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WHY ATTEND?
This specialty conference will bring together practitioners and researchers across the intersecting areas of water management, land use planning, natural resources policy, and related technical and design professions. Sessions will be multi-disciplinary and will focus on understanding the integrated nature of our challenges, goals, and programs. Topics will include:
- land and water aspects of water supply,
- water demand management,
- stormwater management,
- wastewater treatment and disposal,
- community planning and design,
- conservation, and
- integrated “one water” approaches.
With a focus on the relationships among water resources management, utility operations, and land use planning and design, attendees will come away with a new understanding and strengthened personal networking connections across the disciplines and professions critical to water and community sustainability. We look forward to your participation.
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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 26 June 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Shallow M6.4 earthquake in Gulf of California near Cabo San Lucas
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/magnitude-6-4-earthquake-strikes-the-gulf-of-california/ar-AA1cIywc
- M 7.0 - 11 km NE of Bantay, Philippines
Hurricane spaghetti models
New model to assess beaver dams with machine learning to aid in landscape change studies
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/mapping-beaver-dams-with-machine-learning
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JG007196
Deep-sea creatures have adapted to their environment
- https://phys.org/news/2023-06-scientists-reveal-deepest-sea-dwellers.html
- Paper: https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/87198v1
AI suggests lightning activity has doubled over past few decades – cause, effect & meaning?
- https://phys.org/news/2023-06-lightning-alps-decades.html
- Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00382-023-06786-8
Supercharged thunderstorms resulting from Hunga Volcano eruption in January 2022 caused most intense lightning ever recorded
- https://phys.org/news/2023-06-tonga-hunga-eruption-intense-lightning.html
- https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL102341
20 million years of episodic “hot spot” magmatism beneath the Cocos Plate
- https://phys.org/news/2023-06-scientists-unearth-million-years-hot.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add3761
Light-absorbing impurities influence the albedo of snow
Long-necked reptiles were decapitated by a single bite in the Triassic
Using AI to forecast dust storms
- https://phys.org/news/2023-06-storms-ai.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41612-023-00348-9
Rate of motion of Southern Ocean Current is related to natural climate cycle
- https://phys.org/news/2023-06-deep-southern-ocean-current-linked.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01695-4
Eruptions of Great Sitkin Volcano in Alaska related to double magma chambers
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/993013
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022GL102438
Nihohae matakoi – Oligocene dolphin with procumbent tusk-like teeth
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/nihohae-matakoi-12017.html
- Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.0873
Fossils of Early Devonian clubmoss may change thinking of evolution of leafy plants
Hydrologic signatures associated with streamflow depletion caused by groundwater pumping
- https://www.usgs.gov/publications/identifying-hydrologic-signatures-associated-streamflow-depletion-caused-groundwater
- Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.14877
Video – near vertical quarry wall collapses forcing miners to run on West Java, Indonesia
“Chilling new animation” from NASA of 9 cm rise in average sea level over 30 years used for hype & fearmongering for man-made global warming alarmism
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-shows-what-30-years-of-rising-seas-feels-like-in-chilling-new-animation/ar-AA1cOtkE
- https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5114
Vectipelta barretti – new Early Cretaceous armored ankylosaur from Wessex Formation on Isle of Wight
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/new-species-of-ankylosaur-discovered-on-the-isle-of-wight/ar-AA1cOkMA
- Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2023.2210577
Seafloor mapping program supports marine safety & planning in 2 Indigenous communities in Canada
Some calling for plugging “Gateway to Hell” which releases methane in Turkmenistan
Severe gully erosion in Abia State in Nigeria
Dumping of Fukushima radioactive wasterwater into the ocean is deemed “sensible and safe” by “experts”
Geologic excursion and pre-history of Southern Africa
Oldest rocks along the coast of Maine
Geology and natural history of the Las Vegas area in Nevada
Paper: Engineering-geological comparative analysis of four case studies of waste landfills
Convergent plate tectonic boundaries
New map of landslide-prone region in the Ramshorn Quadrangle of Wyoming
Being precise when it comes to locating earthquakes in Yellowstone
Exploring the Josephine Ophiolite on the western Oregon-California border
Dinosaurs roamed Earth during the Mesozoic Era – for hundreds of millions of years
Watermelon snow in Utah
Another sighting of Nessie in Loch Ness
Sighting and video of Sharlie in Payette Lake in Idaho
Why some species of dinosaurs got very large – nonlinear evolution
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/993163
- Paper: https://anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ar.25209
Flat Earth Society still believes
Archaeopteryx as the ‘bridge’ between dinosaurs and birds – a mesh of dinosaurian & avian traits
Millennium Tower leaning has been mitigated at $100M cost – now flood drains backup
- https://sfstandard.com/business/san-franciscos-infamous-leaning-tower-has-been-fixed/
- https://www.nbcbayarea.com/investigations/millennium-tower-flooding-drain-tilting/3255989/
Catastrophic implosion seals fate of Titan submersible
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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 26 June 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 start-up in Georgia delayed at least another month – degraded hydrogen seal in main generator
Cockfighting is illegal, but big business across the US – ring busted in Lyon County, Nevada – 59 dead roosters – 90+roosters euthanized – 28 arrested people wagering & holding roosters – felony counts
The average American uses 3 rolls of toilet paper per week (141 rolls per year) – rating eco friendliness of TP
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/big-name-toilet-paper-brands-are-getting-blasted-for-a-major-problem-with-their-products-here-s-who-got-called-out/ar-AA1cGVH7
- TP use: https://earth911.com/home-garden/rethink-toilet-paper-use/
- Infographic: https://www.statista.com/chart/15676/cmo-toilet-paper-consumption/
- Tissue & hygiene: https://www.statista.com/outlook/cmo/tissue-hygiene-paper/worldwide#price
US wastes an estimated 40M tons of food per day
The story of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
Bayer/Monsanto agreed to “immediately cease and desist” false advertising & misleading claims about glyphosate-based Roundup products – and will pay $6.9M for violating advertising agreement
Prescription drugs that do more harm than good – decrease quality but increase level of cognitive effort
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-dark-side-of-medications-these-drugs-do-more-harm-than-good/ar-AA1cMCwX
- https://scitechdaily.com/productivity-paradox-smart-drugs-like-ritalin-can-lead-to-erratic-thinking-in-people-who-dont-have-adhd/
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add4165
Man fell 4,000 feet to his death from the Grand Canyon West Skywalk viewing platform – investigation launched
Dos and Don’ts of attracting and feeding hummingbirds
Study to monitor and assess grizzly bears in Yellowstone
European countries are discouraging puberty blockers for children – US fails to follow their wisdom
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/europe-breaks-against-puberty-blockers-as-us-becomes-outlier-in-defending-treatments-for-transgender-minors/ar-AA1cLifA
- https://www.foxnews.com/media/media-continue-tout-doctors-defending-transgender-treatments-children-cbs-interview
- UK NHS: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/gender-dysphoria-clinical-programme/implementing-advice-from-the-cass-review/
- AAP resolution: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/american-medical-association-strengthens-support-154236605.html
- https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2023/ama-gender-affirming-care
Banning pornographic books from middle schools is “castrating” children while actually castrating children is “gender-affirming care.”
High-speed rail in California? – original budget of $33B is now $128B without laying a single piece of track – a cautionary tale
“Tranq” flesh-eating drug replacing deadly fentanyl that replaced heroin as most prevalent illegal drug
Turning the tide on NYC school policies to favor expanded accelerated education & merit-based admissions
Concerns rapidly growing in Wyoming over environmental impacts of wind farms to provide power to California
Can the Colorado River Compact be fixed?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) listed by WHO as a top ten public health threat – here’s a clue: it is already worse than covid
- https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/4052215-antimicrobial-resistance-will-be-worse-than-covid-we-have-to-act-now/
- https://www.tomorrowsworldtoday.com/2022/09/19/antimicrobial-resistance-declared-as-one-of-worlds-top-public-health-threats/
- NIH 2015 paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4768623/
Do not fret over reactionary, alarmist predictions – humanity has sustained itself due to continue fossil fuel usage, not in spite of it
Barrick Gold mining company from Canada called out for inflicting harm on communities & the planet
- https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/rhetoric-vs-record-communities-call-out-barrick-for-falling-short-on-human-rights-883140502.html
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/community-slams-company-for-the-poisoning-of-their-river-multiple-times-spilled-toxic-chemicals-into-the-water/ar-AA1cOjqw
Modeling the emission & transport of pollen in the atmosphere
- https://eos.org/editor-highlights/simulating-the-journey-of-pollen-in-the-atmosphere
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022MS003329
Air conditioning in India will dramatically increase emissions – up to estimated 120M metric tons
- Air conditioning in India and Europe poses risk for dramatic rise in emissions, says study (phys.org)
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-31469-z
Quantifying catchment-scale yield & fluvial export dynamics of man-made nitrogenous pollution
Federal Prosecutors bust heinous body-part trafficking ring – stolen organs, faces & stillborn babies taken from Harvard Medical School & Arkansas mortuary
Austrian officials confiscate 80+ geckos, snakes & scorpions in passenger luggage – arrest male on suspicion of criminal smuggling
Kerry faces ethics complaint for violating scientific integrity policies – no scientific evidence to support claim that 15M people die every year due to GHG emissions & another 10M die annually from extreme heat
State of Maine bans use of sewage sludge that contains toxic PFAS forever chemicals from use as fertilizer
Environmental review process initiated for proposed underground nickel mine near Tamarack, Minnesota – Talon Metals Corp. already given $114M subsidy to build ore processing plant in North Dakota
Long-distance migration of Monarch Butterflies
Sighting of giant African land snail puts Miramar are of Broward County, Florida, under quarantine
Perspective: Al Gore’s hypocrisy knows no bounds – Gore’s CO2 emissions exceed 14.24 tons per year
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/vijay-jayaraj-al-gore-s-hypocrisy-knows-no-bounds/ar-AA1cRCFq
Lockdown broke a generation of children – social isolation, anxiety, disrupted education, negative social media
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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 26 June 2023 - complied by Elaine J. Hanford
Berth 8 at Port Freeport, Texas, construction completed
Unsafe levels of fecal contamination detected in water samples from many US beaches
Two Americans found dead in hotel room at Racho Pescadero Resort in Baja California, Mexico – under investigation
A never-ending chore – cleaning mountains of trash from beaches of New York islands
Coastal dune lakes – only in Florida, Oregon, Madagascar, New Zealand & Australia
New strategies for managing coastal fisheries off Peru – upwelling of Humboldt Current
North Carolina Coastal Commission rejected expansion of environmental buffers for Gibbs Creek Watershed in North River Estuary
Pawleys Island Town Council agrees to fund study of ragged jetty that was built in the 1950s
Requesting fair & transparent hiring process for new CEO of Port of Corpus Christi
Mapping the effects of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982
- https://www.resources.org/common-resources/geeking-out-on-geography-mapping-the-effects-of-the-coastal-barrier-resources-act/
- Interactive: https://fwsprimary.wim.usgs.gov/cbrs-mapper-v2/#layersPanel
- Working paper download: https://www.lincolninst.edu/publications/working-papers/can-removing-development-subsidies-promote-adaptation
Pollution alerts following untreated sewage discharge impacting several Yorkshire & Lincolnshire coastal beaches
Impacts of land reclamation on coastal city waters – rehabilitation of sea & river shore projects
- https://www.archdaily.com/1002420/how-water-responds-to-land-reclamation-in-coastal-cities
- https://www.archdaily.com/1002101/rehabilitation-of-sea-and-river-shores-projects-that-rethink-the-relationship-between-the-city-and-water
Tracking grains of sand for coastal restoration projects
Mid-Atlantic coastal plain rivers transitioning from non-tidal to tidal
Over-fishing driving reef sharks toward extinction
Marine mammals poisoned by algal bloom washing up onto beaches in Southern California
Sinkholes at Cape Kiwanda on the northern Oregon Coast are merging
"Do not let sorrow die, for it is the sweetening of every gift" - Cormac McCarthy (R.I.P.)
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