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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 22 May 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Book Review: “Rocky Voices: The Memories of Minerals that Form the Rocky Mountains”
Why rocks do not burn – well, except for coal
Series of minor tremors record on Bornholm Island caused by acoustic pressure waves from unknown source
Using AI to predict locations for rare minerals by assessing patterns in mineral associations
Demonstrating high natural radioactivity of deep-sea manganese nodules – potential health risks
- https://phys.org/news/2023-05-high-natural-radioactivity-manganese-nodules.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-33971-w
Detecting inaudible sounds of volcanic mudflows
Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-32109-2
Using high-quality satellite imagery to delineate post-earthquake details in Turkey – coseismic surface rupture
- https://phys.org/news/2023-05-high-quality-satellite-imagery-swiftly-reveals.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772467023000167?via%3Dihub
Migration & transformation of radiocesium (RCs)– regulated by clay minerals & natural weathering processes
- https://phys.org/news/2023-05-reveal-interactions-micaceous-minerals-weathering.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0043135423003548
Improved climate model reproduces cycle of Early Pleistocene Ice Ages 1.6 to 1.2 myo driven by astronomical forces – but suggest it no longer works that way since a “warm ice age”
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230515132024.htm
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Warm_Ice_Age_changed_climate_cycles_999.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-00765-x
Developing biodiversity during Cambrian explosion also impacted chemistry of the Crust of the Earth
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230510120539.htm
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade6923
New York City likely sinking 1 to 2 mm per year beneath the weight of skyscrapers – isostasy in action in many large cities around the world
- https://www.sciencealert.com/new-york-city-could-be-sinking-under-the-weight-of-its-skyscrapers
- https://nypost.com/2023/05/17/nyc-is-sinking-under-the-weight-of-its-buildings-geologists/
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022EF003465
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL098477
Platytholus clemensi – Late cretaceous species of dome-headed dinosaurs
Archopterus anjiensis – 445 myo sea scorpion found in Zhejiang Prrovince of China
Brontotheres (thunder beasts) evolved enormous size to survive in competitive ecological niches
Critical minerals mapping in Alaska through Cooperative Geological Mapping Program
Retrospective: 10 ways the eruption of Mount St Helens changed the world – still causing impacts
- https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/10-ways-mount-st-helens-changed-our-world
- https://earthsky.org/earth/this-date-in-science-cataclysmic-eruption-at-mount-st-helens/
USGS seeks Earthquake Hazards Research Proposals for FY24
Under forces of weathering and gravity, the Tetons continue to evolve
The Ennedi Massif in northeastern portion of Chad in Africa
Faults on the west side of Salt Lake Valley complement the Wasatch Fault Zone
A summer of geology in Colorado
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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 22 May 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
The illusion of consensus – contrary to the Scientific Method which calls for rigor, humility & open discussion
- https://www.todayville.com/the-illusion-of-consensus/
- https://www.illusionconsensus.com/p/the-dangerous-illusion-of-scientific
Considering surveillance and encryption
The end of human life as we know it? We have crossed 6 of 9 boundaries for the future existence of humans
- https://phys.org/news/2023-05-earth-unlivable-tide.html
- https://phys.org/news/2023-03-earth-boundaries-justice.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01064-1
US Military Veterans are evicted from Orange County Hotels in New York to make way for illegal immigrants
PFAS forever chemicals in your home - Furniture treated with “stain resistant” chemicals not so resistant
- https://www.fastcompany.com/90876814/those-forever-chemicals-on-our-furniture-dont-actually-prevent-stains
- Paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/24723444231159856
Hydropower is touted as a “green” renewable source of energy as others galvanize to remove existing dams since they cause harm to the environment and old dams pose a safety risk
The largest ranch – King Ranch in south Texas encompasses more than 825,000 acres & Anna Creek Station in South Australia encompasses 2,000,000 acres
Warning to Yellowstone tourists – bear spray does not always work for Bison – what works? Give them space, lots and lots of space and distance
Congestion inequity pricing plan for New York – optimistically thinking this will solve traffic problems but will just cost more with new tolls – a nightmare in the making and a pathway to fraud
Clarifying details for yet another new subsidy for solar energy projects
Montana passes legislation to preclude considering “climate change” (i.e., man-made global warming) when permitting large projects – a good thing since the “consensus” is not real
Recyling is “green” – not if one considers the massive volume of micro-plastics it produces
Taiwan residents warned that endangered Formosan yellow-throated marten may look cute, but are dangerous
“forgotten” antibiotic may be effective against antibiotic resistant superbugs – at least for a while till they adapt
Cityscapes not only create urban heat islands, they also create increased cloud cover which insulates and enhances the urban heat island effects
Determining how to best educate residents about hazards of living near Nyirangongo Volcano in City of Goma
- https://eos.org/articles/raising-hazard-awareness-at-the-foot-of-one-of-the-worlds-most-dangerous-volcanoes
- https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/05/another-pot-farm-death-valley-national-park-cleaned
Billion new air conditioners in India, China, Indonesia & Philippines may save human lives but will “cook” the planet – concerns for impacts of harmful coolants & demands on energy
Cough syrup may be dangerous or deadly for children
EPA proposes 50 % mercury reductions for Taconite plants after decades of advocacy by tribal nations
Glyphosate and/or heavy metals found in 2 of 13 popular brands of oat milk
- https://www.ehn.org/glyphosate-free-oat-milk-2659999493.html
- Report:https://www.mamavation.com/food/glyphosate-oat-milk-heavy-metals.html
Wild koalas are now being vaccinated against chlamydia which causes blindness, infertility & death
New hybrid EV battery safe enough for airplanes? - Not sure I would fly on a plane powered by one
Cleanup of oil spill from Keystone pipeline into Mill Creek in Kansas is completed
Propose Gem City massive solar project near Dayton, Ohio, would power 13,000 homes – lose up to 260 acres of prime farm land to install free-standing solar panels – projected cost of $75M to $85M
Utopian Energy Economy based on uranium – remember that utopian does not exist
Visualizing Sudan – conflicts, geography & climate, population with timeline of key events
Slowing stormwater runoff to help protect Lake Champlain Basin
- https://www.mynbc5.com/article/slowing-stormwater-runoff-helping-to-protect-the-future-of-the-lake-champlain-basin/43867793#
- Lake Champlain Basin Project: https://www.lcbp.org/
“Emergency,” “crises” or “breakdown” – politicians…compete…to see who can ring the alarm the loudest” – Europe beginning to turn against prophets of man-made global warming alarmism
Why Native Americans abandoned Chaco Canyon
The stratospheric ozone layer is still at risk – CHBr3 is not regulated under the Montreal Protocol
US DOE subsidizing carbon emission projects with $251M
More “clean energy” subsidies – “IRA is not sufficient on its own to achieve the promise of rapid emissions reductions”
USPS commemorating 50th anniversary of Endangered Species Act with new stamps
$4M in grants to support protection & restoration of wildlife migration paths and habitats
Southern Nevad Water Authority to spend $1.03B for major construction projects – but Las Vegas will not curb growth as water supplies dwindle
- https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/major-water-system-projects-worth-nearly-400m-coming-to-valley-2779460/
- https://www.thereflector.com/stories/council-discusses-population-projection-increases-in-clark-county,317953
Biggest economic hurdle for nuclear energy is cost – let’s not worry about disposal of radioactive waste
- https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Costs-of-new-nuclear-need-addressing,-says-Wood-Ma
- https://www.woodmac.com/horizons/making-new-nuclear-power-viable-in-the-energy-transition/
Torrential rains causing severe flooding in Somalia
Proposed EPA rule would address “legacy” waste from coal power plants
Retrospective on the value of the Montreal Protocol – limiting CFCs
Toxic runoff from illegal marijuana growing puts California town at risk (slide show) as "extinction event" may be on the horizon for California pot industry
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-california-town-is-worried-about-harmful-chemicals-from-marijuana-growing/ss-AA1bs2Fd
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/california-cannabis-industry-fears-a-big-crash-soon/ar-AA1brXLF
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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 22 May 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
$50B coastal plan still moving toward approval in Louisiana
Efforts in salt marsh conservation in North Carolina
Coastal Georgia ecosystem Report Card for 2022 gives grade of “B” at only 74% – a decline since 81% in 2021 – seems like grade inflation as 74% should be a “C” and 81% would be a “B-“
- https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/coastal-georgias-ecology-given-b-grade/article_fc8bd867-d610-5936-afb8-949b18bceb1c.html
- Report Cards: https://coastalgadnr.org/ReportCard
- 2022 Report Card: https://coastalgadnr.org/sites/default/files/crd/pdf/Final%20Report%20Card%202023.pdf
Coastal light pollution (ALAN) is harming corals
- https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/coastal-lights-trick-coral-reefs-into-spawning-earlier-than-they-should
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-38070-y
Operation Neptune’s Storm demonstrated military & local law enforcement power in Tampa Bay
Multi-use pathway to be developed at Cape Hatteras National Seashore leading to the Cape Hatteras Light
Massive die-off of sea urchins in the Caribbean caused by parasite
- https://new.nsf.gov/news/massive-caribbean-sea-urchin-die-caused-parasite
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg3200
Paper: Rapid siltation & erosion and coastline evolution in mudflats area of Jiangsu
Alabama Audubon works to conserve coastal bird species
Plastic-eating bacteria & fungi found in the coastal salt marshes of China – “terrestrial plastisphere” is man-made ecological niche
Coastal chinchillas discovered in Chile – new species, subspecies or new population?
Recreational fishing industry ranks safety of Right Whales below profit along east coast of North America
More violence accompanies fishing season along Atlantic Coast of Canada
Delaware DOT presents current State of Coastal Corridors
Completion of sand engine project in Benin, West Africa, described as successful
Rational thinking? Coastal areas threated by sea level & storm surges but will “reclaim” land from the sea – now a “global-scale phenomenon”
Dubai Reefs would encompass 77 square miles of artificial reef for corals & mangrove trees – coupled with floating residential, hospitality, retail facilities and various eco-lodges for eco tourism
Ranking the 15 least safe beaches in the US – water & air pollution, crime, heat, lightning, sharks (slide show)
"Remember that kid you gave a “C” to in your state politics course? He is now in the state legislature and is about to end tenure." - @ass_deans
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