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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.
Geoscience Bulletin Board – 3 January 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Debris lobes in Alaska move downslope at varying rates depending on climate – they have sped up over past half century – destruction of road & pipeline not imminent but is inevitable
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Best of 2021
Alpine glaciers come and go – Lathrop Glacier on Mt. Thielsen in the Cascades of Oregon
31 bodies recovered so far following collapse at Darsaya gold mine in Sudan
The Loyalhanna Limestone of southwestern Pennsylvania
Preliminary results of lithium exploration programs in northern Nevada
19 tons of granitic rock cores in New Hampshire
Rocks and the rock cycle
Geologic history of the Grand Staircase-Escalante & Bears Ears National Monuments in Southern Utah
Call to once again recognize Pluto as a planet
Looking for Mars-like locations on Earth to prepare for building a colony on the Red Planet
Seeking safer carbon capture and storage sites in the UK
Flurry of earthquake activity near Salina, Kansas, raises question about wastewater injection
Best EOS stories in 2021
Under current climatic conditions Himalayan Glaciers are retreating
Philippines lifts ban on new open-pit mines to revitalize economy
The 550-million-year history of Uluru in Australia
New timeline of the evolution of mammals
March 2021 earthquake off North Island of New Zealand revealed complex rupture geometry - shallow faulting with trench-perpendicular extension & deep faulting with trench-parallel compression
Earth & other terrestrial plants formed from inner solar system material
- http://www.sci-news.com/space/terrestrial-planets-inner-solar-system-material-10409.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj7601
First model of the formation of the core
Chemical remnants of early Earth near the core
Volcanic eruptions of 2021 in video & photos
Skeletons from the Santorini volcano eruption found in Ionia province in Turkey
Marine biodiversity beneath the Antarctic ice shelf
Fact-finding team assessing flood damage to Melamchi Water Supply Project in Nepal evades snowstorm
Gold country in northern Nevada
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 3 January 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Festivus Report 2021 includes $52,598,515,585 worth of wasteful government spending (from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-rand-paul-releases-annual-075703224.html
- Report: https://www.paul.senate.gov/sites/default/files/page-attachments/Festivus%20Report%202021_0.pdf
Book Review: “All We Want: Building the Life We Cannot Buy”
Perspective: The Anthropocene Joyride – terminal speed will be high
Making the case for a new international crime called Ecocide
Pack of 9 wolves escape from Trois Vallées zoo in Montredon-Labessonnie, southern France – people evacuated – 4 wolves shot & killed on zoo grounds & 5 wolves anesthetized in enclosures – zoo has history of questionable worker safety and animal well-being
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/wolf-pack-escapes-zoo-enclosures-in-visiting-hours-prompting-shutdown-4-wolves-shot-dead/ar-AAS7Z1Z
- https://news.in-24.com/news/421241.html
- https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/25/zoo-forced-to-close-after-pack-of-wolves-escapes-in-france-15823384/
Pontius Pilate and the construction of the Bier Aqueduct in Jerusalem
“Hidden river” – waterways that humans have built over & almost completely buried – sideshow
Definition of high-level radioactive waste based on radioactivity rather than how it was produced was affirmed – guided by best available science & data
Technological hazard: Batteries exploded in electric car manufacturing plant
River of treated sewage flows through flood channel to Pittman Wash in Henderson, Nevada
Germany to shut down half of remain nuclear power plants & continue to phase out the remainder
- https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-powers-down-3-nuclear-plants/
- https://www.dw.com/en/germany-closes-half-its-remaining-nuclear-power-plants/a-60302362
Great Lakes Anishinaabek will focus on revitalization of wabishashi – the American pine marten is a clan animal
Escambia Wood Treating Company Superfund Site is in final stage of cleanup of creosote
Florida has lost 44% of wetlands since 1845 with consequent significant environmental impacts
Time to watch the bald eagles at The Dalles Dam in Oregon (video)
Visualizing 30 years of deforestation and forest growth across the world
Visualizing global food production
Visualizing biofuels, mandates and the reality of modern transportation
- https://www.visualcapitalist.com/biofuel-mandates-out-of-sync-with-the-new-transportation-landscape/
- https://www.npr.org/2021/12/20/1066001919/epa-fuel-economy-standards-cars-trucks
In Memoriam: Thomas Lovejoy – popularized the term “biological diversity”
In Memoriam: E. O. Wilson – the “Father of Biodiversity”
US power companies plan networks of EV charging stations – National Electric Highway Coalition will cost billions of dollars
Favorite photographs of US National Parks from 2021
Carnivores are more prone to developing cancer
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211222153110.htm
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04224-5
Leaded gasoline was sold for 100 years despite knowing the health risks
Water use in California continues to significantly exceed recharge – aquifers not recovering
Proposed megaproject to connect Pitztal Glacier & Ötztal Glacier/Sölden to create largest contiguous glacier ski resort in Europe could destroy some of the last glaciers in the Alps
Micro-plastics are ubiquitous in Alaska – water, sediment, glacial ice, rainfall
Unique marsh on the border between Georgia & South Carolina could soon vanish
Record number of tiger deaths in India in 2021 – human encroachment on habitat increasing
Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals rules that Congress officially dis-established the Kiowa Comanche Apache Reservation & that State can prosecute for crimes committed on the land
Arizona bans use of trail cams by hunters in Arizona
DHS authorizes completion of open sections (gaps) in Southern Border Wall in Arizona
California really is losing population – lost 277,000 in 2021
Massive sewage spill forces closure of all swimming beaches in Long Beach, California
Trying biological control using parasitic wasps to battle invasive emerald ash borer
No reason to test if you have no symptoms
Mixing new covid pills with other medications commonly prescribed for high-risk patients may cause severe or life-threatening interactions
“An invisible addition” – rise in gambling addiction during pandemic
Even triple-vaccinated are likely to transmit – less severe omicron variant “markedly resistant” to vaccines & boosters
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/3-covid-19-vaccine-shots-won-t-stop-omicron-variant-biontech-leader-says/ar-AAS9InQ
- Paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.14.472719v1.full.pdf
Finally shifting to a pandemic policy that is more amenable – Omicron is more contagious but less deadly - a little more science and a little less fear-mongering hype
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/biden-administration-signals-pandemic-strategy-shift-in-the-face-of-omicron/ar-AASgjMd
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cdc-director-rochelle-walensky-gives-away-the-game-during-cnn-interview/ar-AASeVnI
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 3 January 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Abandoned beach house to be demolished in North Topsail
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/north-topsail-beach-home-demolished-110007334.html
32 critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles flown from Boston to Corpus Christi for medical care
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/over-30-endangered-sea-turtles-162930715.html
Satellite images reveal smoldering wreckage of port of Latakia after reported missile strike and fire
US Navy seized 849 pounds of heroin in the Arabian Sea worth estimate $4M
Steller’s Sea Eagle, rare native of Asia, spotted along the Taunton River near Providence, Rhode Island
• https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stellars-sea-eaglemassachusetts_n_61c2011be4b0c7d8b89548ca
2.5M visitors pose increasing threat to Fire Island National Seashore
Officials declare oil spill cleanup along coastal Southern California is complete
• https://phys.org/news/2021-12-declare-california-oil-cleanup.html
Nonlocal population sources may be triggering dinoflagellate blooms in Changjiang Estuary & adjacent seas – dinoflagellates causing about 60% of harmful blooms
• https://phys.org/news/2021-12-reveals-nonlocal-population-sources-triggering.html
“Doomsday” prediction – collapse of Thwaites Glacier could trigger global floods & swallow islands
• https://phys.org/news/2021-12-antarctica-doomsday-glacier-collapse-trigger.html
North Carolina Coastal Federation approaching 40th anniversary looks at 2021 accomplishments
• https://coastalreview.org/2021/12/coastal-federation-reflects-on-2021-accomplishments/
Appeals Court rules in favor of Terrebonne Parish government in lawsuit over investigation of environmental damages caused by oil companies
California Coastal Commission blocks seawall construction demanded by Pismo Beach property owners
• https://calcoastnews.com/2021/12/coastal-commission-blocks-seawall-construction-in-pismobeach/
Feral hog invasions reduce resilience of coastal marshes
Face masks and doggy “poo bags” now most common litter along southeast coast of Ireland
• https://www.irishpost.com/news/face-masks-and-dog-poo-bags-now-common-in-coastallitter-227244
Historical legacy of Albemarle region along Virginia Coast rooted in The Great Dismal Swamp Canal
• https://coastalreview.org/2021/12/camden-county-plays-role-in-early-nc-history/
Imperiled sunflower sea star may soon be listed as endangered or threatened – California may need to adapt some coastal measures and development policies to protect habitat
Coastal communities in Ghana threatened by erosion & sand harvesting
Carteret County, North Carolina, permitting new major $3.5M boat launching facility
• https://coastalreview.org/2021/12/carteret-in-permitting-process-for-new-boat-launch/
North Carolina added new goals & recommendations to Coastal Habitat Protection Plan
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