/three-new-earthquakes-in-cuba-at-dawn-this-wednesday/
• 7: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr2022342000/executive
• 5: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pr71386128/executive

Demonstration of “super-careful” seabed mining robot (video)

• https://newatlas.com/marine/seabed-mining-robot-impossible-metals/
• 2019 paper on potential impacts: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02242-y

Nigerian government urging exploration for hydrocarbons in the Bida Basin

• https://thenationonlineng.net/reps-urge-fed-govt-to-begin-oil-exploration-in-bida-basin/

Microbial communities shift while corals hibernate in the winter

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221201141923.htm
• https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.01391-22

Exploring deep sinkholes in Michigan (video)

• https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/ancient-life-rare-plants-found-in-michigans-sinkholes

Perspective:  the critical need to conduct geotechnical site investigation in advance of any kind of construction, remediation or alteration project

• https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/the-role-of-site-investigations-and-their-importance-in-minimising-project-costs-08-12-2022/

Secrets of the iconic wandering albatrosses

• https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/new-research-unlocks-clues-about-the-iconic-flight-of-the-wandering-albatross/
• Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.211364

Painting of Mosasour in Rutgers Geology Museum has been restored

• https://geologymuseum.rutgers.edu/about-us-geology-museum/mastodon-musings/mastodon-musings/496-mosasaur-painting

“Virtual Field Geology” is a good thing but not as good as the real thing

• https://www.newswise.com/articles/bringing-the-field-to-students-with-virtual-field-geology?ta=home

West Virginia Geological & Economic Survey – Wild Appalachia (video & photos)

• https://wchstv.com/community/wild-appalachia/wild-appalachia-west-virginia-geological-economic-survey

“Updated” geological map from Malta Continental Shelf Department is replete with errors and omissions

• https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/environment/energy/120209/geologists_say_updated_map_is_replete_with_errors_and_omissions#.Y5N_4Z7MKUk

Hellenic Survey of Geology & Mineral Exploration developing detailed digital fault map

• https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1199720/all-seismic-faults-in-one-digital-map/

Fossil leaves & pollen revealing evolution of New World tropical forests

• https://discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/a-new-history-for-the-tropical-forests-of-the-americas

What happened to the anticipated “lithium boom” in Wyoming?

• https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/12/07/what-happened-to-wyomings-anticipated-lithium-boom/

Atmosphere-drive glacier mass loss at Urumqi Glacier – energy budget & mass balance characteristics

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-reveals-atmosphere-driven-glacier-mass-loss.html

The Lava Show in Reykjavik uses reheated lava from eruption of Katla Volcano – latest tourist attraction

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-lava-iceland-volcano.html

Finding faults & assessing 3D stresses from Mw9.0 Tohoku earthquake in northern Japan

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-faults-stresses-japan-giant-earthquake.html
• Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X22005246?via%3Dihub

The subtle sounds of deep-sea hydrothermal vents

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-deep-sea-subtle-hydrothermal-vents.html

Rapid uplift of northeastern Tibet Plateau in late Miocene

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-reveals-strong-uplift-northeastern-tibet.html

Using eco-morpho-dynamic model to predict evolution of the landscape of a river

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-future-landscape-river.html

Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-34880-8

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 12 December 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

US Southern Border is still not secure – more than 73,000 ‘gotaways’ in November – highest ever recorded

• https://www.foxnews.com/politics/73000-gotaways-southern-border-november-highest-ever-recorded

New booster shots provide only limited protection against covid

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/covid-boosters-provide-only-limited-protection-against-illness-new-study-finds/ar-AA14Cnml
• https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7148e1.htm?s_cid=mm7148e1_w

Book Review: “Fen, Bog & Swamp” – a short history of peatland destruction

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03122022/warming-trends-annie-proulx-wetlands/

Watch “White Christmas” movie?  Did you know the ‘snow’ in the movie was made with asbestos?

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/the-snow-in-irving-berlin-s-white-christmas-was-actually-a-very-deadly-substance/ar-AA14RwIu

Bacteria are super smart when it comes to developing antibiotic resistance – Streptococcus A – Surge in Step A infections due to lockdown decreasing immunity

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-just-caught-bacteria-using-a-never-before-seen-trick-to-avoid-antibiotics/ar-AA14RKHT
• https://news.yahoo.com/are-strep-a-outbreaks-linked-to-covid-lockdown-what-the-experts-say-151952052.html

4 commonly prescribed medications may significantly increase risk of cognitive decline

• https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/cm/4-common-medications-spike-dementia-120407716.html

Human extinction inevitable – male sperm production significantly declines worldwide

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/human-extinction-may-be-inevitable-due-to-recent-physiological-change-in-men/ar-AA14Ffpa

Politicians supporting anti-lockdown protests in China – let’s hope they don’t repeat draconian measures here to the detriment of the health of Americans

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/coming-to-terms-the-covid-lockdowns-were-all-for-naught/ar-AA14Un6D

Highway EV charging will demand massive levels of grid power in New York & Massachusetts – demand will soon greatly exceed supply

• https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-charging/highway-ev-charging-will-need-a-ton-of-power-sooner-than-you-think
• Report: https://calstart.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Electric-Highways-Study-November-2022.pdf

Humans are indeed evolving – latest change is retaining the median artery in the arms

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/humans-keep-growing-an-extra-artery-in-their-arms-and-this-is-why/ar-AA14UwVu
• Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13224

Investigation of apparent criminal intent in serious gunfire attack on two power substations in NC

• https://apnews.com/article/crime-north-carolina-052f618466c84b841b467b55c222717a
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/neo-nazis-say-attack-leaving-40-000-americans-in-dark-is-only-the-beginning/ar-AA152Xyc

Preliminary investigation into collapse of wooden Tretten Bridge in Norway indicates caused by “significant overload”

• https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/significant-overload-caused-norways-timber-bridge-collapse-05-12-2022/

Construction has begun on new 300 MW Karoon nuclear power plant in SW Iran near border with Iraq – estimated cost $2B

• https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-starts-construction-on-new-nuclear-power-plant-karoon-state-media-says/
• https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/iranian-state-media-construction-begins-on-nuclear-plant-1.6179835

No surprise here – “The Truth about Wuhan” -- Covid leaked from Wuhan lab – gain-of-function research – close ties between NIH & Wuhan Lab

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/covid-is-man-made-virus-shocking-revelation-by-us-based-research-scientist-in-his-latest-book/ar-AA14UCHm

Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the Badlands of North Dakota

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/theodore-roosevelt-national-park-hiking-and-camping/ar-AA113wvg

Declining workforce participation rate is more representative of failing economy than ‘unemployment’

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-most-chilling-metric-of-all-mike-rowe-warns-that-7-million-american-men-are-done-looking-for-work-and-have-punched-out-here-s-why-that-s-a-serious-problem/ar-AA14YeVv

What a waste!  Less than half of all aluminum cans in the US are currently recycled – infinitely recyclable

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06122022/want-to-help-reduce-pfc-emissions-recycle-those-cans/

New York City cancelled $157M plan to build municipal broadband infrastructure in poor neighborhoods

• https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-kills-internet-master-plan-for-universal-public-web-access

Native American art promoted by IACB is authentic and not “made in China”

• https://nativenewsonline.net/sponsored-content/buy-american-buy-authentic-indian-art-take-home-a-treasure-from-indian-county-3

Since mid-1990s incidence of colon cancer among younger people in US has been rising – more deaths

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/colon-cancer-which-killed-kirstie-alley-is-on-the-rise-among-young-people/ar-AA14Ya6M

Perspective:  Social engineering tactics were used against the American public during pandemic – science was usurped by hyper-monetized and hyper-propagandized institutions

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/i-deposed-dr-fauci-for-seven-hours-here-s-what-i-learned-about-science/ar-AA14Yo2y

NPS acquires 105-acre Graham Creek Canyon adjacent to City of Rocks National Reserve

• https://www.hjnews.com/townnews/geology/park-service-buys-graham-canyon-for-city-of-rocks/article_37a274c6-7419-11ed-81cd-8fe723dca448.html

Visualizing global energy prices by country

• https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-global-energy-prices-by-country-in-2022/

Elevating a 45-mile stretch of Maya Train across the Yucatan may contaminate network of caves and sinkholes as well as damage the tropical jungle but may also cause cave-ridden limestone to collapse

• https://apnews.com/article/technology-travel-mexico-climate-and-environment-6f410b1593cdd30433e1b2c9686af3a7

Perspective:  You’re being lied to about electric cars

• https://www-motortrend-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.motortrend.com/features/truth-about-electric-cars-ad-why-you-are-being-lied-to/amp/

Pirarucu appear to once again be thriving in the Amazon River

• https://www.npr.org/2022/12/07/1139978552/brazil-amazon-fish-pirarucu-conservation

Perspective:  weasels, not pandas, should be poster animal for biodiversity loss – UN Biodiversity Conference currently in Montreal, Canada

• https://theconversation.com/weasels-not-pandas-should-be-the-poster-animal-for-biodiversity-loss-192895
• https://www.unep.org/events/conference/un-biodiversity-conference-cop-15

Should Nature be protected for:  its own sake, economic value, human well-being?  Yes, all of the above

• https://theconversation.com/should-we-protect-nature-for-its-own-sake-for-its-economic-value-because-it-makes-us-happy-yes-180302

E-scooter accidents surged by nearly 45% - increased safety risks: collisions & impair pedestrians

• https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/e-scooter-accidents-surge-as-the-micromobility-devices-popularity-grows/635478/
• Link to report: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/26756/e-scooter-safety-issues-and-solutions

Exploration of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

• https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2022/12/green-desert-explorations-organ-pipe-cactus-national-monument

Indigenous fire management in the SW US over 400 years – what can we learn?

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-years-indigenous-tribes-buffered-climate.html
• https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abq3221

Model identifies potential hot spots and sources of arsenic in private water wells

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-algorithms-arsenic-contamination-private-wells.html

Endangered Devils Hole pupfish is one of the most inbred animals in nature

• https://beta.nsf.gov/news/endangered-devils-hole-pupfish-one-most-inbred
• Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2022.1561

Confirming that soil in the Midwest is eroding up to 1,000 times faster than it forms

• https://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Soil_in_midwestern_US_is_eroding_10_to_1000_times_faster_than_it_forms_study_finds_999.html

Remains of the last-known Tasmanian tiger were kept inside a museum cupboard

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Body_of_last_Tasmanian_tiger_found_in_museum_cupboard_999.html

UN Chief finally realizes that “humanity has become a weapon of mass extinction” – human consumption causing ecosystem degradation, chemical & plastic pollution

• https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Humanity_has_become_a_weapon_of_mass_extinction_warns_UN_chief_999.html

Water issues in West Virginia

• https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-wastewater-climate-and-environment-government-politics-8bc12fd8094b1158df252c27cf88ba1d

Havasupai Tribe opposing any mining activity near the Grand Canyon – threat of uranium mining

• https://nativenewsonline.net/environment/havasupai-tribe-opposed-uranium-mining-activity-near-grand-canyon

Inter-American Development Bank announces “Financing & Risk Transformation Program for Geothermal Energy in Mexico”

• https://www.thinkgeoenergy.com/new-funding-to-support-second-generation-geothermal-development-in-mexico/

Still believing that technology will solve the problem – this time traffic congestion on Texas roadways

• https://www.govtech.com/fs/as-traffic-levels-rebound-in-texas-tech-could-aid-efficiency
• https://www.txdot.gov/about/newsroom/statewide/texas-traffic-congestion-rebounded-in-2021.html
• Interactive: https://mobility.tamu.edu/texas-most-congested-roadways/

Water reuse will have consequences – loading & concentrations of pollutants in the Los Angeles River

• https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/article/2022/12/reuse-can-affect-water-quality-in-unintended-ways-study-finds

Claiming “good news” for clean energy in 2022 – my vote for ugliest scenery photo ever

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08122022/inside-clean-energy-2022-good-news/

Rainfall-related runoff from quarry turns 12 miles of Yealm & Piall waterways chalk white in Devon, England

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/residents-alarmed-when-entire-river-turns-white/ar-AA151B8r

Keystone system pipeline shut down after oil spill into creek in Washington County, Kansas – estimated 14,000 barrels – segment isolated, oil contained with booms

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/oil-spill-in-rural-kansas-creek-shuts-down-keystone-pipeline/ar-AA154QD

Striving to improve plant diversity in Nebraska as part of Conservation Reserve Program

• https://www.farmers.gov/blog/fridays-on-the-farm-striving-plant-diversity-in-nebraska

Nebraska still thinks diverting South Platte River water in a $600M canal is a good idea – Colorado wants more details on Nebraska proposal

• https://nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news-articles/consultant-says-perkins-canal-is-a-good-idea-colorado-wants-more-information/
• Report: https://dnr.nebraska.gov/sites/dnr.nebraska.gov/files/doc/about/News/PerkinsCountyCanal/20221202SouthPlatteCanalProject.pdf

Hydrogen electrolysis projects need to be closely monitored and evaluated

• https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2022/five-green-hydrogen-projects-2022/734421

Still debating the potential value (and impacts) of $3B Empire Winds project off New Jersey shore

• https://www.liherald.com/oceanside/stories/construction-on-horizon-for-the-south-shore-wind-farm,153230

Illinois “Climate & Equitable Jobs Act” fails for 15 months to produce any new jobs or training

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09122022/illinois-clean-energy-laws-failed-promise-jobs/

“Flocking to fire” – Americans still migrating into areas with high wildfire risk & expecting to be saved

• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08122022/climate-change-migration-us/
• Paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fhumd.2022.886545/full

The Everglades are unique and ever changing

• https://answersingenesis.org/geology/natural-features/everglades-ever-changing-environment

Beavers are returning to the Arctic – but some proclaim that is an existential crisis

• https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2022/as-arctic-warms-beavers-move-in
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/beavers-moving-warming-arctic-could-110011365.html

Perspective:  How “green” are biofuels? – significant impacts on the landscape & land use

• https://knowablemagazine.org/article/food-environment/2022/how-green-are-biofuels

Perspective:  Rethinking insurance for floods, wildfires & other catastrophes

• https://knowablemagazine.org/article/society/2022/rethinking-insurance-floods-wildfires-other-catastrophes

2-mile-long tunnel being dug under Old Town Alexandria is intended to diver sewage water from the Potomac River to the Alexandria Renew treatment plant

• https://www.wusa9.com/article/tech/science/environment/alexandria-tunneling-towards-a-more-environmentally-friendly-future-with-hazel/65-8ca9a0b6-d804-43e3-993a-4cd6ebe30820

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 12 December 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Desalination in California is a tool of last resort – is most expensive & comes with
significant collateral environmental damage

https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3756406-dried-up-incalifornia-desalination-offers-only-partial-solution-to-growing-drought/

1,700 seals found on Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia – cause of mass death as yet unknown

• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/1-700-dead-seals-found-on-russia-s-caspian-coast/ar-AA14SZix

Stygiomedusa gigantea - “phantom jellyfish” caught on camera in Monterey, California

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/pets/rare-phantom-jellyfish-with-33-foot-long-mouth-arms-spotted-off-california-coast/ar-AA14VZVK

Port of Savannah plans $410M upgrade to expand capacity for cargo containers by more than 50%

• https://apnews.com/article/business-georgia-brunswick-oceans-savannah-843c555c51ada37110bef3f2686dae37

Prince Edward Island Province in Canada realizes the futility of building along shoreline

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-shoreline-protection-moratorium-reaction-1.6673097

Backfilling of 13 miles of Barataria Preserve canals to begin – attempt to restore natural water flows - $8.7M

• https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/environment/backfillling-of-barataria-preserve-canals-begins-thursday/article_30049056-af36-51f4-9489-75c11dc3cda0.html

Coastal erosion once again exposing skeletons of shipwrecked sailors in England

• https://www.yahoo.com/news/coastal-erosion-expected-reveal-more-061639159.html

Bulging feature in Nakwasina Sound near Sitka, Alaska, is likely a mud volcano

• https://alaskapublic.org/2022/12/06/more-likely-mud-than-magma-sitkas-newest-volcano-is-rising-from-the-depths/

Toward more accurate and efficient calculations for ocean tides

• https://eos.org/editor-highlights/accurate-ocean-tides-for-earth-system-models
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022MS003207

Coupled computer model may improve predictions of coastal flooding

• https://phys.org/news/2022-12-coupled-accurately-coastal.html
• Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022MS003131

Remains of ship from 1800s exposed on beach in Florida by Hurricane Nicole

• https://www.trtworld.com/asia/residents-flee-as-magnitude-6-1-quake-rattles-indonesia-s-west-java-63320

Sea urchins in the Florida Keys seem to be doing well

• https://beta.nsf.gov/news/sea-urchins-keep-trucking-while-other-marine-life
• Paper: https://peerj.com/articles/14245/

Impacts of the Storegga submarine landslide in the North Sea – did it cause Doggerland to sink?

• https://www.dw.com/en/doggerland-how-did-the-atlantis-of-the-north-sea-sink/a-55960379

Construction resumes on $900M port in Kerala in southern India after protesters end blockade

• https://www.reuters.com/world/india/adanis-900-million-indian-port-build-restarts-villagers-end-protest-2022-12-08/?rpc=401&

Vulnerability of coastal airports in California as climate changes:  storm surge, erosion, sea level rise

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221205163656.htm

Questions abound on the US Army COE proposed $52B storm protection plan in New York & New Jersey- potential for adverse effects on water quality & natural ecosystems – cost will escalate by 2044

• https://apnews.com/article/floods-new-jersey-united-states-government-climate-and-environment-politics-57c834acef490a31b764340a08482437

Book Review: “Vanishing Sands:  Losing Beaches to Mining”

• https://nicholas.duke.edu/news/vanishing-sands-how-sand-mining-stripping-away-earths-beaches

Dugong is one of vulnerable marine mammals that have been identified by IUCN as threatened with extinction
·https://www.yahoo.com/news/dugong-coral-abalone-face-extinction-150137446.html

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