Elaine would not 'toot' her own horn so I will. Here is a great little article she wrote for AWRA's March-April 2022 issue of Water Resources IMPACT The Lakes Sampler. It's a fascinating story of the creation and demise of the great lakes that once occupied the Great Basin - mainly Utah, Nevada and yes, even Oregon. Think Great Salt Lake, Pyramid Lake (Nevada), and yes, Oregon's Lake Abert and Summer Lake, both remnants of Lake Chewaucan.
Read 'Pluvial Lakes of the Great Basin'.
And from the same issue here is the Steven Sadro & Adrianne Smits article: 'Snowpack Up, Snowpack Down: What Does Climate Change Mean for Mountain Lakes?'.
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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 18 April 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
$13.3B USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is most expensive warship ever built & is ready for deployment - to replace Nimitz-class carriers
International Seabed Authority (ISA) negotiation development of deep sea mining regulations
Monterey Bay Aquarium opens new exhibit showcasing creatures from the ocean depths
The mystery of increasing methane in the atmosphere
New database may help unravel the geological history of Colombia
- https://eos.org/science-updates/a-puzzle-mat-for-assembling-colombias-geologic-history
- Interactive map: https://www.colombiangeochrondatabase.uni-kiel.de/geo/
Lightning may have been more difficult to spark in the primordial atmosphere of Earth
- https://eos.org/research-spotlights/lightning-had-difficulty-forming-in-early-earths-atmosphere
- Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2021GL097504
Visualizing Carlin-type gold deposits
Visualizing zinc in a low-carbon economy and renewable energy production
New Earth Observation satellite systems
- Australia: https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Australia_to_build_fleet_of_dual_use_earth_observation_satellites_999.html
- SpaceX: https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Satellogic_launches_5_more_satellites_on_SpaceX_Transporter_4_mission_999.html
Abrupt climate change during last Ice Age being attributed to climate instability when CO2 levels were between approximately 190 and 225 ppm - Dansgaard-Oeschger events (D-O events)
Marine life adapts to changing conditions
- https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=304874&org=GEO&from=news
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28742-6
Long-standing hypothesis of climate shifts as drivers of evolution in mammals is questioned
Toward understanding intra-seasonal atmospheric wave trains over the North Pacific
Intrinsic upper-ocean temperature variability in tropical Indian Ocean
Simulating inferred global warming impacts & land-use changes on landslides in Austrian Alps
- https://phys.org/news/2022-04-simulating-ways-global-impact-landslides.html
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00408-7
Melting Arctic ice cap may not shut down AMOC ocean current
Massive dust storm in Iraq sends dozens of people to hospital with respiratory issues
Preservation of unique ichthyosaur fossils buried in blubber & found in Southern Germany
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220407101011.htm
- Paper: https://peerj.com/articles/13173/
Set of dinosaur footprints in Spain reveal that animal had injured toe and abnormal gait
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406160529.htm
- Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0264406
Listening to Mayotte’s new submarine volcano
Solving the puzzle of 2 myo egg forgery scandal – “brood parasitism”
Tanis fossil site in North Dakota yields stunningly preserved leg of a dinosaur from 66 myo
M5.1 Sparta Earthquake, North Carolina – first documented seismic surface rupture in Eastern US
Still searching for the Lost Dutchman gold mine in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona
History of the 231-mph wind gust on Mount Washington – strongest ever observed by a human
Sea water around super-volcano Camp Flegei turned red – may be microscopic algae thriving in warm water due to submerged volcanic activity
The Man in the Moon
- https://earth.stanford.edu/news/why-do-we-see-man-moon#gs.x6640r
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm8475
Origins of volcanic and non-volcanic mountain ranges
Asteroid impact forever changed the balance of the Moon
- https://www.livescience.com/dark-side-moon-crater-imbalance
- https://www.brown.edu/news/2022-04-08/moonfaces
- Paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm8475
20 “best” disaster movies you should watch – earthquakes, faults, volcanoes, tornadoes, tsunamis, Moon fall, asteroids…
Potential of geoelectrical methods to identify hidden graves
Wyoming to conduct state-wide geothermal resource evaluation
Landslides from Tropical Depression Agaton (Megi) in the Philippines
Update: Plan for extinguishing fire at Darvaza Gas Crater in Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan
California Seabed Mining Prevention Act introduced before deep-sea mining begins
Airborne geophysical survey completed at Yurchison Uranium Property in Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan, Canada
Call for action on gully erosion in Namibia from exposed pipelines
Evidence of anticlinal structure & extension of the Mount Carmel Fault in southern Indiana
New fine-grained map of radon-gas risk zones in Williamsburg, Virginia
Supercell spawned tornado & massive hail that hit Salado, Texas
Oldest living landscape identified in rock cores of Moodies Group from South Africa beneath Barbarton Makhonjwa Mountains
Examining role of dust and drought in climate over past 15,000 years
- https://phys.org/news/2022-04-effects-drought-climate.html
- Paper: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0959683619875192
Photo-essay: Nianbaoyuze National Geology Park in NW China
PolarGAP used airborne GOCE sensors to measure magnetics & gravity over North & South Poles
Video of “Earth’s Bullseye” – the Eye of the Sahara
Cambrian Redlichia rex trilobites in Emu Bay Shale may represent earlies known case of cannibalism
Swarm of small earthquakes near Mount Edgecumbe that has been dormant for past 800 years
Marking 110 years since the sinking of the RMS Titanic
Pennsylvania Geology – volume 52 issue number 1 – Spring 2022
Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 18 April 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
NRCS Webinar on 28 April: “Conservation Practices on Cultivated Cropland: A Comparison of CEAP I and CEAP II Survey Data and Modeling”
Over-pumping lowered the water level in the Ogallala Aquifer by 1 to 2.17 feet or more in 2021
- https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/2022/04/09/western-kansas-land-value-could-lose-billions-water-levels-decrease-ogallala-aquifer-drought/9504181002/
- Report: http://news.ku.edu/2022/03/23/groundwater-levels-fall-across-western-and-central-kansas
- https://abc7amarillo.com/news/local/panhandle-runs-on-water-outreach-through-art-learning-about-conservation
$163M funding for Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System pipeline to provide treated surface water to areas currently relying on Ogallala Aquifer
Fauci still denying herd immunity – redefining the term – still pushing vaccines for disease with less than 2% case fatality rate – still believes in myth that virus can be “controlled”
Virus with less than 2% case fatality rate hits humans and there are mandates vaxx – virus hits poultry and the question is how to kill more than 24M
Rabid red fox that bit at least 9 people on Capitol Hill was caught and euthanized
Tourists cited for illegally removing newborn foal from Shackleford Banks in North Carolina
Question of how to deal with domestic cats that roam free and kill wildlife & threaten biodiversity
$17.5M wildlife overpass to be built over Trans-Canada Highway in Alberta to Banff National Park
Fire at Costa Sur power plant causes island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico
Irony: Washington State wants to reduce emissions but will spend $4.2B to create & widen existing highways
Perspective: Investment in water infrastructure does not provide equitable benefits
Can digital tools improve use of nature-based solutions for urban resilience?
- https://stormwater.wef.org/2022/04/opinion-digital-is-key-to-unlocking-the-potential-of-nature-based-solutions/
- Report: https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_BiodiverCities_by_2030_2022.pdf
Irony: Federal government requiring sustainable building materials for US Border Crossings while promoting open borders
Iconic Nakagin Tower in Tokyo will be demolished
- https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/tokyos-once-futuristic-capsule-tower-to-be-torn-down/
- https://www.cnn.com/style/article/japan-nakagin-capsule-tower-being-demolished-intl-hnk/index.html
New 25-year plan for conservation practices on central & eastern grasslands & savannas
- https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?cid=NRCSEPRD1906032
- Link to download plan: https://bringbackbobwhites.org/
Technological hazard: Big Brother wants to control our lives – water & heat & air conditioning & vehicles
Collateral consequences of California food waste law
Argument against government “blog post” that wants to breach the four Lower Snake River Dams
Federal government stretching law by expanding “national defense” to include terrorist attacks & pandemics – EVs are not national defense
Government claiming legitimacy of physically mutilating & chemically poisoning children – children typically grow out of ‘gender dysphoria’
Perspective: WE DID IT! On track toward an unlivable world
Texas will send willing illegal immigrants to Washington DC by bus & plane
Perspective: What to do with a million gallons of radioactive water at closed Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station near Cape Cod Bay – residents protest
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/explainer-why-nuclear-plant-dump-121101095.html
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/not-one-drop-hundreds-rally-165320931.html
Perspective: Cycling enthusiast says San Diego has too many unused & dangerous bike lanes
“Good Bones” TV show agrees to pay $40,000 fine for violating federal lead paint law
Guardia Civil seizes more than 400 protected species in industrial taxidermy warehouse in Betera, Spain – investigating owner for smuggling
Illegal immigration across US Southern Border will be “crisis without precedent in recorded history” – a “premeditated & purposeful” “deliberate crisis” that threatens US security
Poison hemlock is one of deadliest plants & it may be growing in your garden
California & New York handled the worst lockdowns while Florida was among the best
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-york-handled-covid-19-072439651.html
- Working Paper: https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/NBERcovidstudy.pdf
Outdated & arbitrary politicized “rules” offer little protection from virus
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-covid-kiss-at-the-white-house-outdated-or-politicized-rules-offer-little-protection/ar-AAW6u31
- https://www.ehn.org/covid-climate-change-science-2657051201/beyond-partisan-politics
Incident at Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, New Mexico, prompts evacuation
Selling off 180M barrels of crude from Strategic Petroleum Reserve is not a good thing
In attempt to lower inflationary high gas prices EPA to issue emergency waiver to allow year-round sale of E15 (ethanol-gas blend) - causes more emissions & lower fuel efficiency
Yurok condor program will return condors to the wilds of Northern California – but they will face hazards of wind turbines – energy companies to breed condors to replace those killed by turbines
Will Recovering America’s Wildlife Act provide meaningful proactive conservation?
Are humans part of or separate from Nature? – implications for stewardship & conservation
How can nuclear power be called “green” when mining uranium pollutes & nuclear waste must be isolated for at least 100,000 years
- https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biggest-hurdle-nuclear-power-adoption-190000155.html
- Toxic legacy of mining: https://savethewater.org/the-toxic-legacy-of-uranium-mining/
- Radioactive waste: https://www.epa.gov/radtown/radioactive-waste-uranium-mining-and-milling
Marten may be “umbrella monitoring species” in Maine
- https://bangordailynews.com/2022/04/11/bdn-maine/understanding-the-american-marten-could-aid-conservation-but-habitat-loss-threatens-its-existence/
- Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-05791-x
Study says California could reduce water use by more than 30% - voluntary conservation of <10%
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-could-shrink-water-cities-130026682.html
- Report: https://pacinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PI_California_Untapped_Urban_Water_Potential_2022.pdf
PG&E opts to pay $55M to avoid criminal prosecution for Dixie & Kincaid wild fires in California
Ill-fated Mountain Valley Pipeline back in federal court again – FERC gives permit to tunnel beneath 180+ waterways & wetlands
- https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/12/after-deluge-court-cases-go-bad-worse-mountain-valley-pipeline
- https://www.whsv.com/2022/04/11/ferc-says-mvp-may-bore-beneath-more-than-180-streams-wetlands/
Oldest known case of bubonic plague in Western Europe in 3300-year-old body in Basque tomb
- https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2022-04-12/what-a-3000-year-old-body-in-spain-reveals-about-the-origin-of-the-worst-pandemic-in-history.html
- Paper: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2116722119
Promise & pitfalls of tearing down highways through city neighborhoods – “half measures”
Tool to measure endocrine disruptor chemicals in wastewater in Canada – “contaminant cocktail”
- https://phys.org/news/2022-04-endocrine-disruptors-wastewater.html
- Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935121015267?via%3Dihub
- Special Issue on EDCs: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/environmental-research/special-issue/10TZJBCC3C3
New sensor proposed that mimics Hercules beetle ability to change color with humidity
- https://phys.org/news/2022-04-real-time-ultrafast-humidity-optical-sensor.html
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abm8598
Reduce consumption of new clothes by 75% to make wardrobes “sustainable”
Renewing “pandemic emergency” in US means more government spending & fraud & vaccines
NOAA says methane feedback loop is now beyond human control – guess what? It always was
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/methane-feedback-loop-beyond-humans-ability-to-control-may-have-begun-noaa/ar-AAWaFwi
- NOAA report: https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/increase-in-atmospheric-methane-set-another-record-during-2021
California F&G Commission says Joshua tree is not a threatened species – concerns about development of commercial, residential, solar & wind projects
Replacing 3,000 linear feet of Caruthersville Mississippi River floodwall – est. cost $20M - $25M
Majority of Americans want a secure Southern Border
FDA issues warning about Adderall – illegally being sold online
4 men arrested in India for gang raping Bengal monitor lizard – phone contained video
New Rube Goldberg scheme: Computer-controlled airborne wind energy kites
“Buying time” on the Colorado River for reservoirs: Lake Mead & Lake Powell – demand exceeds supply
Bigger EVs mean consumption of more energy and generation of more emissions
Perspective: Earth will survive climate change – humans maybe not
Consequences for personally taking risk of illegally crossing the US Border wall
Hubris has no limits: Control the weather using chaos theory & “butterfly effect” perturbations
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-say-they-can-control-the-weather-using-chaos-theory/ar-AAWdvka
- Paper: https://npg.copernicus.org/articles/29/133/2022/
Drought depletes Owens Lake – little water to flow through LA Aqueduct
- https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/as-drought-hammers-mono-lake-thirsty-los-angeles-must-look-elsewhere-for-water/ar-AAWfOSz
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/california-scheming-69592006/
- https://waterandpower.org/museum/Construction_of_the_LA_Aqueduct.html
Recognizing cluster of brain cancer in former students & staff of Colonia High School
SCOTUS may limit EPA authority to limit CO2 emissions from power plants
OceanaGold has struck deal with environmentalists over expansion of operation in Lancaster County – to set aside additional $10M for cleanups
Perspective: Give Passamaquoddy Tribe control over its drinking water supply
High arsenic levels exceeding public health guidelines in water in East Coachella Valley
Amanita phalloides – death cap mushroom have now invaded Idaho
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/invasive-poisonous-mushroom-emerges-boise-100000176.html
- IDHW: https://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/news/highly-poisonous-death-cap-mushroom-identified-boise
Update: the on-going saga of Nebraska vs Colorado for Platte River water
A new model for forecasting snowpack
Dual sensing health monitoring system for spent nuclear fuel
More fear-mongering as media hypes number of “cases” and mandates begin again
Hidden gate in Delta-Mendota Canal allowed theft of $25M worth of fresh water
Contra Costa County Superior Court Judge upholds decision to stop 1,650-home development due to inadequate environmental assessment
North Carolina power plant generates electricity form poultry waste & wood chips – repeated emissions violations & fines – public opposes application for major source permit
Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 18 April 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Web tool launched of the largest map of kelp forest canopy
- https://patch.com/connecticut/newmilford/worlds-largest-dynamic-kelp-map-launched-nodx-20220406
- Map: https://kelpwatch.org/
Right whale protections must be implemented by regulators & wind power developers
Thousands of calico scallops washed up onto Satellite Beach in Florida
If sea level rises then coastal population would have to move to higher ground – including Houston where Texas coast has subsided about 2 feet over last century due to excessive groundwater pumping
Contemplating mini desalination plants to provide water for the West Coast
Bayou Sauvage Urban National Wildlife Refuge is expanded
- https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-haaland-celebrates-expansion-bayou-sauvage-urban-national-wildlife-refuge
- Refuge: https://www.fws.gov/refuge/bayou-sauvage-urban
California Coastal Commission approves 6-month closure of Point La Jolla during sea lion pupping
Liberia trying to balance coastal defense and coastal economy in Monrovia
Proposal to send another $150M on futile coastal restoration & protection projects in Louisiana
California Coastal Commission tasks Orange County with enforcing laws to prevent breaching sand berm at Aliso Creek terminus to prevent releasing polluted runoff into the ocean
High Ground Hikes to be hosted to educate people on tsunami preparedness in British Columbia
Some communities cannot be saved from flooding along subsiding Louisiana coast
$154M “jug handle bridge” to cross over Pamlico Sound impinges on wildlife refuge
Seasonal dog ban on Combers Beach to protect migratory seabirds in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
Living seawalls to be constructed to “protect” Embarcadero area of San Francisco – estimated cost $1M
Update on annual dredging in Beaufort Harbor – is it enough?
Update: 21.8 km=long 6-lane Mumbai Trans Harbour Link bridge is roughly 76% complete
$25.2M appropriation to allow US Army COE to rebuild sone dike for Plymouth Long Beach
Contemplating yet more sea walls in Florida – estimated cost of $75B to raise & repair existing sea walls
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article260172910.html
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