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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 20 November 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Evidence of recurring ancient super-eruption of Campi Flegrei volcanic complex
- https://news.osu.edu/new-study-reveals-evidence-of-recurring-ancient-supereruption/
- Paper: https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/51/11/1001/627581/50-000-yr-of-recurrent-volcaniclastic-megabed
Lava eruption of Mount Etna - paroxysmal phase
How many active volcanoes are in Iceland?
Ground fracturing in Iceland on Reykjanes Peninsula as eruption remains imminent
Pacific-flame Scorpionfish discovered in western Pacific near Japan & the Philippines
Sauk Transgression linked to subduction
The Great Sphinx may have begun as rock feature carved by erosion & then enhanced by ancient Egyptians
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/egypts-iconic-sphinx-may-have-begun-as-natural-carving-by-the-wind/
- https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2023/october/did-nature-have-a-hand-in-the-formation-of-the-great-sphinx--.html
Water-induced chemical reactions in the E prime layer in the outermost region of the metallic liquid Core
Quantifying risk associated with rockfalls in the Andes – cascading hazards
Some earthquakes today may be aftershocks of New Madrid events in the early 1800s
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1007937
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JB026482
Grand Prismatic Spring in the Midway Geyser Basin of Yellowstone
Slide velocity may determine threat of tsunamis in Cascadia Subduction Zone
- https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1007792
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL104818
Groundbreaking for new $167M USGS facility at Colorado School of Mines to focus on energy & mineral research
Road tunnel under construction along Yamunotri National Highway in India collapsed around dozens of workers – just six days after fire broke out in different tunnel being built for railway project
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dozens-trapped-after-road-tunnel-collapsed-while-under-construction/ar-AA1jPIY6
- https://apnews.com/article/india-uttarakhand-tunnel-collapse-cded6d9ef541d3c5daffd35eedc284d6
Processes of mountain building
Songs of submarine volcanoes
- https://www.quantamagazine.org/she-decodes-quakes-from-undersea-volcanoes-and-taylor-swift-20231108/
Fossil carbon in the carbon cycle using rhenium as a proxy in the Amazon Basin
- https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/study-sheds-light-how-earth-cycles-fossil-carbon
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2306343120
Mapping the seabed of the Irish Sea
Rockslide sounded like thunder at Weeping Rock in Zion National Park
Over past 1,000 years heat transfer from surface to deep ocean in North Atlantic like reduced fluctuation of climate changes
Hydrology and surficial geology investigations in Alaska
Satellite views of lava flows on Mount Etna (video)
Mt Mazama & Crater Lake
Great Salt Lake is a playa – but engineers think it should be refilled by pumping in ocean water
36,000-year-old mummified Steppe Bison in Alaska – likely died from Ice Age American lion attack
New modeling and prediction of Antarctic Ice Sheet melt and sea level change during the Pliocene
- https://phys.org/news/2023-11-deep-sea-antarctic-ice-sheet.html
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adg3035
Book Review: “Unearthing the Underworld” - History of the world set in stone – popular geology writing
Another dire warning despite Earth having been warmer in previous inter-glacials - "all Earth's frozen parts will see irreversible damage at 2 degrees C warming."
Crash-landing of rocket from China created 100-foot-wide crater on the Moon
Popocatepetl eruption of volcanic ash
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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 20 November 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
High cost of Thanksgiving Dinner – up 50% beginning in 2020 – 2023 will 2nd most expensive in 38 years
Update: Illegal bio lab in California owned by Chinese contained pathogens labeled as “HIV” and “Ebola” with SARS-CoV2- chlamydia, E. coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Hep B & C, Dengue, Rubella & Malaria– CDC & FBI initially refused to investigate – 42-page report by House Select Committee – public health risks unknown
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pathogens-labeled-hiv-and-ebola-found-inside-secret-illegal-chinese-owned-biolab-in-california/ar-AA1k0EgL
- Criminal complaint: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/arrest-made-central-california-bio-lab-investigation
Icelandic Parliament approved temporary(?) residential tax measure to bolster defenses against volcanic eruptions by building dikes, canals, etc., around structures – yeah, like that will really stop the volcanoes!
Texas passes Bill for arrest & deportation of illegals – added border barriers & illegally crossing Southern Border a crime
20 farm families in Imperial Valley use largest share of water in all of California to grow hay that is exported
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-small-group-of-farms-in-california-use-more-water-than-entire-cities-and-it-s-mostly-going-to-a-single-crop-according-to-a-new-report/ar-AA1jZhCk
- https://www.wionews.com/world/hidden-illegal-chinese-owned-bio-lab-found-stocking-pathogens-labeled-hiv-ebola-in-california-659366
- Report: https://projects.propublica.org/california-farmers-colorado-river/
Sanctuary policies “undermine public safety, border security and law enforcement …. putting communities at risk by releasing criminal illegal aliens”
Current level of volcanic activity is “unusual” only in the media hype – false observational impression - ongoing activity is “absolutely normal” as volcanism continues to shape the Earth
Massive fire in homeless encampment beneath freeway causes indefinite closure of I-10 between Alameda Street & Santa Fe Avenue in Los Angeles
First case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) confirmed in adult mule deer buck in Yellowstone National Park
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/first-case-of-cwd-confirmed-in-yellowstone-national-park/ar-AA1jW0aG
- https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/23041.htm
“world’s chemical-weapons stockpiles are gone” – but that is only the ones that were declared to exist
Key documents on covid were likely deliberately removed and destroyed by HHS officials – “Tony doesn’t want his fingerprints on origin stories”
119 cities named as leaders in climate action & transparency by CDP – includes Jakarta & Mexico City – yes, the same Jakarta that is being abandoned & Mexico City with unhealthy air pollution
- https://cities-today.com/119-cities-get-an-a-for-climate-action/
- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/28/indonesia-to-move-capital-from-jakarta-to-nusantara-but-it-wont-be-easy.html
- https://www.npr.org/2023/06/09/1181043511/air-pollution-aqi-beijing-delhi-seoul
Warning of “recreational” use of deadly nitazene drug – never FDA approved but now causing overdoses & is 100 times more potent than fentanyl – some 60 variations of nitazene on the streets
Warning about the Pfizer vaxx given to Congress – “proven genotoxicity risk” – DNA fragments
Ongoing legal battle between proposed Thacker Pass lithium mine & Native American sacred site
Engineers suggest wasting at least $3M electricity annually & emitting 1M metric tons of GHG to fill Great Salt Lake from the ocean – but it is a playa and should dry up under current climatic conditions
At least one person of 10 died after receiving experimental CRISPR gene editing treatment for bad cholesterol – patient who died of heart attack was one of 3 who received high dose
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/patient-dies-after-being-gene-edited-to-have-lower-cholesterol/ar-AA1k32ao
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/one-time-crispr-treatment-could-permanently-lower-cholesterol/ar-AA1jUwqz
New York City spent billions on illegal immigrants & now slashing budgets for education & public safety
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-city-to-reduce-police-numbers-slash-budgets-due-to-billions-spent-on-migrant-crisis/ar-AA1k3F1s
- https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/nyc-mayor-adams-revised-110-222800633.html
CDC warns of invasive Asian longhorned ticks spreading across the US – killed cattle in Ohio
- https://www.wmtw.com/article/cdc-warning-asian-longhorned-tick/45854157#
- Paper: https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/59/6/2176/6724305
43% of non-Tesla fast-charging stations not working when visited by EV-driving journalist in Los Angeles
Nearly 400 patients at Salem Hospital in Massachusetts may have been exposed to Hepatitis B & C and HIV
Perspective: Why do we pay so much for worthless health care? “fee-for-service” health system rewards & “defensive medicine” to ward off malpractice suits – “unnecessary testing” - more is not necessarily better – screening costs for asymptomatic adults
- Related paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8045442/
- Related paper: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/nearly-500-million-a-year-in-medicare-costs-goes-to-7-services-with-no-net-health-benefits
FDA recalls additional 27 eye drops made under “insanitary” conditions at factory in India
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/fda-recalls-another-27-eye-drops-made-in-insanitary-plant-where-operators-work-barefoot/ar-AA1k5Ciz
- FDA Report: https://www.fda.gov/media/173608/download
The eco-myths that are recycling and Net Zero
Potential consequences of a nuclear attack on the US – “gargantuan fireballs” & deadly radiation
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/grim-map-shows-complete-and-utter-devastation-of-a-nuclear-attack-on-the-us/ar-AA1k4NcR
- https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/who-would-take-the-brunt-of-an-attack-on-u-s-nuclear-missile-silos/
Legal theory behind California climate lawsuit debunked
Residents of Austin, Texas, object to massive $4.5B expansion of I-35 saying it will have massive negative impacts on the environment and quality of life – officials say it “will reduce traffic” contrary to evidence
80 years later Feds finally cleaning up Oppenheimer A bomb radioactivity from Staten Island
Still prognosticating on “man-made global warming” and net-zero – global CO2 emissions increased from 8.86 B metric tons in 1959 to 37.49B metric tons in 2022 = 323.1% but CO2 concentration increased from 315.98 to 418.56 ppm = 32.5% so what’s wrong with this picture?
Updated plant hardiness zone map for vegetation across the US
Most Americans are oblivious to PFAS forever chemicals and health risks
- https://phys.org/news/2023-11-americans-oblivious-chemicals.html
- Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0294134
New satellite hybrid method for carbon dioxide emission estimates called “cost-efficient and transparent”
- https://phys.org/news/2023-11-cost-efficient-transparent-method-carbon-dioxide.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-42664-3
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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 20 November 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Oceans are over-fished – can seafood farming in new ways increase food supply? Or simply create more concentrated pollution?
Restrictions on lot consolidation & construction near bluffs of Lake Michigan in Winnetka, Illinois
Lobsterman missing off the coast of Maine near Kennebunkport
Ferry founders & takes on water in rough seas near Blue Lagoon Island in the Bahamas – at least 1 dead
Turkish cargo ship “Kafkametler” sank off the coast of the Black Sea after hitting breakwater during storm
Galaxy Leader is hijacked by Houthis in the southern Red Sea – Israel reacts
US Coast Guard seeking to find source for 1.1M gallon pipeline leak of crude oil along Gulf of Mexico
Conway, South Carolina, wants to address flooding concerns by creating new bay
Continued drought may further reduce traffic through the Panama Canal
Saltwater intrusion along the west coast of Sulawesi Island in Indonesia
Nature doing what Nature does – Nyangai Island in Turtle Island Archipelago of Sierra Leone is slowly eroding & sinking promoted by indiscriminate, unregulated sand mining
- https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/11/19/1213548231/climate-change-disappearing-island-sierra-leone-africa
- https://chinadialogueocean.net/en/governance/19162-sea-level-rise-sierra-leone-sinking-islands/
Aiming for “sustainable tourism” coastal cities are pushing to restrict or ban cruise ships from ports
BOEM approves construction & operation plan for Revolution Wind utility-scale offshore wind farm – despite announcing $2.8B losses, Ørsted claims it will finish Revolution Wind Project as long as it gets subsidies
- https://electrek.co/2023/11/21/connecticut-rhode-island-offshore-wind-farm/
- https://ctexaminer.com/2023/11/01/orsted-announces-big-losses-plans-to-complete-revolution-wind/
Significant questions remain on impacts of offshore wind farms on the ocean and marine life – BOEM asked National Academies to conduct a study – Revolution Wind Project would impact Nantucket Shoals region
Isle of Man to Lancashire ferry disrupted due to freight backlog, strong winds & silting of Heysham Port
“Life at Sea Cruises” inaugural 3-year voyage cancelled because company “has no ship”
The Great Lakes wind boom that never happened – and that is a good thing
"You can observe a lot just by watching." - Yogi Berra (quoted in @NewsandRecord (Greensboro, NC) via @TheWeek)
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