Assessing collapse of 433-foot-high lava dam on Rio Coca River in Ecuador
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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 27 February 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Assessing collapse of 433-foot-high lava dam on Rio Coca River in Ecuador
Geology is about public safety, natural resources & so much more
Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) saw global temp rise of 5-8°C based on Gulf of Mexico cores – that is true global warming that was 5 to 8 times the meager increase of the last 150 years
Unique rocks and precious gems of the Palouse
Silicon-rich “snow” rises in the outer core
Ultra-low frictional healing & slow slip events along the Hikurangi tectonic plate boundary
Deep Digital Cornwall project conducting airborne electromagnetic survey of regional geology
Plate tectonics of Turkey: just a question of time before a major earthquake happened
Morrison Formation is rich in fossils
- https://a-z-animals.com/blog/what-is-the-morrison-formation-and-why-are-there-so-many-fossils-there/
Comparing 1984 & 2022 eruptions of Mauna Loa on the Big Island
Assessing climate theory, proxy data & model simulations to reflect global temperature since mid-Holocene temperature maximum when average global temperature was about 0.7 C (1.3F) warmer than modern time
Elephant seal remains show Ross Sea was warmer in mid- to late-Holocene
- https://phys.org/news/2023-02-elephant-antarctic-sea-warmer-mid-to-late.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277379123000392?via%3Dihub
Largest alluvial diamond in NA named “Jones Diamond” weighs 34.46 carats found in West Virginia in 1928
Strong aftershocks in southern Turkey – M6.4 and M5.8
Mount Edgecumbe on Kruzof Island, Alaska, showing signs of activity – last eruption 4,000 years ago
First geological map of Yellowstone National Park was published in 1878
Faults and aftershocks in Humboldt County, California
Potential role of salt domes in energy “transition”
Paper: Decadal cyclical geological atmospheric emissions for marine seep field offshore Coal Oil Point in Southern California
Analysis of Cretaceous carbon cycle in Cedar Mountain Formation in Utah
Book Review: The Life and Times of Dr. Henry Hicks (1837-1899) - the geology of Wales
24 geological trails promote geo-tourism in Andalusia
Geologists warn against immediate construction in EQ zone in Turkey – open tenders for rebuilding
Using airborne electromagnetic induction sounding to estimate fast ice thickness in Antarctica
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-thick-is-antarctic-ice-and-what-is-underneath
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2022JC019459
Japan Basin formed by seafloor spreading then bifurcated & reorganized by small-scale mantle convection
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/small-scale-convection-shuffles-the-oceanic-lithosphere
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JB025581
Layer of fluid rock may ring the Earth at base of the upper mantle evidenced by post-seismic deformation of deep earthquake
Developing several hundred-year-old climate database from dendrochronology of building rafters in NYC
Visualizing which countries contribute the most plastic pollution to the ocean – surprise: Philippines contributes almost 3 times more than India, 5 times more than China & 2 times the rest of the world (including the US)
Humpback whales seem to be less vocal a population grows – songs may be sign of loneliness
Capturing photographic images of atmospheric phenomena in National Parks – including auroras, sun dogs, moonbow, crepuscular rays, glows, Belt of Venus
How to best photograph volcanoes
The newly discovered Innermost core
Model predicts probability of elevated arsenic in groundwater across the western Great Basin
Using consecutive DInSAR and law of material conservation to investigate land subsidence in Japan
- https://phys.org/news/2023-02-subsidence-japan-consecutive-dinsar-law.html
- Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10106049.2022.2159069
Patagorhynchus pascuali – Cretaceous monotreme lived in what is now Patagonia as part of Gondwana
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/patagorhynchus-pascuali-11676.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04498-7
“le Clot” impact crater discovered near Béziers in southern France
- https://www.sci.news/space/domaine-du-meteore-crater-11681.html
- https://www.cnet.com/science/space/scientists-sleuth-out-meteorite-crater-at-a-french-winery/
- Paper: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/1910.pdf
As a female geologist, think quality over quantity and then pursue your passion
Update: Search for clues to missing geologist Daniel Robinson continues after a year and a half – human remains found but not Robinson
The geological diversity of Cornwall displayed in Cornish hedging
Rock fall on face of El Capitan in Yosemite (video)
Deadly coal mine collapse in Inner Mongolia, China
- https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/more-bodies-found-in-china-open-pit-mine-collapse-48-remain-missing
- https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64730607
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SefrstzZVQk
Are reserves of natural hydrogen waiting to be discovered for human exploitation?
Bengaluru Metro Rail seeking senior geologist and geologist to check underground tunnel work following sinkhole incident in January when portion of Brigade Road caved it
Hydrothermal vents webinar presentation (1:28:45 video)
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 27 February 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Five employees of Little Rock environmental consulting firm die in small airplane crash – enroute to Ohio
Natural immunity is very effective and long-lasting against covid – better than 3 vaxx doses
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/979806
- Paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02465-5/fulltext
- https://fee.org/articles/natural-immunity-offered-more-protection-against-omicron-than-3-vaccine-doses-new-england-journal-of-medicine-study-finds/
- Paper: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2203965
40 tons of transuranic waste was shipped by tractor trailer from ORNL to underground repository in Carlsbad, California, for government run “permanent disposal”
Raw sewage has been flowing into Freeman’s Cut & Brookfoot Lake – a common occurrence
- https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/environment/raw-sewage-causing-stench-running-into-yorkshire-lakes-for-weeks-amid-fears-wildlife-is-being-impacted-4026949
- https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1734278/sewage-dumping-water-companies-UK-rivers
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV4EiBte7tg
Los Angeles DWP still battling to take water from environmentally sensitive Mono Lake
Assessing impact of soil erosion of food, water & energy security
Lack of federal government response to train derailment & carcinogenic chemical release in Palestine, Ohio – DOT doing nothing & FEMA said “not their job” but finally sending an IMAT as support – EPA takes “control”
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pete-buttigieg-fails-the-woody-allen-test/ar-AA17FSHx
- https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/special-reports/train-derailment/fema-will-send-assistance-team-east-palestine-train-derailment/95-a8b15b75-fd50-4e9b-acd6-c99a36eeba10
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/epa-to-take-control-of-ohio-derailment-response/ar-AA17LtaZ
Visualizing the Ohio train derailment & dangers of chemical leaks – how vinyl chloride can damage the liver
- https://www.visualcapitalist.com/explainer-what-to-know-about-the-ohio-train-derailment/
- https://theconversation.com/how-vinyl-chloride-the-chemical-in-the-ohio-train-derailment-and-used-to-make-pvc-plastics-can-damage-your-liver-199953
“Symptomatic of the contradictions of fringe gender ideology that created the concept of transgenderism” – male rapists who claimed to identify as women were transferred to women’s prisons
Call for new audit of California homeless program that spent more than $10B over 3 years – spending more but crisis gets worse
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/report-california-spent-10-billion-over-three-years-to-help-571-000-homeless-people/ar-AA17Ew84
- https://calmatters.org/homelessness-2/2023/02/california-homelessness-spending-report/
- Last Audit: https://www.auditor.ca.gov/reports/2020-112/summary.html
Pandemic to officially end on 11 May but vaxx mandates still being enforced for health care workers until November 2024
Western Solar Plan for disposing of public lands to solar companies for utility-scale projects could significantly impact & degrade the environment – BLM considering expanding WSP to include 5 additional States – public comment period to end on 28 February 2023
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19022023/solar-public-lands/
- https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/2022371/200538533/20072712/250078894/FINAL%20Solar%20PEIS%20Scoping%20Presentation%20Washington%20DC%20Meeting_508compliant.pdf
- Scoping Programmatic EIS: https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/2022371/200538533/20072388/250078570/Solar%20PEIS%20Handout_OR_9_Jan_2023.pdf
- Public Comment: https://kekbfm.com/colorado-must-see-blm-lands/
Impacts of legalizing marijuana – increased DUI for truck drivers – people dying from fake weed
- https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-has-state-marijuana-legalization-affected-trucking
- https://news.yahoo.com/people-dying-fake-weed-just-120700954.html
EVs cost more to fuel than gas-powered cars
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/electric-shock-a-new-study-found-that-evs-cost-more-to-fuel-than-gas-powered-cars-at-the-end-of-2022-here-are-3-simple-ways-to-save-no-matter-what-you-drive/ar-AA17G7hu
- AEG: https://www.andersoneconomicgroup.com/cars-gas-powered-cheaper-to-fuel-than-electric-in-late-2022/
EV pickup trucks have significantly lower range than gas-powered when towing
EV charging network is failing and it is getting worse
Ongoing move toward depopcornification is mostly a matter of taste
Soil erosion induces atmospheric CO2 only over small temporal & spatial scales – resolving paradox
- https://phys.org/news/2023-02-long-standing-debate-agricultural-erosion-carbon.html
- Paper: https://bg.copernicus.org/articles/20/635/2023/
Efforts to ban asbestos and other toxic chemicals under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
California can no longer afford to give medical assistance to illegal aliens
Border crisis spreads to Vermont during frigid weather – 846% increase in illegal aliens from Mexico – Border Patrol calling for volunteers
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/border-crisis-spreads-to-canada-as-vermont-sector-asks-for-help-with-migrant-surge-in-frigid-weather/ar-AA17ISMI
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/border-patrol-sends-out-call-for-volunteers-after-850-surge-in-crossings-from-canada/ar-AA17Mdek
Massive explosion sends molten metal flying at metals plant in Bedford, Ohio – at least 14 injured
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/explosion-rocks-ohio-metals-plant-211551873.html
- Video: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/explosion-rocks-ohio-metals-plant-local-media-2023-02-20/
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/what-caused-the-factory-explosion-in-bedford-ohio-what-to-know-about-the-deadly-accident/ar-AA17KZsQ
Halogen lightbulbs are banned in the UK – phasing out fluorescent bulbs
Perspective: Stupidity is existential threat to America - failure to use cognitive abilities effectively – Dunning-Kruger effect
Retrospective on The Tuskeegee Experiment – most malicious in medical history
Natural immunity to covid is durable and unlike the mRNA vaxx does not facilitate mutations of the virus
US facing invasion of Canadian “super pig” – intelligent & highly elusive beast that will spread disease, destroy crops & native habitats, pollute water and even kill deer & elk
Phonics-based reading skills for students in Ohio – leads to literacy
Fracking wastewater reduces survival & reproduction of water fleas – critical link in aquatic food chain
Fauci met with influential research scientist working directly with Wuhan Lab in February 2020 – discussed gain-of-function research taking place at Wuhan Lab – ongoing Congressional investigation
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/fauci-met-with-wuhan-affiliated-researcher-in-early-days-of-pandemic-emails-show/ar-AA17MdeG
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/hhs-releases-records-to-gop-led-panel-probing-covid-wuhan-lab-leak-theory/ar-AA17NPqf
Legislation introduced in Idaho would criminalize administering mRNA vaccines – ban all mRNA technology for any person or other mammal
Covid treatment fails to prevent infection to household exposure
Outrageous per-capita spending did not reduce plandemic deaths – the curve never got flattened
17-year-old dies after he “slipped and fell approximately 150 feet” off cliff at Hurricane Overlook in Utah
Winter precipitation did not & will not end California drought caused by years of deficits (demand exceeded resource supply) – reservoirs not full – groundwater still depleted – rivers running low
Native American voices of the Grand Canyon (video)
Visualizing which countries contribute the most plastic pollution to the ocean – surprise: Philippines contributes almost 3 times more than India, 5 times more than China & 2 times the rest of the world (including the US)
Right-to-repair laws leading pushback against growing corporate power
Pallas cat confirmed to be living on Mount Everest
Lawsuit alleges Recreation.Gov portal is cluttered with unauthorized & possibly illegal “junk fees”
Turkish lawyers file criminal complaint against President Erdoğan & other top official over responsibility for earthquake deaths – charges of 11 separate crimes & deliberate negligence
Rethinking where “we’ve been allowed to build” based on landslides during Cyclone Gabrielle – Risk = Hazard x Exposure x Vulnerability – the law, real and moral hazards
- https://phys.org/news/2023-02-landslides-law-cyclone-gabrielle-weve.html
- https://theconversation.com/landslides-and-law-cyclone-gabrielle-raises-serious-questions-about-where-weve-been-allowed-to-build-200250
Federal government intervenes in dispute over waters from Colorado River – good luck with that
Romancing the River: Caliphobia and the Colorado River
Urbanization is major driver of declining avian populations in Los Angeles & Central Valley of California
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980305
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn0250
Survey of 92 people (38% of those invited) in Colonias along Texas-Mexico Border on drinking water & wastewater infrastructure – access to tap water & using septic systems of questionable reliability
- https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/article/2023/02/21/exploring-water-and-wastewater-challenges-of-low-income-colonias
- Technical Paper: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/JSWBAY.0001000
Does “going green” have a viable definition as more mineral resources are pillaged from the Earth?
Finding traces of lost habitats in the soil, seeds & place names
The next politically expedient pandemic coming soon to your neighborhood as humans slaughter animals
Paradox: lowering infant mortality will lower population growth?
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980193
- Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0280260
Naked mole rat breaks almost all the biological rules of mammal-ness
FEMA now stands for “First Embrace Migrants and Aliens” rather than providing disaster assistance to Americans – but Stafford Act of 1988 empowers FEMA to respond to human-caused disasters
Half a million gallons of toxic fire-fighting wastewater from Ohio train derailment transported to Houston suburb for disposal by injecting it into the subsurface – Agencies later notified
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 27 February 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
CalTrout sponsors new legislation aimed at coastal watershed resilience
San Diego beach neighborhoods formed Coastal Coalition to increase political influence
- https://www.kusi.com/san-diego-beach-neighborhoods-boost-political-influence-form-coastal-coalition/
Opportunity to learn lessons from coastal defense projects – Fox Point & Narragansett Bay Hurricane Barriers
- https://phys.org/news/2023-02-coastal-defense-lessons-future-infrastructure.html
- Paper: https://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29WR.1943-5452.0001613
Potential for improving coastal resilience to oil spills
- https://earth.stanford.edu/news/oil-spills-and-coastal-resilience
- Paper: https://ecologyandsociety.org/vol28/iss1/art24/
Déjà vu all over again – Tijuana sewage flows prompt closure of Coronado Beach in Southern California - $330M this year to attempt to mitigate the problem along with $144M from Mexico
- https://coronadotimes.com/news/2023/02/17/tijuana-sewage-flows-into-coastal-water-and-canyons-prompts-coronado-beach-closures/
- Recent history of closures: https://coronadotimes.com/?s=beach+closure
Visitors will be able to watch sea turtles & other coastal wildlife receive care at Texas State Aquarium
Canals in Venice, Italy, are running dry – but what about the global warming hype & rising sea level?
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/italy-faces-new-drought-alert-as-venice-canals-run-dry/ar-AA17I0vA
- Photos: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/pictures-show-grounded-gondolas-and-miserable-tourists-in-venice-as-canals-run-dry-due-to-drought-and-low-tide/ar-AA17Kkum
Perspective: Every coastal home is now a stick of dynamite
People moving out of the Florida Keys after mistakenly believing it was safe to live there
Perspective: Attempted illegal California Coastal Commission nominations show decades of state law violations
Dana Point seeking public input on future of coastal town
Pasco County, Florida, considering special assessments of coastal property owners to pay for dredging canals
Coastal County Jam music festival will be held in September in Long Beach, California
National F&W Foundation issues Request for Proposals for National Coastal Resilience Fund
Researching coastal erosion in the Dead Sea
Brazilian President pledges to ensure coastal areas of Sao Paulo State will reach full recovery
Awaiting price tag in San Francisco for cost to “protect its waterfront from sea level rise” – Port & US Army COE to conduct comprehensive yearlong study
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/san-francisco-holds-its-breath-to-find-out-how-much-it-will-cost-to-protect-its-waterfront-from-sea-level-rise/ar-AA17MLfC
- 2020 Report: https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4261
Assessment of coastal land use and land cover change in Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar, from 2016-2022
Annual shorebird monitoring in Gulf of Mottama, Myanmar
Coastline is “at risk from rising seas” but that does not stop humans from creating new urban coastlines
Warning of geological hazards of purchasing reclaimed land in Manila Bay – subsidence, storm surges & tsunamis
MeyGen project in Scotland is first tidal stream array to generate cumulative 50 MW hours over 5-year lifespan – Project began in 2017 with projected cost of £420 million ($577 million) for 500 MW for all phases (49 turbines) – only 3 turbines are presently fully operational
- https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/ocean-energy/after-years-of-costly-failures-is-tidal-energy-finally-catching-on
- https://www.world-energy.org/article/29589.html
- MeyGen Project: https://marine.gov.scot/sites/default/files/chapter_5_project_description_0.pdf
- Pros & Cons of tidal energy: https://www.conserve-energy-future.com/tidalenergy.php
Federal government gives approval for Freeport LNG in Texas to resume operations & export of natural gas 8 months after explosion due to faults in engineering
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/regulators-approve-freeport-lng-to-resume-producing-and-exporting-natural-gas/ar-AA17Mc3z
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23022023/freeport-lng-texas-louisiana-explosion/
Seaweed-based floating blocks may be base for even more urban construction of floating assets in the seas
Coastal Pioneer Array being moved to Southern Mid-Atlantic Bight
Newport hopes to rebuild Cliff Walk after catastrophic collapse – rebuild in same place – did not learn any lesson
Excess nutrients cause ecosystem changes in Waquoit Bay on Cape Cod – shift from benthic to pelagically-oriented ecosystem in response to human-caused excess influx of nutrient pollution
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