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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 24 April 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

On the 111th anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (and fire) – photo essay http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/california/110th-Anniversary-of-the-Earthquake-That-

Shook-San-Francisco--375404151.html

Just 50 years ago, continental drift was beginning to gain acceptance as a theory https://www.sciencenews.org/article/50-years-ago-continental-drift-began-gain-acceptance

Humans have created enough garbage to define the Anthropocene, then littered space, and now we can see the garbage left behind on Mars

http://gizmodo.com/remarkable-image-shows-a-martian-crater-with-nasas-garb- 1794541936

Oroville Dam spill was doomed due to serious design, construction & maintenance defects http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-oroville-failure-analysis-20170417-story.html Report: http://documents.latimes.com/report-finds-serious-design-construction-and-

maintenance-defects-oroville-dam-emergency-spillway/

Legacy of the 1997 Red River Valley floods in Fargo-Moorhead, North Dakota/Minnesota http://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/without-flood-would-fight-have-failed-

first-big-one-s/article_0fcd7234-c0ef-5612-a2bb-43a5a7e44caf.html

Engineer tries to create Atmospheric Vortex Engine (AVE) to use tornadoes to create electricity http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/energy/stories/are-tornadoes-future-energy

“Afterslip” observed on San Andreas fault in California for up to 12 years after M6 Parkfield EQ http://www.newsweek.com/san-andreas-fault-afterslip-earthquake-583766 https://phys.org/news/2017-04-lessons-parkfield-fault-movements-earthquakes.html

Particulate pollution plays a significant role in orographic precipitation along the Sierra Nevada https://phys.org/news/2017-04-mountain-cloudsfrom-makers.html

New project to predict volcanic eruptions will monitor all land volcanoes from space http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/39654167

The shape of glaciers may help predict their susceptibility to thinning https://phys.org/news/2017-04-glacier-susceptibility-thinning.html

Ingrid Ukstins of University of Iowa lived on & sampled active Yasur volcano in Vanuatu archipelago

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170419170412.htm

Millions of seahorses die as by-catch in fishing nets each year http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/secret-massacre-millions-seahorses-

180962926/

Mt. Fuji is not only a majestic volcano, but also a strong cultural force http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/mount-fuji-endures-powerful-force-japan-

180962782/

Seismic surveys in the ocean force marine life to flee https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/seismic-surveys-force-fish-flee

Did you know a 400-m wide asteroid streaked past Earth last week? (video) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/asteroid-2014-jo25_us_58f720c2e4b029063d3526b7

Potash deposit discovered in Michigan may be multi-billion dollar discovery https://www.usgs.gov/news/mineral-discovery-could-mean-billions-michigan

Understanding how gold deposits formed in the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/hcfo-tfo042017.php

Chinese fossil site that yields earliest Cambrian animals is threatened by phosphate mining https://www.nature.com/news/mining-threatens-chinese-fossil-site-that-revealed-planet-s-

earliest-animals-1.21869

Ranking hazardous asteroid effects from least to most destructive http://news.agu.org/press-release/new-study-ranks-hazardous-asteroid-effects-least-

destructive/ Paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2017GL073191/pdf

NAS report outlines limits of ability to predict timing, duration, type, size & consequences of volcanic eruptions

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=24650 PDF Report download: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24650/volcanic-eruptions-and-their-

repose-unrest-precursors-and-timing

Trace fossils (ichnites) of several groups of reptiles help define early Mesozoic in the Lleida Pyrenees

http://www.heritagedaily.com/2017/04/trace-fossils-discovered-of-an-unknown-reptile- species-existing-247-million-years-ago/114589

Retreat of Kashawulsh Glacier in Canada has triggered first known modern case of “river piracy” http://ens-newswire.com/2017/04/18/glacial-retreat-causes-1st-modern-case-of-river-piracy/

Peru hit by floods, mudslides and earthquakes – death toll at 113 since beginning of 2017 http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Death_toll_rises_to_113_in_Peru_floods_mudslides_999.html

Suggesting mechanism for the origins of banded iron formations on early Earth http://www.terradaily.com/reports/A_rusty_green_early_ocean_999.html

New mineral named “rubinite” identified in oldest solar system solids from primitive meteorites https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170418114622.htm

Loss of coral reefs associated with seafloor erosion and subsidence – my question: which is cause and which is effect?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/20/as-coral-reefs- die-huge-swaths-of-the-ocean-floor-are-vanishing-with-them/

What global warming??!!! Storms bring deep winter conditions back to the Alps http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/Ski-snow-forecast-and-reports/

430 million years ago, the original sea monsters were Eurypterids or sea scorpions https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170418125753.htm https://www.seeker.com/earth/animals/ancient-sea-scorpions-weaponized-tail-made-

mincemeat-of-our-aquatic-ancestors

The extinct giant sloth Megatherium subsisted exclusively on a vegetarian diet https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170418094855.htm

Preparations underway in Bulgaria for 26th Antarctic Expedition http://www.bta.bg/en/c/DF/id/1563229

Arctic Ocean is a “dead end” for floating plastics in the North Atlantic branch of thermohaline circulation

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/aaft-ocd041717.php

Deep sea life may give us clues as to what aliens would be like

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/04/13/deep-sea-life- on-earth-gives-us-a-clue-to-what-aliens-would-be-like/

Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is bigger than the last four years combined https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6815

Underwater deposit of diverse minerals about 500 km off the Canary Islands contains vast amounts of tellurium that is used for solar panels, wind turbines & electronics

http://www.mining.com/british-scientists-find-sub-sea-minerals-treasure-trove/

EPA will review rule limiting methane emissions at O&G drilling sites http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/329473-epa-begins-review-of-key-obama-

methane-rule

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 24 April 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

New Book: “Environmental Realism: Challenging Solutions” - looks like an excellent perspective https://books.google.com/books?id=cfuODgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Over-pumping reduced groundwater storage in California causing land subsidence in Central Valley and permanently reducing storage capacity – a reminder that the drought is NOT over yet

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ Overpumping_Reduces_Californias_Groundwater_Storage_999.html

Rematriating native seeds allows Native Americans to collect, plant & trade foods that strengthen their heritage

http://civileats.com/2017/04/19/returning-native-seeds-to-their-roots/

Yellowstone & Glacier National Parks draw multitudes of tourists, but Native American history lies not far away

http://www.voanews.com/a/montana-lawmakers-tourism-native-america/3821916.html

Necropsy report not quite definitive on death of 3,000-4,000 snow geese in Berkeley Pit in Montana in 2016

http://mtstandard.com/natural-resources/superfund/metals-acid-in-berkeley-pit-water-killed- geese-report-confirms/article_0d30c9c3-ae67-56cf-9314-bb1685a1a42d.html

Tribunal in The Hague found Monsanto guilty of environmental & human rights abuses http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Monsanto-Tribunal-Delivers-Legal-Opinion-Does-

Monsanto-Abuse-Human-Rights-Is-It-Guilty-of-Ecocide--20170418-0031.html

Californians have been drinking water contaminated with TCP (1,2,3-trichloropropane) for 28 years http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/drinking-water-pesticides-

california_us_58efe05de4b0bb9638e299ee

One more merger and just three countries will control most of world food supply https://qz.com/962367/if-this-mega-merger-happens-just-three-countries-will-control-much-of-

the-worlds-agriculture/

Bighorn ram euthanized after contacting domestic sheep in Idaho – preventive measure to stop potential transfer of disease from domestic to wild animals

http://idahostatejournal.com/outdoors/xtreme_idaho/another-bighorn-euthanized-after- contacting-domestic-sheep/article_1ea97fa3-94c6-5fb5-bd84-9c609ab73bd5.html

Three rivers in the Cameron Highlands declared biologically dead & only 10% of 123 rivers are healthy https://www.nst.com.my/news/exclusive/2017/04/231620/three-camerons-rivers-declared-dead

Lots of people tweeted for Earth Day….but did they do anything to reduce their impacts? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/if-only-earth-could-speak-twitter-earth-

day_us_58f6beeae4b05b9d613e5017 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/earth-day-adopt-the-

planet_us_58ef86cfe4b0b9e98489e53c

Looking into Medieval history for possible new antibiotics http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/medieval-medical-books-could-hold-recipe-new-

antibiotics-180962947/

NSF Special Report: “April Showers Bring … The Science of Spring” – spring flowers, thunderstorms & tornadoes

https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=191505&org=GEO&from=news https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/spring/

Outbreak of mumps spread across several states likely not due to failure of vaccine http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mumps-outbreak-2017-

texas_us_58f52241e4b0da2ff8627302

Six of the ten cities in the US with the highest levels of short-term particulate pollution are in California – oh, yeah, Reno ranks #10…must be all that stuff blowing over the Sierra!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/04/19/most-polluted-cities-california/ 100615102/

How did the wild mustang become a pest? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mustang-symbol-frontier-became-nuisance-180962771/

Fish farms can be incubators for disease and resistance in parasites https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/fish-farms-can-be-disease-accelerators

Trapping deemed success in reducing feral hog population by 2,332 in 3 months in Missouri http://www.hannibal.net/news/20170419/feral-hog-strike-team-effectively-removing-species-in-

missouri

Bacteria-infected mosquitoes were released into the wild in the Florida Keys in attempt to control Zika and other viruses

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/florida-tests-bacteria-infected-mosquitoes-kill-off- bugs-46869643

Study reveals high levels of mercury in 96% of women of childbearing age in 4 Pacific Island countries – likely from diet high in consumption of predatory fish

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170419093359.htm

This orchid smells like “a thousand dead elephants rotting in the sun” https://smithsoniangardens.wordpress.com/2017/04/13/bucky-the-stinky-bulbophyllum/

President Teddy Roosevelt used executive orders for conservation, quadrupling protected lands http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-theodore-roosevelts-executive-orders-reshaped-

countryand-presidency-180962908/

You are what you eat! So eliminate as much sugar as possible and be healthier! http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unsavory-history-sugar-american-craving-180962766/

Burgeoning blueberry industry brings jobs, but uncontrolled growth & demand for water creates significant impacts on North Coast of New South Wales

https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/thirsty-farms-councils-must-take-control-of- growin/3167409/

Genome of the dingo will be sequenced http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dingo-wins-worlds-most-interesting-genome-

competition-180962922/ http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/sandy-the-desert-dingo-wins-the-worlds-most-

interesting-genome-competition-20170413-gvk6ck.html

Humans need to remember they are not alone when living in the countryside – wild animals get hungry https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mum-daughter-12-woken-mountain-140106517.html

Allergy research has primarily focused on peanuts (legumes), eggs and dairy -- tree nut allergies may be massively over-diagnosed

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/tree-nut-allergies-may-be-massively- overdiagnosed-180962927/

Development of shale gas poses threat of fragmentation to forests in northern Appalachians

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170419100836.htm

You are what you eat! Trans fat bans link to fewer heart attacks & cardiovascular deaths https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/trans-fat-bans-cut-heart-attacks-deaths-and-theyre-

about-to-go-national/

Climate change may put human societies and a multitude of species “on the brink” if they don’t adapt http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/climate-change/completely-unlivable-climate-

change-pushing-humans-other-species-to-the-brink-20170330-gv9v7g.html

Synthetic blood is to begin human trials http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/synthetic-blood-is-about-to-go-through-human-

trials_us_58ee654be4b0a3bddb60a645

Images from space of some of our National Parks http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4424104/NASA-photos-capture-national-

parks-above.html

Prolonged exploitation of sand & gravel in rivers is putting dyke system in Vietnam at risk http://vietnamnews.vn/society/374959/overexploitation-of-riverbeds-puts-dyke-systems-at-

risk.html#OLt8MHVt4PCIwiqa.97

Czech Government policy of arable land protection has failed and soil erosion results in loss of arable land http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/04/19/mfd-czech-arable-land-massively-shrinks-due-

erosion

Where did Charles Darwin go when he sailed on the round-the-world expedition on the HMS Beagle?

https://blog.oup.com/2017/04/charles-darwin-beagle-expedition/ 1st year diary:

http://www.oxfordscholarlyeditions.com/view/10.1093/actrade/9781851962013.book.1/actrade-9781851962013-div2-20

Energy Department says coal retirements have destroyed jobs & diminished energy diversity https://arstechnica.com/business/2017/04/energy-dept-chief-rick-perry-praises-coal-asks-for-a-

grid-reliability-review/ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/cup-cca041817.php

Eels navigate from Sargasso Sea to North Africa & Scandinavia by using the magnetic field of Earth http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

With_magnetic_map_young_eels_catch_a_free_ride_to_Europe_999.html

Using DNA of algae to track water pollution in rivers and lakes https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170418114344.htm

Fire-prone ecologic regions may exhibit inhibited vegetation recovery & loss of plant diversity https://phys.org/news/2017-04-game-russian-roulette-fire-prone-ecosystems.html

Banned solvent methyl chloroform is proxy for hydroxyl radicals in atmosphere that impact methane content

https://phys.org/news/2017-04-industrial-solvent-methane-mystery.html

Used increasingly, Neonicotinoid pesticides escape into the environment https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/neonicotinoids-prominent-pesticides-escape-environment

Oklahoma passes legislation to end tax credit subsidy for wind power http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/329175-oklahoma-ends-wind-power-subsidy

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 24 April 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Sea otters have returned to Glacier Bay after 250 year absence https://phys.org/news/2017-04-extraordinary-sea-otters-glacier-bay.html

California will need massive amounts of sand to “save” its beaches https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/sunken-pleasure-california-will-need-mountains-

of-sand-to-save-its-beaches/ https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/californias-surf-spots-are-heading-wipeout

Continued protection of manatees and their habitat may help the species survive for another 100 years

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/ Florida_manatees_likely_to_persist_for_at_least_100_years_999.html

Population growth in coastal South Carolina slows, but not in Myrtle Beach http://www.postandcourier.com/news/some-south-carolina-coastal-growth-slows-but-not-in-

myrtle/article_01330b02-0f3a-11e7-8f1f-efcef79d468d.html http://www.postandcourier.com/archives/s-c-coastal-population-growth-near-top-in-u-s/

article_3acc67c5-1113-5184-9da3-59d73ebb05a5.html

Coastal Massachusetts considers coastal connections in a changing climate http://www.salemnews.com/opinion/columns/column-earth-day-coastal-connections-in-a-

changing-climate/article_b40c547a-3a52-5a80-bf31-34b344294f78.html

What is the initiative for sustainable development of the “blue economy” in the Western Mediterranean?

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-17-1001_en.htm

Making a business case for building disaster resilience in the coastal cities of Asia

http://csr-asia.com/csr-asia-weekly-news-detail.php?id=12675

Population of sharks is on the rise in coastal waters of the Southeastern US http://wydaily.com/2017/04/04/tech-study-finds-preliminary-recovery-of-coastal-sharks-in-

southeast-u-s/

Oysters built the East Coast…and now, entrepreneurs are rebuilding the oyster beds http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/11/oysters/

Forty years later, the sleepy fishing village of Shenzhen, China, is now a city of nearly 12 million http://news.goldseek.com/GoldSeek/1492632000.php

In 1817 the Mississippi Gulf Coast was a frontier, by 1917 it was a tourist destination http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/article141730629.html

Pining for cleaner air in the fjords of Norway – the transition from diesel to low-emission ferries http://www.bbc.com/news/business-39478856

Will renaming it a “swamp” solve a water quality problem in North Carolina port of Wilmington? http://www.coastalreview.org/2017/04/cape-fear-pollution-fix-call-swamp/

Bickering about the view when US Wind proposes installation of wind turbines of the Ocean City coast

http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/04/19/ocean-city-wind- turbines/100437932/

Possible solution offered for the waterway pollution from Lake Okeechobee discharges to the canals and estuaries in Florida

http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/scott-offers-surprise- solution-lake-okeechobee-pollution-fight/T581bOQdly9wiImY1PeASJ/

Imagine….health of coral reef linked to stability of ocean floor linked to erosion of beaches linked to…

http://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/wetlands/vanishing-ocean-floor-in-the-florida- keys-worsens-risks-from-sea-rise/2321214

Louisiana proclaims disappearing coastline in a “state of emergency” http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/environment/louisiana-s-disappearing-coastline-under-

state-of-emergency/article/490832

Marsh pond expansion a significant factor in loss of Mississippi Delta land https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170421210830.htm