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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 20 November 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

M7.3 Earthquake 30 km south of Halabjah, Iraq, on 12 November 2017 – tectonic summary & effects

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000bmcg#executive https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us2000bmcg#pager

50,000 year old extinct cave lion, Panthera leo spelaea, cub found perfectly preserved (frozen) in permafrost in Yakutia, Russia

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/russian-local-discovers-frozen-remains- extinct-cave-lion-cub-180967183/

Photos: http://siberiantimes.com/science/casestudy/news/extinct-cave-lion-cub-in-perfect-condition-found-in-siberia-rising-cloning-hopes/

Budget shortfalls & aging ships are undermining ocean data-collection programs https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/11/14/flying-blind-the-dangerous-

decline-of-the-u-s-ocean-monitoring-fleet

Viewing the Aurora Borealis in Alaska https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/guide-seeing-alaskas-northern-lights-180967148/

Why are great white sharks “targeting” shallow waters along the California coast? http://www.lamag.com/mag-features/why-great-white-sharks-targeting-california/

Do most volcanologists die from getting too close to the volcano?

https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-do-most-volcanologists-die-from-getting-too-close- to-volcanoes-82496

Reservoirs of oxygen-rich iron may have played major role in Earth history: breakup of supercontinents, atmospheric composition & origin of life

https://www.astrobio.net/also-in-news/water-met-iron-deep-inside-earth-might-created- conditions-life/

Simulating the December 2004 Sumantra-Andaman earthquake with a supercomputer https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/supercomputer-earthquake-simulation/

What if Yellowstone erupted? http://www.iflscience.com/environment/this-is-what-would-happen-to-the-world-if-the-

yellowstone-supervolcano-erupted-today/all/

Shape of Lake Ontario generates white-out lake-effect blizzards https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243636&org=GEO&from=news

Estimated 40M pounds of potential undiscovered uranium resources in calcrete in Southern High Plains of Texas and adjoining portions of New Mexico & Oklahoma

https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-estimates-40-million-pounds-potential-uranium-resources- parts-texas-new-mexico-and

Virtually enter the protected caves and caverns of Slovenia https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/destinations/europe/slovenia/photos-

hidden-river-caves/

Rift zones release large amounts of volcanic gases and influence global climate https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171113123725.htm

Photo-essay on the Bishop Tuff, volcanic tablelands and Long Valley Caldera http://geotripper.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-landscape-as-bizarre-as-they-come.html

Carl Sagan put science and the concept of “nuclear winter” into the popular media https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/when-carl-sagan-warned-world-about-

nuclear-winter-180967198/

50 simulations predict what if scenario if Seattle were hit by a 9.0M earthquake? https://www.livescience.com/60959-magnitude-9-earthquake-pacific-northwest-study.html

Photo-essay on what it is like in the hottest inhabited place on Earth http://www.travelandleisure.com/video/hottest-inhabited-place-on-earth

Glacier Peak in Washington State has a history of big eruptions http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/rockyplanet/2017/11/16/glacier-peaks-big-booms/

Jablonskipora kidwellae is named after U Chicago geophysical scientists & provides missing link to explain why bryozoans survived 500 myo

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/uoc-ftf111617.php

New study maps major shifts in the Colorado River between 6.3 and 4.8 myo http://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-led-research-maps-major-shifts-colorado-river-history

Don Juan Pond at the base of the Transarctic Mountains is filled with a dense syrupy brine fed by a regional deep groundwater system

https://phys.org/news/2017-11-salt-pond-antarctica-saltiest-earth.html

Stromatolites found living in freshwater wetland in Giblin River valley in Tasmania, Australia https://www.livescience.com/60962-living-fossils-of-oldest-life-tasmania.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-15507-1

Amphipods collected from 36,000 feet deep in the Mariana Trench have man-made fibers in their guts

https://www.livescience.com/60954-plastic-found-in-deepest-living-creatures.html

Facts about chromite and chromium https://www.livescience.com/29194-chromium.html

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 20 November 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Podcast: “Antibiotic resistance, the post-antibiotic era and improving antibiotic stewardship” – R. Rohde featured as part of World Antibiotic Awareness Week (13-19 Nov)

http://outbreaknewstoday.com/antibiotic-resistance-post-antibiotic-era-improving-antibiotic- stewardship-80728/

210,000 gallons of oil spilled from TransCanada Keystone pipeline in northeastern South Dakota

http://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/nebraska/keystone-pipeline-leaks-gallons-of- oil-in-south-dakota/article_bb902454-68b6-5657-bf2e-24426da26ba2.html

Outbreak in 15 States of multi-drug resistant Salmonella heidelberg infections linked to dairy calves

https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/heidelberg-11-16/index.html

US & the World are not ready for a 1918-type flu pandemic https://www.globalhealthnow.org/2017-11/us-world-still-not-ready-another-flu-pandemic

Wild hogs are devouring native plants on the northern Outer Banks of Currituck County, North Carolina

http://www.courier-tribune.com/news/20171113/going-hog-wild-at-beach

Investigating lung disease in military veterans https://www.usgs.gov/news/investigating-lung-disease-military-veterans-0

Tick-borne anaplasmosis cases in Maine are increasing in number http://outbreaknewstoday.com/maine-reports-400-anaplasmosis-cases-september-12454/ http://www.pressherald.com/2017/11/13/anaplasmosis-cases-surging-in-maine/

Ohio deer hunters warned about Lyme disease http://www.wfmj.com/story/36829492/ohio-deer-hunters-warned-about-rising-lyme-disease-

cases

Historical tick models may help curb ticks & tick-borne diseases and reduce livestock losses https://today.agrilife.org/2017/11/10/texas-scientists-synthesize-historical-tick-models-help-

curb-pest-globally/ http://www.americanveterinarian.com/news/the-microbiomes-of-north-american-ticks

USDA Wildlife Services feral hog eradication program making progress in reducing numbers in Missouri

http://www.lakenewsonline.com/news/20171111/usda-feral-hog-eradication-efforts-are- working

100s of dams in Texas could fail in worst-case flood event http://www.mystatesman.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/hundreds-dams-texas-

could-fail-worst-case-flood/E5Q5GwGCFbUpGdRs3pfMDJ/

Daytime wounds heal faster than those that occur at night – 2X faster https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dont-cut-yourself-night-heres-why-

180967180/

Will stretch codes increase use of “green” building? https://www.greenbiz.com/article/could-stretch-codes-supercharge-green-building-

marketplace

Sediment removal behind Devils Gate Dam at Hahamongna Watershed Park reduced by 0.7M cubic yards

http://www.latimes.com/socal/la-canada-valley-sun/news/tn-vsl-me-devils-update- 20171108-story.html

Developer plans for sustainable luxury – isn’t that a non-sequitur? https://www.forbes.com/sites/meimeifox/2017/11/12/this-real-estate-developer-has-a-

passion-for-sustainability/#4eb3c6636df9

Restoring public safety in Puerto Rico under harsh conditions following Hurricanes Irma & Maria https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-helps-restore-public-safety-puerto-rico-under-harsh-

conditions

China building 30 “sponge cities” to absorb floodwater and mitigate disaster http://www.businessinsider.com/china-is-building-sponge-cities-that-absorb-water-2017-11

17th Century map of Australia restored by conservation project https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/conservationists-give-new-life-350-year-old-

map-australia-180967184/ http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/canberra-life/rare-map-restored-to-its-former-

glory-goes-on-display-at-national-library-20171106-gzftxr.html https://www.livescience.com/60871-rare-17th-century-australia-map-resurfaces.html

Why don’t fish swim upside down? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-dont-fish-swim-upside-down-

180967192/

Can chemists help reduce the impact of air pollution on public health? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-05906-9

Our concept of & motivation for recycling changed in the 1970s https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-1970s-created-recycling-we-know-it-

180967179/ Timeline: https://www.citylab.com/city-makers-connections/recycling/

Will this approach optimize agricultural crops in order to feed exponentially growing population? https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/giving-agriculture-a-global-do-over-could-feed-

nearly-a-billion-more-people/

New study links natural disaster with revolutions 2,200 years ago in Egypt https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/new-study-shows-natural-disasters-can-lead-to-

political-uprisings/

WHO suggests mean fine air particulate levels (PM2.5) of 25 µg/m3 per day – Delhi, India, just hit 640

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/off-the-charts-pollution-in-delhi-creates-gas- chamber-and-health-emergency/

Groundwater depletion in the US could release 1.7M metric tons of CO2 each year https://phys.org/news/2017-11-groundwater-depletion-significant-source-atmospheric.html

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 20 November 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Coastal management zone in Oregon must consider growing cougar population & human-cougar conflicts

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2017/10/26/cougar- sightings-rise-northern-oregon-coast-odfw-looks-begin-tracking/802763001/

Nature Conservancy study says South Jersey has numerous coastal strongholds http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/south-jersey-rich-in-coastal-strongholds/

article_d3ff2f4e-c9ad-5c4a-b655-198e5d2ac406.html

Delaware DNREC to hold two public workshops to receive public input on regulations under new Coastal Zone Conversion Permit Act

https://news.delaware.gov/2017/11/14/dnrec-hold-workshops-nov-29-30-seeking-public- input-coastal-zone-conversion-permit-act-regulatory-development-process/

Ultimate Guide to WaterColor, Florida https://www.coastalliving.com/travel/gulf-coast/watercolor-florida-travel-guide#watercolor-

beach-house-rental-second-sandbar

Where to go in Northern California for “the best” coastal views, fishing & crabbing http://www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/article/The-best-of-fall-in-Northern-California-for-

12342724.php

Permit for expansion of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is rescinded http://www.pressherald.com/2017/11/10/board-rescinds-permit-for-coastal-maine-botanical-

gardens-expansion/

Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission may reinforce protections for menhaden & supported fishery

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/decision-over-a-tiny-baitfish-could-sway-the-largest- east-coast-fishery

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-menhaden-decision- 20171109-story.html

Growing population along California coast has significant impacts https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/news/articles/coastal-protection-edge-challenge-of-

preserving-californias-legacy-big-sur-highway-1-101-/89248

US coastal population continues to grow despite history of hurricane impacts from Texas to SW Florida

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/16/us-coastal-population-growth/

Long-term mental health impacts of enduring hurricanes along the coast http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/hurricaneharvey/article/Katrina-

Brain-The-invisible-long-term-toll-of-12305158.php

Does coastal erosion help or harm blue crabs in the Gulf of Mexico? http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/10/

study_underway_to_determine_ho.html

“Green Crab Project” is battling invasive green crabs along the California coast https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2017/11/07/california-ecologists-strike-back-against-invasive-

green-crabs/

Britain to use sand engine to assist Nature in reconstructing beaches https://www.newcivilengineer.com/tech-excellence/dutch-sand-engine-comes-to-norfolk/

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