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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 24 July 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Crater Lake National Park
M7.2 earthquake in the Aleutians may be precursor to significant eruption of Shishaldin Volcano
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/massive-volcano-could-erupt-immediately-after-enormous-7-2-magnitude-earthquake/ar-AA1dW4p4
- https://www.foxnews.com/us/erupting-alaska-volcano-spews-high-ash-cloud-triggers-inflight-warnings-pilots
- https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2023/07/18/aleutian-volcano-eruption-intensifies-triggering-aircraft-advisory/
Myopic international air pollution rule results in more pollutants being dumped into the ocean from large ships
NOAA released new data confirming significant decline of whale population – Right Whale mortality event
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/vanishing-whale-s-decline-worse-than-previously-thought-feds-say/ar-AA1dZa6s
- NOAA: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/marine-life-distress/2017-2023-north-atlantic-right-whale-unusual-mortality-event
- Fact Sheet: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/s3/2023-07/NARWUME-2023-July13.pdf
Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP) analyzes climate models
These floating critters call the Great Pacific Garbage Patch home
Astro-tourism – eclipses, meteor showers, dark skies
Smaller mammals may have hunted down larger dinosaurs
- https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-sci-mammals-eating-dinosaurs_n_64b6d700e4b038c60cc72a54
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-37545-8
Ocean noise pollution – many sources, many impacts
Insights on the collapse of the Yellowstone Caldera 631,000 years ago
60 years of data released for Antarctic Ice Sheet
- https://phys.org/news/2023-07-years-antarctic-ice-sheet.html
- Paper: https://essd.copernicus.org/preprints/essd-2022-355/essd-2022-355.pdf
Mudslides and floods follow wildfires – impact of waxy soils
- https://phys.org/news/2023-07-mudslides-wildfires-scientists-thought.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39095-z
How old is the Man in the Moon?
Calvarius rapidus – new species of Cretaceous iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur from European Archipelago
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/calvarius-rapidus-12101.html
- Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2023.2210632
Petrodactyle wellnhoferi - new species of Jurassic ctenachasmatid pterosaur had giant bony crest on its head
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/petrodactyle-wellnhoferi-12099.html
- Paper: https://palaeo-electronica.org/content/current-in-press-articles/3878-a-new-solnhofen-pterosaur
Panama seizes 6 tons of illegally traded shark fins bound for Asia
New dual-frequency radar technique probes near-surface layers of ice sheets
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/New_radar_technique_lets_scientists_probe_invisible_ice_sheet_region_on_Earth_and_icy_worlds_999.html
- Paper: https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/17/1839/2023/
Nutrients that may have fertilized Ediacaran life in the ocean 600 myo
Submarine volcano off coast of Canada is host to multitude of life
The Compton-Belkovich Thorium Anomaly on the dark side of the Moon
Guide to collecting rocks in Michigan
The SAR Satellite Revolution will begin in 2024
Sulphur dioxide emissions spike on Mayon Volcano – seismic activity & degassing
Mudflow on the banks of Loch Broom in northern Scotland
- https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2023/07/18/loch-broom-1/
- https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/news/watch-lochbroom-mudslide-following-torrential-rain-and-stor-320385/
Starlink monitoring seismic & volcanic activity at Yellowstone
Hot dry rock geothermal project – 30-day test at 375 degrees F – started construction of 400 MW project in northern Nevada
- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/18/fervo-energy-hits-milestone-using-oil-drilling-tech-to-tap-geothermal.html
- https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2023/07/18/fracking-enables-record-power-and-flow-rates-for-geothermal-pilot-project/
Your chance of getting struck by a meteorite? “slim, but never zero” – risk increases with the size of the rock
3D virtual tours of the geological terrain of the Yukon
- https://www.yukon-news.com/local-news/explore-the-yukons-geology-with-these-yukon-university-virtual-tours/
- Yukon Virtual Geology Project: https://www.yukonu.ca/virtual-geology
- Virtual Tours: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/db86aaa8f3cc427db5631096cf3f88d8
Teepee rock formations in Southern Idaho
Pioneering geologist Laura Lee Jane Weinzierl transformed search for O&G in Texas
Geologists surveying landslide damage in Rolling Hills Estate on Palos Verdes Peninsula in California - Video
Phosphate deposit in southwestern region of Rogaland in Norway
- https://www.courthousenews.com/geologist-digs-into-promise-of-huge-norwegian-phosphate-rock-deposit/
Geological exhibit at King Abdulaziz University Museum in Saudi Arabia
Dinosaur Park in Maryland - bone bed
Critical Minerals Market Review 2023 – demand for critical minerals for “clean energy” which is anything but clean and lacking in significant environmental impacts
- https://www.iea.org/news/critical-minerals-market-sees-unprecedented-growth-as-clean-energy-demand-drives-strong-increase-in-investment
- https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/afc35261-41b2-47d4-86d6-d5d77fc259be/CriticalMineralsMarketReview2023.pdf
- Online data explorer: https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/data-tools/critical-minerals-data-explorer
Eruption of Fagradalsfjall volcanic fissure in Iceland
Tracking seismicity triggered by carbon dioxide injection in Australia
Mobilization of arsenic in groundwater
- https://phys.org/news/2023-07-uncovers-potential-arsenic-sediment.html
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266649842300008X?via%3Dihub
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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 24 July 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Acrolein detected at higher levels in air around East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment site – health hazard
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/compound-found-in-air-near-derailment-site-could-harm-human-health/ar-AA1dSLUA
- Acrolein: https://wwwn.cdc.gov/TSP/MMG/MMGDetails.aspx?mmgid=552&toxid=102#:~:text=What%20is%20acrolein%3F,fungi%2C%20rodents%2C%20and%20microorganisms.
Paper on autopsy findings in vaxx deaths not published by Lancet – posted preprint removed by Lancet
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/misinformation-swirls-around-unpublished-paper-on-covid-19-vaccine-risks/ar-AA1dSxDX
- Links to Paper (manuscript & appendix): https://zenodo.org/record/8120771
Bison mating habits: tending and fighting
4 newly-born lion cubs die within a week at Etawah Safari Park in India
Genetically modified fruit fly created in attempt to stop pests from destroying produce
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/scientists-create-genetically-modified-fruit-fly-that-could-save-farmers-billions-of-dollars-we-re-really-excited-about-this/ar-AA1dVRzF
- https://phys.org/news/2023-06-berry-busting-fruit-flies-focus-sterilizing.html
Hometown newspaper calls for John Kerry to be fired – “least transparent official in the Biden administration”
Warning that London is at risk of major measles outbreak – steady rise in cases indicates resurgence
Excess deaths in the US back to “normal” – is that what was meant by “flattening the curve”?
- CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm
- Graph: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/excess-mortality-p-scores-projected-baseline?campaign_id=9&country=~USA&emc=edit_nn_20230717&instance_id=97712&nl=the-morning®i_id=166260346&segment_id=139508&te=1&user_id=9e67d8026987ff95ccd484df4df301e5
3M consent order to pay $12.5 Billion for PFAS forever chemicals seeping into drinking water
Biden sell-off of US Strategic Oil Reserve leaves caverns half empty – will take decades to replenish
Lionhead rabbits released by breeder are multiplying, well, like rabbits in Wilton Manors, Florida
Illegal spending of more than $26 billion by HHS – officials not legally reappointed
Affirmative Action was discriminatory – institutionalized reverse bias – end was inevitable
- https://amgreatness.com/2023/07/12/ten-reasons-why-affirmative-action-died/
- https://amgreatness.com/2023/07/17/affirmative-action-gone-but-not-forgotten/
The quest to purge cosmetics of PFAS forever chemicals – cause cancer, hormonal disruption, weaken immune system, and reproductive issues – unregulated by FDA
Three E strategy to preserve Lake Tahoe: education, engineering & enforcement
Illegal aliens pose grave risks to American children – “every state has become a border state”
More obfuscation and lies from Fauci
Radio collars intended to help protect wildlife may have contribute to cheetah death
Lawsuit seeks to block launch of lithium exploration project on border of Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge near Amargosa Valley in southern Nevada
Twitter users mocking “underground climate change”
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/twitter-mocks-cnn-report-that-claims-underground-climate-change-is-sinking-cities-look-out-kids/ar-AA1e1my5
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230711131050.htm
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s44172-023-00092-1
Visualizing the type of meat most consumed by country
Technological hazard: FTC launched investigation of ChatGPT
Understanding aging
Investigating the obvious – risk of natural hazards varies across the country on large & small scales
- https://phys.org/news/2023-07-natural-hazard-vulnerability-disproportionate-analysis.html
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-39853-z
Most research on adverse impacts of PFAS forever chemicals on health is not publicized
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/995593
- Paper: https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-023-00997-6
PFAS on your morning toast? Butter wrappers have detectable levels of total fluorine indicating PFAS chemicals
- https://www.ehn.org/pfas-in-food-packaging-2662266606.html
- Report: https://www.mamavation.com/food/butter-wrappers-pfas-forever-chemicals-buying-guide.html
BFRs (brominated flame retardant) chemicals discovered in breast milk
Kodiak resident dies in hit-and-run collision during tsunami evacuation
More than 1,600 evacuated from Mount Mayon eruption develop acute respiratory infections
Is an office of urban agriculture really necessary?
Awaiting EPA decision on using radioactive phosphor-gypsum for road building to build demonstration project
This hardly ever happens!! $1.7B EchoWater plant upgrades completed on time and under budget
Federal government finally suspends funding for Wuhan Institute of Virology as “not compliant with federal regulations and is not presently responsible” – but gain-of-function research cannot be undone
Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility closed ahead of hunting season due to lack of certified staffing – target shooting & fireworks cause most Nevada wildfires
Climate scientists balk at the media relentless cascade of “extreme weather” as “the new normal”
Unclaimed territory still exists on Earth
EVs are pollution machines – toxic tire particles emitted into water, soil & air – estimate up to 6M metric tons per year of nanoparticles as a form of micro-plastics that pose chronic health risks
Tractor trailer crash in Death Valley spills 5,000 gallons of liquid asphalt in National Park – charges pending
Jury awards $18.8M in favor of patient seeking monetary damages for mesothelioma cancer due to exposure to Johnson & Johnson talcum powder – bankruptcy court order freezing most litigation
Move “climate envoy” office of climate czar Kerry at State Department – forbid use of federal funds for non-disclosed expenditures of office that is destroying the economy & national security
Global fight for critical Rare Earth minerals is costly and damaging to the environment – more emissions and pollution will be created to achieve “net zero”
- https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02330-0
- Critical Minerals Market Review 2023: https://www.iea.org/reports/critical-minerals-market-review-2023
Taos County, New Mexico, issues Big Foot warning along Kern River – do not chase, yell at, or feed them
Chinese farmers are reclaiming ghost town of 260 abandoned European-style villas
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/chinese-ghost-town-of-mansions-reclaimed-by-farmers/ar-AA1e6gzl
Follow the money – 75% of hospitals posted positive operating income at height of plandemic – average operating margin increased from2.8% to 6.5% - your taxpayer dollars being handed out
- https://www.axios.com/2023/07/20/hospitals-record-margins-during-pandemic
- Paper: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-health-forum/fullarticle/2807183
How to combat over-tourism at Lake Tahoe – learn from Henry David Thoreau
- https://www.tahoedailytribune.com/news/enough-tourism-agencies-can-learn-from-henry-david-thoreau/
- https://www.wokv.com/news/national/lake-tahoe-officials/2NBKLP3PLYIPTM6MKKX5AHWXHY/
- Lake Tahoe Destination Stewardship Plan website: https://stewardshiptahoe.org/
- LTDS Plan: https://stewardshiptahoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Lake-Tahoe-Stewardship-Plan-6-19-23-FINAL.pdf
Two species of birds discovered in jungles of Papua New Guinea that carry neurotoxin in their feathers – Regent Whistler & Rufous-naped Bellbird eat poisonous food and generate Batrachotoxin
Federal Report on sun-dimming technologies raises more questions than providing answers – deployment of “solar radiation management” would pose significant risks – no feasibility studies – not a “climate solution”
- https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21072023/new-federal-report-on-research-into-sun-dimming-technologies-delivers-more-questions-than-answers/
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2023/06/30/congressionally-mandated-report-on-solar-radiation-modification/
- Report: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Congressionally-Mandated-Report-on-Solar-Radiation-Modification.pdf
Outbreak of anthrax in southern Siberia region of Tuva – 4 infected patients left hospital without authorization
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/russia-says-patients-infected-with-deadly-bacteria-have-escaped/ar-AA1e8Ljj
- https://tass.com/society/1648297
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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 24 July 2023 - compiled by E. Hanford
Portugal assessing 3 offshore wind areas with estimated 3.5GW capacity for auction
• https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/07/14/portugal-zooms-in-on-three-offshore-wind-areas-with-3-5-gw-capacity-
for-upcoming-auction/
Residents oppose LNG facility proposed for North Port St Joe, Florida – public outcry & litigation stop project
Pod of 50+ pilot whales stranded on Isle of Lewis, Scotland – adults & calves die
USNS Alan Shepard cargo ship ran aground in Bahrain
Neurotoxin poisoning killing hundreds of sea lions and dolphins along California coast - domoic acid
Cannon Beach in Oregon was temporarily closed due to cougar sighting on Haystack Rock
Coercion of long-time resident to sell her property so developers can build 147 homes on Hilton Head Island
Catches of tuna and swordfish did not decrease after Revillagigedo National Marine Park established off the southern tip of Baja California Sur
- https://eos.org/articles/marine-protection-does-not-affect-fish-catches-in-mexico
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg0709
Coral reefs are being suffocated by plastics
Geology of tidally influenced Lake Merritt in Oakland
· https://baynature.org/article/the-geology-of-lake-merritt-oaklands-shimmering-tidal-heart/
Oceanic islands provide useful models for ecology, biogeography and evolution
- https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Remote_plant_worlds_999.html
- Paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.04.482684v1.full
Portugal assessing 3 offshore wind areas with estimated 3.5GW capacity for auction
· https://www.offshorewind.biz/2023/07/14/portugal-zooms-in-on-three-offshore-wind-areas-with-3-5-gw-capacity-for-upcoming-auction/
Eastern Shore aquifer in Virginia remains viable and shows little contamination by agricultural and industrial pollution
- https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/according-to-the-us-geological-survey-and-deq-water-use-on-the-eastern-shore-is-largely-unaffected-by-poultry-industry/
- https://www.virginiamercury.com/2023/06/22/scientists-study-natural-processes-affecting-eastern-shore-aquifers/
- Fact Sheet: https://www.esvaplan.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Facts-about-the-ESVA-Groundwater.pdf
- Interactive Map:https://www.usgs.gov/tools/interactive-map-monitoring-virginia-eastern-shore-groundwater-conditions
Residents oppose LNG facility proposed for North Port St Joe, Florida – public outcry & litigation stop project
Semi-submersible Diamond Offshore rig Ocean Apex ready for drilling jobs in Australia
• https://www.offshore-energy.biz/finishing-touches-underway-to-get-diamond-offshore-rig-ready-for-new-drilling-
jobs-in-australia/
Major supply chain problems, surging costs, permit delays among challenges for offshore wind energy in US
• https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2023/07/17/budding-u-s-offshore-wind-industry-facing-rough-seas/
ICJ rules against Nicaragua bid to extend EEZ into waters surrounding Colombian islands in the Caribbean
• https://www.laprensalatina.com/colombias-petro-hails-victory-over-nicaragua-in-world-court/
New scientific data base for fisheries in the Black Sea – BlackSea4Fish project
• https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/regulation-enforcement/new-scientific-database-to-cover-
black-sea-fisheries/
• Project: https://www.fao.org/gfcm/activities/fisheries/cooperation/blacksea4fish/en/
Residents oppose LNG facility proposed for North Port St Joe, Florida – public outcry & litigation stop project
• https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21072023/port-st-joe-florida-lng/
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