Do you know of a colleague and/or student who would be interested in receiving these Bulletin Board listings? Please forward to them. A quick email to Geosciences-BBoard@att.net with the word “subscribe” in the subject line and the email address will be added to the weekly distribution.

Geoscience Bulletin Board – 29 January 2018 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

2018 Working Group on Nevada Seismic Hazards to meet 5-7 Feb 2018 Reno NV – I worked on the first one of these 40 years ago!

http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/Geohazards/Earthquakes/2018SeismicHazardsWorkshop.html Agenda: http://www.nbmg.unr.edu/_docs/Earthquakes/Agenda_draft_12_11.pdf

An active week along the Pacific Ring of Fire

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/1/24/16924312/earthquake-volcano-mayon- philippines-japan

“Emergency Alert – Tsunami” issued in Alaska following 7.9M EQ near Kodiak Island, Alaska http://start.att.net/news/read/article/the_associated_press-

the_latest_official_seek_high_ground_amid_tsunami-ap/category/news https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-did-aks-big-quake-lead-tiny-tsunami-

180967922/ https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2018/01/24/478294.htm

Seismic waves from 7.9M Kodiak Island EQ affected water levels in Florida https://www.usgs.gov/news/magnitude-79-earthquake-gulf-alaska https://www.wunderground.com/news/2018-01-24-alaska-earthquake-florida-wells-shaking

Heavy rains may trigger lahars on slopes of Mayon Volcano http://www.manilatimes.net/mudflows-threaten-residents-near-mayon/376818/

Series of earthquakes occur along San Andreas Fault system https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/910789/California-earthquake-today-map-san-

andreas-fault-line-latest-news-big-one

Perspective: Rambling through (geologic) time https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/opinion/rambling-through-time.html

Keeping the “Ring of Fire” in proper perspective http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/rockyplanet/2018/01/26/no-the-ring-of-fire-is-not-more-

active/ http://www.ibtimes.com/what-ring-fire-most-popular-area-earthquakes-volcanoes-2646061

Small tremors rock the north coast of New South Wales – 4.2 just offshore https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/tremors-continue-to-rock-the-coffs-coast/

3317033/ https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/bigger-earthquake-possible-after-swarm-of-

quakes-h/3317843/ https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/coffs-feels-the-earth-shake-as-42-quake-

hits/3317995/

Fragments of Michigan meteorite recovered https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meteor-hunters-recover-fragments-

michigans-fireball-180967923/

Drone monitoring landslides along Great Ocean Road – question: was a drone photographing the drone?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-20/drones-swoop-in-to-help-maintain-iconic-great- ocean-road/9345876

Mount Mayon in the Philippines erupted debris and volcanic gas https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/23/579966911/philippine-volcano-erupts-

causing-56-000-to-flee http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/

15893223.In_Pictures__Dazzling_display_as_Mayon_volcano_spews_lava/ http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/rockyplanet/2018/01/24/mayons-new-eruptions-getting-

spectacular/

5 workers missing after explosion at natural gas drilling rig in Oklahoma https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/23/579873766/5-workers-are-missing-

after-an-explosion-at-oklahoma-drilling-rig Former astronaut & petroleum geologist James Reilly nominated to run USGS

http://spacenews.com/former-astronaut-nominated-to-run-u-s-geological-survey/ https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/james-reilly-usgs_us_5a6b89e1e4b0ddb658c651e5

At estimated 512 years old, this Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) qualifies as one of the longest living vertebrate species

https://www.treehugger.com/animals/512-year-old-greenland-shark.html

New report details fault beneath Rodeo Drive & Beverly Hills shopping district https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Earthquake-Fault-below-Rodeo-Drive-Beverly-

Hills-shopping-district-470896753.html

A consequence of plate tectonics – part of 1.7 byo Canadian Shield found in Australia http://calgaryherald.com/news/canada/canadian-rock-found-in-australia-proof-of-ancient-

supercontinent-research-says/wcm/7aef1874-795c-4202-b798-27da5639c235

Mineral crystals may facilitate predicting eruptions – evidence from Mount Etna https://theconversation.com/volcano-crystals-could-make-it-easier-to-predict-eruptions-

90558

The August 2017 “Great American Eclipse” caused a bow wave in the ionosphere https://www.technology.org/2018/01/24/the-solar-eclipse-caused-a-bow-wave-in-earths-

atmosphere/

Photo-essay: Fossils from the great Ordovician diversification event https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/news/fossils-from-the-great-ordivician-diversification-event/

Underwater sound waves may be key to early tsunami warnings https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/cu-cus012418.php

Quantifiable observations of whether cloud seeding works for increased snow production https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=244215&org=GEO&from=news

Intermediate-sized asteroid will pass Earth on 4 February 2018 http://www.sci-news.com/space/asteroid-2002-aj129-05649.html

Deep-sea mining could damage or destroy marine ecosystems http://www.sci-news.com/biology/deep-sea-mining-marine-ecosystems-05654.html

European Parliament demands ban on electric pulse fishing in the ocean http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Dutch_shocked_by_call_to_ban_EU_electric_pulse_fishing_999.html

Pentagon strategy drops climate change as a national & international security threat – global warming alarmists are probably not happy

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/ Pentagon_strategy_drops_climate_change_as_a_security_threat_999.html

Separation of the core and mantle was a complex disorderly process https://phys.org/news/2018-01-earth-core-mantle-disorderly-fashion.html

Glacial archaeology in the Jotunheimen and surrounding mountain areas of Oppland https://phys.org/news/2018-01-frozen-glacial-archaeology-roof-norway.html

Explanation for deadly mega-glacier avalanche in Tibet in 2016 https://phys.org/news/2018-01-mystery-mega-avalanches-tibet.html

Recognizing discrepancies between GRACE satellite and global model estimates of water storage in river basins

https://phys.org/news/2018-01-discrepancies-satellite-global-storage.html

Past, present & future of 100th meridian – dividing line between arid & more humid regions of the US

https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/dividing-line-past-present-and-future-100th-meridian

Down to Earth with: wildfire meteorologist Craig Clements https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/down-earth-wildfire-meteorologist-craig-clements

No Ghaggar-Hakra River meant no flooding for ancient settlements – so what caused Indus Civilization decline?

https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/no-river-meant-no-floods-ancient-indus-settlements

Seabirds remove 3.8 million metric tons of nitrogen from the ocean each year http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/01/bird-poop-brings-38-million-metric-tons-nitrogen-

out-sea-each-year Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02446-8

Rethinking Late Heavy Bombardment theory about intense asteroid storm on Earth 4 billion years ago

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01074-6 https://www.wired.com/story/35-billion-year-old-fossils-challenge-ideas-about-earths-start/

Glaciers are not “behaving badly” – just doing what glaciers do, sometimes advancing, sometimes ablating

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/many-glaciers-letting-rivers-run-low-others-are- falling-apart/

New theory on the increase in elevation of the central Turkish plateau & location of volcanic activity

https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/turkey/new-theory-explains-geological-mystery- of-turkeys-elevation-1.5627228

***************************************

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 29 January 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Can the Earth provide enough food for 10 billion people? We will soon find out whether Paul Ehrlich was right about the Population Bomb even if his time estimate was wrong – perspectives of William Vogt & Norman Borlaug

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/03/charles-mann-can-planet-earth- feed-10-billion-people/550928/

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/01/17/fifty-years-on-from-paul-ehrlichs-the- population-bomb-so-how-come-were-not-all-dead-yet/

Cloning monkeys – can cloning humans be far behind? Moral & ethical issues abound https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-01027-z https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/01/24/researchers-

clone-the-first-primates-from-monkey-tissue-cells/?utm_term=.bcb0b6444ef9

FSMA Draft Guidance on Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Animal Food https://www.fda.gov/AnimalVeterinary/NewsEvents/CVMUpdates/ucm593059.htm

Need for more landslide risk mapping – as long as politics & greed do not get in the way https://theconversation.com/deadly-california-mudslides-show-the-need-for-maps-and-

zoning-that-better-reflect-landslide-risk-90087

Marmots live longer when they are anti-social https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/marmots-live-longer-when-they-are-

antisocial-180967888/

Some humans are capable of doing really stupid things – call for ban on Tide® pods

http://fortune.com/2018/01/25/tide-pods-challenge-eating-laundry-video/ https://www.aier.org/blog/ban-tide-pods-would-epitomize-nanny-state

World Economic Forum releases 2018 report with results of global risk perception survey https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-global-risks-report-2018 Report: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GRR18_Report.pdf

Will $1B reward proposed for new antibiotics result in drugs that will not promote antibiotic resistance?

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2018/01/1-billion-reward-proposed-new- antibiotics

Despite all these efforts, there is no way to predict what viruses will become zoonotic https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-to-stop-next-animal-borne-

pandemic-180967908/

Efforts will be made in Florida to minimize impact of bridge construction over Wekiva River designated as a National Wild and Scenic River

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-wekiva-river-new-bridge-20180105-story.html

Posing question of animal welfare as first genetically engineered horse is expected along with unintended consequences

http://www.thehorse.com/articles/40198/welfare-implications-for-genetically-engineered- horses

Deliberately breached fence allowed Yellowstone Bison to roam – 52 still being sought https://yellowstoneinsider.com/2018/01/25/park-staff-continue-search-escaped-

yellowstone-bison/

7.9M Alaskan EQ causes seismic waves which cause seiche which cause pupfish to spawn in Devils Hole

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/endangered-desert-pupfish-spawn-wake- alaskan-earthquake-180967961/

11B pieces of plastic debris are causing disease in Asia-Pacific coral reefs https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/01/plastic-junk-coral-disease/551495/

You are what you eat – link between sugar and Alzheimers dementia https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/01/the-startling-link-between-sugar-and-

alzheimers/551528/

Avian malaria parasites found in 5 of 15 species of mosquitoes from 11 sites throughout Mississippi

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/01/prweb15097093.htm

Like language, our sense of smell is more robust when connected to the environment https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lifestyle-ability-odors-180967900/

Another sighting of rare big cat in New South Wales, Australia https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/one-in-a-million-big-cat-sighting-near-

gympie/3318084/

Earth Biogenome Project wants to genetically sequence all life on the planet https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/uoc--ebp012318.php

Too many kangaroos in Australia? To cull or not to cull? Americans hopping mad http://www.canberratimes.com.au/nsw/kangaroo-conundrum-when-to-cull-for-conservation-

20180119-h0l9mv.html http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/movies/kangaroo-a-love-or-hate-story-

shocks-and-impresses-america-with-cull-imagery-20180124-h0npc1.html

Perspective: What does “living well” mean in our modern culture and environment? https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2018/01/21/562805068/living-well-now-what-does-it-take

Closure of massive garbage dump in Brazil – future uncertain for trash-pickers https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2018/01/20/579105943/as-a-massive-garbage-

dump-closes-in-brazil-trash-pickers-face-an-uncertain-futur

This tricky caterpillar uses mimicry as protection – looks like a feather (video) https://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/readers-photos/photo-tricky-caterpillar-disguises-

self-feather/

Getting serious about addressing the impact of plastics in the environment https://www.treehugger.com/ocean-conservation/finally-world-talking-about-plastic-

pollution.html

Perspective: “Neglected tropical diseases” are often diseases afflicting those living in poverty https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-the-world-ignores-diseases-of-

poverty_us_5a57ae31e4b0a57f282c6568?section=us_science

Sudden volcanic eruption of Mount Kasatsu-Shirane rained ash on slopes & triggered avalanche at ski resort – Self-Defense Force members missing and injured during training exercise

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/23/579871853/several-injured-after- volcanic-eruption-at-japanese-ski-resort

https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/tremors-reported-at-japan-s-kusatsu-volcano-a-day- after-soldier-died-in-eruption-at-mount-motoshirane-1.508280

Greenpeace submarine video reveals biodiversity on Antarctic seafloor https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2018/01/24/Watch-Greenpeace-submarine-video-

reveals-Antarctic-seafloor-carpeted-with-life/4841516804826/

Small hydroelectric dams are increasing globally with little research or regulation https://www.technology.org/2018/01/24/small-hydroelectric-dams-increase-globally-with-

little-research-regulations/

Streams stay cool with riparian buffer zones – but geology may be more important

https://phys.org/news/2018-01-streams-cool-buffer-geology.html

Lake Erie provides natural laboratory to study algae blooms http://www.toledoblade.com/Editorials/2018/01/22/Scientists-leading-algae-fight.html

Hackensack River in New Jersey is a toxic stew – dozens of toxic contaminants in river bed https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/editorials/2018/01/22/hackensack-river-

simmering-toxic-stew/1050163001/

Perspective: The right way to dispose of asbestos https://mahb.stanford.edu/blog/asbestos-disposal/

Humans are not the only species to use tools https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/01/making-tools-gives-crows-a-big-food-boost/

Mercury and other chemical pollution in the Great Lakes https://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2018/january/the-big-picture-of-great-lakes-mercury-

pollution.html

A question of ethics: when do we stop “creating” with CRISPR Technology http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/first-stem-cells-crispr-technology-05645.html

Research suggests humans may have evolved to live longer http://www.terradaily.com/reports/How_did_we_evolve_to_live_longer_999.html

Collateral impact of ISIS in Iraq – putrefying corpses are polluting Mosul http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Jihadist_corpses_poison_life_in_Iraqs_Mosul_999.html

Going cold turkey after geoengineering efforts to modify climate may also be disastrous http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Climate_engineering_once_started_would_have_severe_impacts_if_stopped_999.html

Heavy doses of pre-plant fumigants make growing strawberries year-round in California toxic https://theconversation.com/healthy-to-eat-unhealthy-to-grow-strawberries-embody-the-

contradictions-of-california-agriculture-86907

***************************************

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 29 January 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Conservation practices championed by Maine lobstermen help make the lobster fishery resilient https://www.gmri.org/news/news-archive/new-study-industry-conservation-ethic-proves-

critical-gulf-maine-lobster-fishery

Coastal community residents confused by distinctions between tsunami warning, advisory and watch following 7.9M Alaskan earthquake

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/science/what-happened-is-it-over-alaska-quake- rattles-coastal-communities-in-washington/

http://katu.com/news/local/tsunami-watch-scares-coastal-communties

Cities vying for title of “Happiest Seaside Town” http://www.13newsnow.com/news/local/virginia/eastern-shore/cape-charles-in-running-for-

coastal-livings-happiest-seaside-town/511125703 https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/indian-river-county/2018/01/23/vero-beach-

finalist-coastal-livings-named-best-little-beach-towns-florida-list-coastal-living-magazi/1057086001/

Six coastal Louisiana parishes seek part of $92M federally funding for resilience-building projects http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2018/01/projects_proposed_for_parishes.html

Estimate 20-year lifecycle for rebuilt coastal marshes http://wrkf.org/post/sustaining-rebuilt-coastal-marshes

These villages pop-up each year for smelting https://www.coastaljournal.com/2018/01/23/smelt-run-creates-pop-villages-ice/

“Zero Day” approaching faster than predicted for Cape Town, South Africa, to run out of drinking water

http://www.businessinsider.com/south-africa-cape-town-running-out-of-water-12-2018-1

Leaked Pentagon report includes details of Russian “doomsday torpedo” to destroy coastal cities http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/01/22/russia-doomsday-torpedo-pentagon/

Storm near northern Vancouver Island created massive coastal waves along Washington & Oregon coasts

http://komonews.com/weather/scotts-weather-blog/the-incredible-scenes-from-thursdays- massive-coastal-waves

Dana Beach – founded Coastal Conservation League and was environmental advocate for South Carolina coast for almost 3 decades

https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/a-champion-for-coastal-conservation/ article_d410eab0-fd70-11e7-abc8-238fa1adf1a1.html

Researchers hope to deliver water-soluble nutrients to reduce high aquaculture mortality rates https://www.foodbev.com/news/us-researchers-hope-reduce-high-aquaculture-mortality-

rates/

Concerns increase about crumbling coastline on Cyprus http://cyprus-mail.com/2018/01/27/pissouri-appeals-state-save-crumbling-coastline/