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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 – 27 March 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
The Vernal Equinox arrived – what it means
Vancouver, Canada, is earthquake-proofing water reservoirs
Antarctic ice cores reflect Holocene seasonal temperature record showing warming to peak 4,100 years ago and then decreasing to the present
- https://eos.org/articles/ice-cores-record-long-ago-seasons-in-antarctica
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05411-8
Paper: Lithium & brine geochemistry in Qianjiang Formation in central China
Not unusual to find arsenic in drinking water wells in Northern Great Basin – MCL is 10 mg/liter
Still looking for unicorn fossils – so far only seen in rock art
- https://mydroll.com/chance-cross-cultural-unicorn-concepts-lost-in-translation/
- Paper: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-archaeological-journal/article/revisiting-the-south-african-unicorn-rock-art-natural-history-and-colonial-misunderstandings-of-indigenous-realities/5875B2016D8EB1C598C95B21D720F862
Dynatoaetus gaffae – Pleistocene giant eagle in Australia had wingspan up to 10 feet
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/dynatoaetus-gaffae-11751.html
- Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10336-023-02055-x
50 years of contributions to geology by Wu Xichun – professor at Chengdu University of Technology in China
Origin of caves in Minnesota
2.1 million years of volcanic history in Idaho
Large-scale high-grade potash resource in Utah
Glacial outburst lakes pose risk to estimated 15M people – most in China, India, Pakistan & Peru
- https://eos.org/articles/glacial-lakes-can-unleash-deadly-deluges-how-risky-are-they
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36033-x
Climate models do not adequately account for cooling caused by atmospheric dust
In the Sierras it is snow, snow and yet more snow! – I keep warning of the next Ice Age but IPCC does not believe
Comprehensive analysis of impacts of ocean plastics on health of humans & the ocean
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-comprehensive-analysis-human-ocean-health.html
- Paper: https://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10.5334/aogh.4056/
Estimated 3,000B tons of ice “lost” from West Antarctic Ice Sheet in Amundsen Sea Embayment over 25 years – contributing to 9 mm of sea level rise – AIS has about 23,380,000 gigatonnes of ice (25.8 x 10 to the 15 tons)
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scientists-billion-tons-ice-lost.html
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36990-3
Nitrate can facilitate release of uranium to groundwater
Tectonics of the Red Sea – most of Red Sea sedimentary rock is underlain by oceanic crust
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-sediment-reveals-red-sea-tectonics.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040195123000264?via%3Dihub
Blind fault responsible for 2021 M5.9 Woods Point earthquake in southeastern Australia
NOAA hyped “The Blob” warm waters in the Northeastern Pacific now warning of dangers of warm deep-sea waters – bottom marine heat waves in continental shelf waters but isn’t that just part of natural cycle?
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-scientists-bottom-ocean.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36567-0
3,200-foot seamount discovered off the coast of California
Federal government to check water & soil at Fort Belle Fontaine Park in Missouri for nuclear waste contamination
Lockheed Martin exiting nascent deep sea mining industry as activists accuse ISA of pushing deep sea mining without due diligence – would shift environmental impacts from on land into the ocean
- https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-22/deep-sea-mining-just-lost-its-biggest-corporate-backer
- https://www.mining.com/study-shows-seafloor-cobalt-nickel-mining-dramatically-lowers-battery-metals-environment-impact/
Mercury emission estimates rarely provide sufficient data to assess elimination of harmful mining practices
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-mercury-emission-rarely-success.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1462901122003732?via%3Dihub
Brazil evicting illegal gold miners from Amazon Rainforest
Need to include sediment runoff and sedimentation from global pollution priorities
Nitrate may have been important factor in evolution of Neoproterozoic eukaryotes
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-geoscientists-life-evolution-million-years.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade9647
What to expect with emerging El Niño
Excess mercury in the atmosphere likely originates in the ocean – global mercury budget
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-excess-mercury-atmosphere-world-oceans.html
- Paper: https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(23)00084-2
Median eyes are typical for all arthropods including trilobites
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230320102014.htm
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-31089-7
Fossil cache in northeast Scotland is “Rosetta Stone” for fossil preservation – molecular fingerprints
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230317144946.htm
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-37047-1
Copper deposits on Cyprus were hub of trade during the Bronze Age
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230316114041.htm
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X22003856?via%3Dihub
Thylacosmilus atrox – Cenozoic carnivorous “sabertooth marsupials” were good hunters
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/thylacosmilus-atrox-vision-11765.html
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04624-5
Dinosaurs lived alongside enigmatic metallic cockroaches
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/alienopterix-santonicus-11758.html
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11756-022-01265-7
USGS survey of fundamental science practices
- https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1503/full
- USGS Circular 1503: https://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1503/cir1503.pdf
Paper: Advances in Transboundary Aquifer Assessment
3D radar scan of Malaspina Glacier in Alaska
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/3D_radar_scan_provides_clues_about_threats_to_iconic_Alaskan_glacier_999.html
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JF006898
The Wave of Arizona is beautifully sculpted in sandstone
Oldest evidence of meteor impact on Earth – 3.48 byo
- https://www.livescience.com/scientists-may-have-uncovered-the-oldest-evidence-of-a-meteor-hitting-earth-ever
- Paper: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/1628.pdf
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 27 March 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Global freshwater demand will be 40% greater than supply by 2030 – World Water Day won’t make a difference
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/17/global-fresh-water-demand-outstrip-supply-by-2030
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/humanity-has-broken-the-water-cycle-un-chief-warns/ar-AA18V0Jk
- Link to report: https://turningthetide.watercommission.org/
- 2018 warning: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/18/are-we-running-out-of-water
- World Water Day: https://www.worldwaterday.org/
- https://www.newswise.com/articles/water-quality-expert-addresses-global-flooding-water-supply-threats-on-world-water-day
Perspective: 8 Billion people in the world is a crisis – not an achievement
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-malthusians-are-back/ar-AA18VSiT
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/eight-billion-people-in-the-world-is-a-crisis-not-an-achievement/
Wondering why colon cancer is increasing in young adults – Dicyclomine could be one reason
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/colon-cancer-rising-young-people-awareness-182343716.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade7114
- Teratogenic effects of dicyclomine (Bendectin) prescribed for nausea in up to 25% of pregnant women in 1960s & 1970s now linked to 3X higher risk of colon cancer in their children https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/anti-nausea-drug-used-in-pregnancies-decades-ago-linked-to-colon-cancer/ar-AA18CAAu
Rambo outfoxed human efforts (shooting, poison, traps) for 4 years then finally wiped out in flood that hit Pilliga State Conservation Area in New South Wales, Australia
Increasing numbers of cases of infectious syphilis – chem-sex orgies fueled by meth, ecstasy, etc.
- https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/22/spike-in-syphilis-cases-prompts-warning-from-health-officials/
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/369374587_Chemsex_Among_Men_Who_Have_Sex_With_Men_A_Systematic_Scoping_Review_of_Research_Methods
Australia is the sixth-largest cotton producing country in the world – thirsty crop on a dry continent
Another death linked to fluoroquinolone antibiotics (Cipro, Levaquin and Avelox) – toxic side effects including musculoskeletal, psychiatric, digestive, aortic aneurisms may be long lasting
Solar panel life is about 25 to 30 years – today 90% of old solar panels end in landfills where toxins leach into environment – could recycle (recover) silver, copper, aluminum & crystalline silicon
Perspective: Dangerous truth about “clean energy”
Prenatal & postnatal exposure to acetaminophen (Tylenol) linked to autism & ADHD in child
- https://health.clevelandclinic.org/pregnancy-does-acetaminophen-heighten-risks-for-autism-adhd/
- Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00754-4
- Review: https://www.cureus.com/articles/84979-a-systematic-review-of-the-link-between-autism-spectrum-disorder-and-acetaminophen-a-mystery-to-resolve#!/
Texas Appeals Court ruling on regulatory decision on electricity prices elevated during cold snap
Bidirectional link between same-sex attraction and psychological stress in humans
Biden can’t have it both ways – pushing “green” technology which requires critical minerals but also shutting down mining
Biden administration rescinds climate & equity guidance on highway projects
Madagascar was home to flightless ostrich-like birds weighing up to 2,200 pounds – then people arrived who only left broken eggshell fragments
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2023/03/19/eggshells-not-bones-reveal-the-existence-of-previously-unknown-extinct-birds/?sh=792ad822470c
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-36405-3
Illegal sand mining may seriously impact Konkan Railway Bridge across Papanashini River
If you believe the “global warming” hype then here is new approach to assessing “climate crisis” policies
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-approach-policies-climate-crisis.html
- Paper: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jbnst-2022-0022/html
For “man-made global warming” believers IPCC has issued climate handbook for “livable” future – woke dumpster fire masquerading as science
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/IPCC_the_climate_handbook_for_a_liveable_future_999.html
- https://dailycaller.com/2023/03/21/opinion-the-uns-newest-climate-report-is-a-woke-dumpster-fire-masquerading-as-science-michael-bastasch/
Oldest man-made lake in California is not the Salton Sea but Lake Merced near San Francisco
Millions of dead fish in Darling River in New South Wales – hypoxia due to heat
Wadi-al-Salam cemetery in Iraq called “Valley of Peace” but hold 14 centuries of the dead (estimated 6 million) with tombstones as far as the eye can see – more than 3.5 square miles
10 most glaring problems with EVs include price tag, insurance & repair costs, disposal & safety concerns
Comprehensive analysis of impacts of ocean plastics on health of humans & the ocean
Older Americans less willing to get vaccine jabs – lack of trust in vaccines & medical community in general
- https://www.aarp.org/research/topics/health/info-2023/2023-covid19-older-adults-attitudes-survey-vaccine-hesitancy.html
- AARP findings: https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/research/surveys_statistics/health/2023/2023-covid19-older-adults-attitudes-survey-vaccine-hesitancy.doi.10.26419-2Fres.00604.001.pdf
With case fatality rate of 0.9% covid has been a political pandemic all along – let it end now
Infection-vaccination-mortality model – strong evidence is alarm to immediately stop vaxx programs
Assessing damage of M6.8 earthquake in Ecuador – at least 14 fatalities & numerous injuries
At least 14 killed when potatoes cause 3-month-old roof to collapse in India
Human rights issues (including child labor) related to mining minerals for EV industry
More than 600 species have been newly discovered in Australia & New Zealand
- https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/03/20/salsa-dancing-spiders-among-600-new-species-found-in-australia/
- https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/21/new-species-giant-trapdoor-spider-discovered-queensland
- https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2023/03/thousands-of-native-plants-are-unphotographed--and-citizen-scien
New "spun glass" orchid discovered in Japan & new species discovered in the Philippines
- https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/asia/japan-new-species-orchid-scn/index.html
- http://novataxa.blogspot.com/
Federal Judge agrees that new WOTUS rules are government overreach & would pose irreparable harm to residents of Texas & Idaho while noting 25 other states have ongoing lawsuits challenging WOTUS
Calling attention to environmental destruction linked to wood pellet industry that exports mostly to EU
Declassifying intelligence about origins of covid-19 but Biden indicates not all info to be released
Visualizing the largest cities throughout human history
Visualizing biotoxins in nature by lethal dose – most toxic created by microbes
$200M to be “invested” in 100 projects to “reduce” wildfire risk caused by years of drought & increasing development in wildland urban interface – includes prescribed burns & updating plans – yep, that will work!
IPCC issues another “final warning” on climate crisis – all in support of an agenda of control justified by politically-driven agenda
“From Cradle to Grave” plastics have created a toxics crisis – cause cancer, disrupt hormones & human reproduction, and lead to obesity & diabetes
Extensive use of veterinary antibiotics is limiting ability of soil to sequester carbon in grazed areas
What is the IPCC & what does it do? It is a politically driven & motivated to push the “man-made global warming” agenda
Former Saudi Arabian desalination plant by the Red Sea to be turned into a museum
Five transboundary mega-dams cause water conflicts
Romancing the River: Is appropriation from the Commons “Natural”? – California not willing to compromise
At age 90, Mr. Pickles, the radiated tortoise, finally becomes a father to baby Dill, Gherkin & Jalapeño – critically endangered species
Tulare Lake, once one of the most extensive freshwater lakes in western US, was decimated by development – waters returning at least for a little while
Multi-drug resistant Candida auris infections continue to increase – countering the hype
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/why-deadly-candida-auris-fungus-is-spreading-so-fast-across-the-u-s/ar-AA18Uqkc
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/is-highly-contagious-fungus-with-kill-rate-of-60-spreading-through-us/ar-AA18XlsU
Pollution & overfishing are a result of human activity – not “climate change” – plan to “fix” the “problems” will exacerbate already deteriorating environmental conditions in the ocean
USDA Lab Data Mart website (NCLCD) provides interactive information on dynamic soil properties
- https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/natural-resource-concerns/soil/news/protect-your-investments-in-the-soil-usdas
- NCLCD interactive website: https://ncsslabdatamart.sc.egov.usda.gov/
New paver design allows up to 28% permeability
Seven tons of ivory from Angola is seized in Vietnam
Despite all the Pineapple Express precipitation in California the state suffers from “chronic water scarcity” better read as chronic excessive demand and use of freshwater – groundwater extraction exceeds recharge
Feral hogs are an invasive menace destroying crops, uprooting landscapes & spreading disease
“Nature” endorsed a political candidate and eroded public trust in science – scientific journals should be “informed and impartial”
Perspective: “too much power in too few hands creates an echo chamber where decisions cannot be questioned” – the story of the NIH and Fauci
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/this-will-be-the-end-to-fauci-s-nih-as-we-know-it/ar-AA18Ygf6
Federal IBWC upset with Texas for putting up fence to protect Southern Border from illegal aliens
Multi-million & multibillion-dollar projects that have been abandoned
Three years after petition EPA is finally showing awareness of nitrate pollution in drinking water in Oregon
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Plan to create first “octopus farm” in Canary Islands is called “cruel”
What happens when homes are built along the coast – just a refrain of the same old story because the lesson was not learned
Florida has stopped harvesting of Apalachicola Oysters due to environmental conditions & over-harvesting
Tsunami lessons from Peru
Threats of erosion to coastal villages in Odisha – been eroding since at least 1990
Mapping the human footprint on coastal areas – humans cause major stressors
Snowstorms prevented Antarctic seabirds from breeding
- https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Entire_populations_of_Antarctic_seabirds_fail_to_breed_due_to_extreme_snowstorms_999.html
- Paper: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01992-3
France reports 910+ dolphins stranded along Atlantic coast – evidence of injuries from fishing nets, fishing equipment or boat engines
Kuetama escaped from farmed fish ponds – artificially cross-bred giant fish causing chaos in Kagoshima Bay
Snowy plover population recovers from near extinction over past two decades on Oregon coast
Using digital elevation models (DEM) to improve coastal resiliency
Groundbreaking for Cutler Wetlands Component of Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) Project
NWS changing marine forecast to two zones to provide more accurate information to boaters & fishermen
Investigating cause of dangerous “sneaker waves”
Is this Arctica islandica clam really 214 years old?
Researchers use found information to geographically locate areas where whales are more likely to become entangled in crab fishing gear along the Oregon coast
- https://www.koin.com/science/tangled-up-in-crab-whales-studied-along-oregon-coast/
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320723000897
Changing coastline of St. Vincent’s – these are natural processes and nature is not static
$500M Comite River Diversion Canal flood control project under construction since 2019 is further behind schedule
Notice to proceed with engineering, procurement & construction of $13B LNG export terminal at Port Arthur, TX
Geospatial Standard Operating Procedures of the Chesapeake Bay Program
USGS OFR 2023-1007: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2023/1007/ofr20231007.pdf
“A river is more than an amenity, it is a treasure.”
- Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes (quoted by the Supreme Court in its decision in U.S. v. Republic Steel, 1960)
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