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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 11 March 2024 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Anthropocene rejected by Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy - recent date & shallow depth are too narrow to encompass the deeper evidence of human-caused planetary change – Anthropocene Event
- https://theconversation.com/the-anthropocene-is-not-an-epoch-but-the-age-of-humans-is-most-definitely-underway-224495
- https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/3/7/24092675/anthropocene-climate-change-epoch-geology
The challenges for road construction in Yellowstone – Beryl Spring
Star-shaped sand dunes – formation & internal structure
- https://phys.org/news/2024-03-hidden-star-sand-dune-mystery.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-53485-3
Rethinking relationship between super-volcanic eruptions and cooling of the atmosphere based on models
Linking mantle convection to seaway closure and oceanographic circulation patterns
- https://phys.org/news/2024-03-mantle-convection-linked-seaway-closure.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X24000487
Eruption of La Cumbre volcano on Fernandina Island in the Galapagos – home to Fernanda
- https://phys.org/news/2024-03-volcano-uninhabited-galapagos-island-erupts.html
- https://cuencahighlife.com/volcano-erupts-on-galapagos-island-that-was-home-to-last-known-survivor-of-a-species-of-giant-tortoise/
Role of permafrost in the Carbon Cycle
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/source-or-sink-a-review-of-permafrosts-role-in-the-carbon-cycle
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JG007638
Pseudocarcinus gigas – new upper Miocene giant crab from Urenui Formation in Taranaki, New Zealand
- https://www.sci.news/paleontology/pseudocarcinus-karlraubenheimeri-12737.html
- Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00288306.2024.2314472
Arctic rivers adjust to changing climatic conditions – cyclic changes in discharge and sediment load
- https://theconversation.com/arctic-rivers-face-big-changes-with-a-warming-climate-permafrost-thaw-and-an-accelerating-water-cycle-the-effects-will-have-global-consequences-224869
- Paper: https://tc.copernicus.org/articles/18/1033/2024/
Ice cores, gas bubbles, and human history of New World-Old World contact
- https://www.sciencealert.com/plagues-from-centuries-ago-may-have-altered-earths-atmosphere
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45894-9
RUSTED attempting to quantify atmospheric nutrients that support phytoplankton & other marine organisms
Cavum cloud formation seen from NASA Terra Satellite over Gulf of Mexico – result when airplanes fly through banks of mid-level altocumulus clouds
Why clouds quickly dissipate during solar eclipse
- https://www.sciencealert.com/clouds-vanish-during-a-solar-eclipse-and-we-finally-know-why
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01213-0
Earth may have the strongest magnetic field in the universe
Mapping atmospheric rivers in real time
- https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-rivers-that-flow-through-the-sky-mapped-for-first-time
- Download Paper: https://essopenarchive.org/users/645338/articles/657822-evaluating-the-representations-of-atmospheric-rivers-and-their-associated-precipitation-in-reanalyses-with-satellite-observations
What if February 29 never happened?
Project to include seismic shear walls & seismically base-isolated retrofit of the 1938 State Capitol building in Oregon – construction to be done in phases
Special wind zones designated in Washington State – ASCE 7-28 to be adopted in 2030 IBC
Understanding residual drift following an earthquake
Perspective: “No point finishing Yucca Mountain licensing – it’s a waste of money” – but does not even begin to suggest where to put stockpiled high-level nuclear waste
Visualizing proven natural gas reserves by country
Titanosaurs combined reptile & mammal traits
“Key step” in de-extinction of the Woolly Mammoth – ethical & conservation issues need to be addressed – making stem cells – reminiscent of Jurassic Park: “so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should”
- https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/de-extinction-company-manages-to-generate-first-elephant-stem-cells/
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/1-5-billion-startup-says-it-s-getting-close-to-bringing-the-woolly-mammoth-back-from-the-dead-with-elephant-cells/ar-BB1juCrV
Blue Lagoon in Iceland evacuated ahead of “imminent” volcanic eruption – have you read “The Fires” by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir? Novel written before current eruption episodes
$50B mission to stop 74,000 square mile Thwaites Glacier “doomsday glacier” in Antarctica from melting – good luck with that!
Seaweed adapting to climatic change
Proposed deployment of fiber-optic seismic network on the Moon
The Parnell sinkhole resulted from combination of natural and human impacts – 8M liters of wastewater poured into Waitematā Harbour each day
Arctic Ice shipping 100,000-year-old glacial ice from the Arctic to Dubai for cocktails – doing titanic damage to environment
Underwater construction noise is stressful to marine life – pile drivers disrupt sea scallops
Ordovician fossil provides evidence of non-selective trilobite diet - Bohemolichas incola ate ostracods, hyolith conch snails, starfish & sea urchins
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/fossil-of-a-trilobite-discovered-with-its-last-meal-still-visible-inside/ar-AA1hmRei
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06567-7
Holocene Climatic Optima (i.e., thermal maximum) compared to modern conditions in China
In Cambrian seas Anomalocaris canadensis feasted on trilobites by crushing their exoskeleton
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/ancient-weird-shrimp-from-canada-used-bizarre-appendages-to-scarf-up-soft-prey/ar-AA1drRN5
- Paper: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.0638
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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 11 March 2024 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
FDA warns six ground cinnamon products contain elevated levels of lead & should be recalled/thrown away – spice grinder in Ecuador intentionally added lead chromate to improve weight
Once a pandemic, now the CDC is treating covid like the flu – what they should have done all along
In West Virginia, EQT emissions of toxic VOCs cause severe health impacts on families – EQT bids to lead “the largest green initiative on the planet”
South Carolina hoping to approve plan to transform former coal-fired Canadys plant on Edisto River into gas utility – if permits are delayed then new pollution standards will apply – potential cost $13B
Over-tourism trashes Mount Everest – trashing sacred summit – human excrement piles up - glamping
Potential sexual transmission of drug-resistant Trichophyton indotineae
That “sell by” or “best if used by” or “best by” date on your food is all about marketing not whether the food has spoiled and is not required by the FDA except for “use by” date on infant formula
Pregabalin by any other name (Alzain, Axalid, Lyrica) is highly addictive – soaring numbers of overdoses
What is really in that can of corned beef?
Lawsuit filed seeking access to all VAERS data and information regarding covid vaxx
Native Americans still fighting against desecration of their Tribal lands by mining, construction of “clean energy” projects
This birth control pill will now be sold OTC
“just obscene gobs of money” – CO2 Pipeline companies are BIG business - Summit Carbon Solutions could qualify for more than $10B in federal tax credits alone
Three Norfolk Southern trains collide & derail in Lower Saucon Twp., Pennsylvania – cleanup & investigation underway
Biinaagami - explore the watershed of the Great Lakes – more than 200 sovereign First Nations & Tribes – land cover, bathymetry, watersheds, water quality & flowlines
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Interactive map: https://www.biinaagami.org/map
Trillions of gallons leaking from aging drinking water systems every year
UNEA-6 calls for actions to address nature loss & pollution and “climate change” but then emphasize the importance of advancing integrated, science-based approaches, informed by best available science and traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples as well as local communities” – increasing consumption
Georgia EPD virtual public hearing had many participants – none in favor of planned Tine Pines Minerals strip mine near Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge – Twin Pines supported political campaigns
Warning that new Omnibus spending bill will fund transgenic edible plant ‘vaccine’ research
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https://amgreatness.com/2024/03/04/massie-ominbus-spending-bill-funds-edible-plant-vaccine-research/
SCOTUS to hear arguments to restrict social media censorship of information
EVs release more toxic emissions than gas-powered vehicles & are worse for the environment
Phoenix, Arizona, poses new regulations for incoming large water users – conservation & restrictions
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are harmful to human health
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Umbrella study: https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj-2023-077310
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Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nbu.12623
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to re-criminalize illicit dugs such as heroin, cocaine & meth
NPS to begin $12.7M preservation & rehabilitation project on historic C&O Canal
Elephants mourn and bury their dead calves
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https://www.sciencealert.com/tragic-and-mysterious-elephant-burial-ritual-witnessed-by-scientists
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Paper: https://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/8826/9701
The green anaconda is really two genetically different species
Updates: US Federal Court rescinded EPA approval of herbicide dicamba – ruling permits use of ‘existing stock’ through 2024 growing season – dicamba-resistant waterhemp – drift concerns continue – Senators urge EPA to appeal
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https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/dicamba-weedkiller-approval-halted-bayer-syngenta-basf/707123/
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https://www.farmprogress.com/crop-protection/more-herbicide-resistant-waterhemp-surfaces
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https://www.farmprogress.com/soybean/where-dicamba-fits-in-2024-and-beyond-
CRS Insight – US Army COE Civil Works: Primer & Resources & 10 common sense reforms that are still needed
US District Court partially rolls back Clean Water Act 404 Permitting Program in Florida
GSA not compliant with obligation to inspect federal real property for asbestos every 5 years – GSA developing comprehensive plan following risk-based approach
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Report highlights & full report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106324
People living in over-valued homes in risky areas may finally pay fair share for homeowners insurance – CA, FL & LA
States still dueling over plan to “share” the waters of the drought-stricken Colorado River
Update: San Francisco voters approve drug screening & mandatory addiction treatment for those receiving county welfare – also approved increased law enforcement to cope with crime crises
“We are not ready” for dangers of EV & lithium battery fires – Congressional testimony & fires at Factory Zero
4 dams have been removed from Klamath River – now hundreds of thousands of salmon fry have died of suspected gas bubble disease while passing through Iron Gate Dam tunnel
Rio de Janeiro experiencing major spike in cases of dengue fever – mosquito borne “bone break fever”
Burning after East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment that sent toxic chemicals into the air was not necessary – “no scientific basis for the controlled burn” – poisonous for unidentified reasons
Rural towns in Colorado getting help from “specialized bugs” to clean up wastewater & sewage
Update: Warnings ignored prior to deadly collapse of hangar at Idaho airport
Researchers “excited” but do not address ethical issues in harvesting shed fetal cells & growing oranoids – “enough time for prenatal therapy to fix problems doctors might find”
Wild population of Mexican wolf grows for 8th consecutive year across Arizona & New Mexico
$5.000 reward offered for information regarding Whooping Crane shooting death in Mamou, Louisiana
Technological hazard: risks of AI for scientific research – producing more but understanding less
Another EV charging station manufacturer files for bankruptcy
LIABLE legislation introduced to retroactively dissolve all federal immunity & protections for vaxx manufacturers from suit or liability
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https://karenkingston.substack.com/p/liable-act-all-federal-immunity-for
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Proposed bill: https://roy.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/roy.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/ROY_LIABLE%20Act_2.16.24.pdf
PacifiCorp ordered to pay $42M+ to victims of devastating 2020 wildfires in Oregon
Visualizing North American population density – clusters especially in disaster-prone areas
Big Pharma loses in court on efforts to have negotiations on drug prices ruled unconstitutional
Largest wildfire in Texas history sparked by power lines
Polar bears are still adapting to change in climatic conditions – just did not fit the “man-made global warming” narrative to say so – polar bears have been adapting for half a million years including during the previous interglacial that was warmer than present day conditions
Perspective: How to prevent the Californication of America
US crude oil production increasing – averages more than 13.3M barrels per day despite decline in drilling as new wells are more efficient
Planned Dallas-Fort Worth high-speed rail would create an “ugly scar” and put Reunion Tower at risk
Microplastics found in 50% of plaques from clogged arteries – risk of cardiovascular disease
Texas approved new 2,500-acre reservoir to meet growing needs of petro-chemical industries along the Gulf Coast – water to be diverted from Lavaca River
CRS Report: Central Valley Project, California: Issues & Legislation
CDC changed reporting requirements for Lyme disease – revised surveillance case definition in 2022 likely resulted in sharp increase in reported cases rather than change in disease risk
Governmental efforts to “kill” negative news story on net zero
Frantically trying to clean up the Seine where swimming has been banned in time for Summer Olympics
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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 11 March 2024 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Comparing observations with modeling of coastal carbon cycle – phase two of RECCAP
- https://phys.org/news/2024-03-coastal-carbon.html
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GB007803
Maryland climate & Chesapeake Bay cleanup goals
Green hydrogen proposal scrapped by biggest offshore wind farm – Dogger Bank D
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered along West Coast
Oil spill & toxic fertilizer leak from sunk cargo ship attacked by Houthi rebels in Red Sea
Visualizing the fastest sinking coastal cities – mostly due to land subsidence
Small-scale costal resiliency project intended to reduce flooding risks along Nantucket Harbor
Managed access of Scripps Coastal Reserve
$3B Clean Ports plan to improve air quality at North Carolina Port at Wilmington on Cape Fear River
Controversial proposed 3-mile-long paved trail near the Intracoastal Waterway in St Augustine, Florida
Demonstration project for drone delivery of food services for near-shore vessels & fishing areas in South Korean port city of Busan
Dead humpback whale washed ashore at Oceanfront in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Port of Virginia opened wider shipping channel for 2-way passage of ultra-large container vessels
1.2M gallons of partially treated sewage from Bradenton wastewater treatment plant spilled into Manatee River in Florida – $20M facility upgrades to be completed by 2032
Construction begins on largest underwater tunnels in Genoa, Italy, beneath port city intended to “enhance traffic flow”
Dörtyol terminal in Turkey halts imports of Russian crude oil
Deaths of illegal aliens off the coast of San Diego increased by 3,200% - inherent risk in illegal activity
Tiny Blue Dragons once again wash up on shores of Galveston – may appear cute but have venomous sting – look but do not touch
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https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/03/07/venomous-blue-dragon-warning-in-galveston-beach-heres-what-to-do-if-you-get-stung-this-spring-break/
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https://www.gulflive.com/news/2024/03/tiny-but-potentially-dangerous-blue-dragons-return-to-texas-beaches.html
New initiative is part of WFIP3 to gather extensive weather, ocean & wildlife data near off-shore wind farms intended to improve design & operation
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