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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 4 February 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

What is inside this dormant volcano? Art! https://asunow.asu.edu/20190114-creativity-asu-artist-james-turrell-partner-masterwork-

roden-crater

Havana, Cuba, hit by deadly tornado https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/three-dead-172-injured-in-havana-tornado/ar-

BBSQ6vE

New method to assess building safety following an earthquake by measuring ambient vibrations https://phys.org/news/2019-01-method-safe-earthquake.html

Niobium linked to continent formation process https://phys.org/news/2019-01-earth-continental-nurseries-beneath-mountains.html

Plagioclase & clinopyroxene crystals from eastern Canada may reflect formation of the inner core https://phys.org/news/2019-01-ancient-crystals-evidence-earth-core.html

Extratropical volcanoes have significant impact on climate https://phys.org/news/2019-01-extratropical-volcanoes-climate-assumed.html

Do microbes control secondary sulfide mineral deposit formation? https://phys.org/news/2019-01-microbes-formation-giant-copper-deposits.html

“Schoolchildren’s Blizzard” of 12 January 1888 – who said “polar vortex” was a new phenomenon? https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/benchmarks-january-12-1888-schoolchildrens-

blizzard-strikes-great-plains

Long-necked sauropods could orient forefeet forward & sideways depending on speed & body mass center

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190129124953.htm

Mineral resource of the month: boron https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/mineral-resource-month-boron-0

Ultra-slow earthquake in summer 2016 reflects deep crustal movement near Istanbul, Turkey http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Ultra_slow_earthquake_indicates_deep_crustal_movement_near_Istanbul_999.html

Tracking water levels in the Mekong River basin in Southeast Asia using statistical models to link satellite data

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/River_levels_tracked_from_space_999.html

Did ancient Iraq have too much water? – using speleothem data to assess climatic conditions https://sciencetrends.com/too-much-water-may-have-been-a-problem-for-ancient-iraq/

The challenge of measuring snowfall in Antarctica https://www.pri.org/stories/2019-01-29/unexpected-challenge-antarctica-measuring-snowfall

A more informative way to name plutonic rocks Paper: http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/science/G384A/GSATG384A.pdf

eRock: Open-access repository for geoscience education – 3D outcrops, virtual field trips & collections

http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/groundwork/G373GW/GSATG373GW.pdf eRock: https://www.e-rock.co.uk/

Chip of ancient Earth rock found on the Moon? https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/ancient-earth-rock-found-moon

Mathematical modeling of movements of train that toppled from track near Point Reyes north of San Francisco during 1906 EA provides insight into ground motion

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/ssoa-tto013019.php

Photo-essay: In winter, water buffalo in Turkey stay warm in the geothermal hot springs https://www.itv.com/news/2019-01-30/in-pictures-turkeys-water-buffaloes-escape-from-

winter-in-geothermal-springs/

Explaining what geothermal energy is and how it can be used https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/what-geothermal-energy-ncna963996

Polish mining operator KGHM says 8 copper miners were trapped following EQ – one still missing

https://www.dw.com/en/poland-miner-missing-after-copper-mine-earthquake/a-47283517

Boom in sparkling wine production in northern Italy leading to increased rates of soil erosion https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/29/italys-prosecco-boom-leading-dramatic-soil-

erosion-scientific/

3 employees of mining firm Vale & two contractors arrested following fatal breach of Dam I of Córrego do Feijão mine in Brazil

https://www.waterpowermagazine.com/news/newsarrests-following-dam-breach-in-brazil- 6959513

Ancient African people valued fossils & rocks http://theconversation.com/how-we-know-that-ancient-african-people-valued-fossils-and-

rocks-110321

Slow slip directly triggers seismic slip – research along the Blanco Transform Fault offshore Oregon https://phys.org/news/2019-01-silent-fault-line-prelude-big.html

Atlantic Meridional Overturn Circulation (MOC) plays key role in regulating climate & is primarily driven by cooling waters between Greenland and Scotland

https://phys.org/news/2019-01-european-ocean-overturning-key-climate.html

The Great Dying extinction event about 252 myo may have impacted plants before many animals https://phys.org/news/2019-01-earth-largest-extinction-event.html

Alternating 600 myo cycles of “introversion” and “extroversion” formed supercontinents https://phys.org/news/2019-01-billion-year-superocean-earth-history.html

Fire dynamics of wildfires are complex https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-019-0311-0

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 4 February 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Mutant blue-eyed coyotes have been spotted in California – mutation may be spreading https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/01/blue-eyes-mutation-coyotes-

spreading-in-california/

Wide-ranging ban on microplastics covering 90% of pollutants proposed by EU https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/30/eu-european-union-proposes-

microplastics-ban-plastic-pollution

Antibiotic-Resistant Genes (ARGs) first detected in urban India now found in Kongsfjorden region of Svalbard in the Arctic – what was presumed to be pristine is no longer

https://phys.org/news/2019-01-superbug-gene-remote-earth.html

Fish kills plague New South Wales, Australia – Darling & Murrumbidgee Rivers– call for investigation

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/worse-than-last-time-darling-fish-kill- strikes-again-at-menindee-20190128-p50u58.html

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/29/murray-darling-basin-plan- breaches-water-act-royal-commission-to-find

https://www.victorharbortimes.com.au/story/5874268/conservatives-call-for-mdb-royal- commission/

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/conservation/worse-than-last-time-darling- fish-kill-strikes-again-at-menindee-20190128-p50u58.html

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/ Sea_of_white_Hundreds_of_thousands_of_fish_dead_in_Australia_999.html

Public lands damaged by humans may take long time, if ever, to recover

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/shutdown-damage-will-persist-long-after-us- government-reopens/ar-BBSRp1F

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/joshua-tree-damage-government- shutdown_us_5c4f3c70e4b0d9f9be67c9c6

NYC proposes tunnel project to store 16M gallons sewage overflow adjacent to Gowanus Canal https://ny.curbed.com/2019/1/24/18194205/gowanus-canal-cleanup-tank-project-shifts-to-

tunnel-dep-epa

Drinking water systems across Louisiana are aging & falling apart https://thelensnola.org/2019/01/24/tough-choices-ahead-for-louisianas-struggling-water-

systems/

Work at Corrego do Feijao iron mine in Brazil halted after dam burst – hundreds missing – 2nd Vale dam

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/25/brazil-dam-collapse-news-latest-mining- disaster-brumadinho

https://www.ft.com/content/b8d5ac80-21bf-11e9-8ce6-5db4543da632 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/second-vale-dam-burst-brazil-likely-curb-mining-risk-

appetite-n963186 https://www.npr.org/2019/01/28/689262612/brazil-dam-disaster-60-people-are-dead-with-

hundreds-more-missing Downstream impacts: https://www.apnews.com/bfd21cdfaf494e31ae48390f6baa04ba

How cold was it in North Carolina? Alligators entered state of brumation https://wreg.com/2019/01/24/alligators-freeze-in-place-in-north-carolina-swamp-noses-

above-surface/

Considering killing off kangaroos because they cause disruptions in the lives of humans https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/02/australia-kangaroo-beloved-symbol-

becomes-pest/

Churches in Ethiopia are islands of biodiversity https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/01/ethiopian-church-forest-

conservation-biodiversity/

Father & son sentenced for killing black bear and two cubs sleeping in den in Alaska – illegal poaching

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alaskan-father-and-son-sentenced-for-killing-a-bear- and-her-shrieking-cubs/ar-BBSMP36

Yet bears show kindness to lost little boys https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/3-year-old-boy-lost-freezing-forest-two-days-says-bear-kept-

safe-101510537.html

Ebola virus found for first time in Miniopterus inflatus bat in Liberia in West Africa https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/01/24/scientists-find-deadly-ebola-virus-first-

time-west-african-bat/?utm_term=.bbabd7a88a40

Katwa remains hotspot as Ebola outbreak continues – 743 cases http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2019/01/katwa-remains-outbreak-hot-spot-

ebola-cases-reach-743

Death toll from Hurricane Florence rises to include man who died of heart attack during cleanup https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-death-toll-from-hurricane-florence-has-risen-again-

4-months-after-the-storm/ar-BBSRJug

PG&E seeks bankruptcy protection in anticipation of liabilities from California wildfires https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pg-e-corp-files-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection-

082001142--finance.html

Cases of these types of cancer are increasing – Why? Genetic predisposition, exposure to toxins… https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/cancer-awareness/types-of-cancer-on-the-rise/ss-

BBQASiW

Dozens rescued & hundred arrested in human-trafficking sting in California https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/dozens-of-victims-rescued-and-hundreds-arrested-

in-human-trafficking-sting-in-california/ar-BBSUUkn

So Arctic ice has been on parts of Baffin Island for only 40,000 years https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/melting-glaciers-in-arctic-reveal-land-hidden-

for-40000-years-study-says/ar-BBSTGVO

Exxon-Mobil begins construction for $20B refinery expansion in Beaumont, Texas https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/ExxonMobil-to-begin-construction-on-

Beaumont-13570871.php

This is not sustainable: record demand for tall & supertall buildings https://www.enr.com/articles/46277-tall-buildings-council-offers-nearly-everything-you-might-

want-to-know-about-skyscrapers

Trying probiotics instead of antibiotics to improve farm animal health https://cen.acs.org/business/agriculture/Boosting-farm-animal-health-beneficial/97/i4

Sea-surface temperature & depth of ocean layer influence methylmercury levels in tuna https://www.technology.org/2019/01/28/identifying-factors-that-influence-mercury-levels-in-

tuna/

Visual guide to identifying invasive self-cloning Asian longhorned ticks https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190130075723.htm

Pharmaceutical manufacturer discharges have substantially higher concentrations of drugs in the water

https://www.ehn.org/are-drugs-getting-in-water-2569695865.html EPA study: https://newrepublic.com/article/115883/drugs-drinking-water-new-epa-study-

finds-more-we-knew USGS Study: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/70196708

Toxic haze of air pollution impacts Bangkok – AQI exceeded 170 https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2019/01/30/bangkok-shuts-hundreds-of-

schools-as-air-pollution-chokes-city/

San Joaquin Valley has most dangerous air quality in the country – PM 2.5 from burning fuels https://www.kqed.org/science/1937151/california-approves-plan-to-clean-up-central-valleys-

toxic-air

California judge upholds protection for gray wolves under state Endangered Species Act https://www.apnews.com/837292910fdc426eab1ad6171beabc41

Monarch Butterfly population at lowest numbers ever recorded in Idaho https://lmtribune.com/northwest/idaho-is-missing-the-monarchs/article_c6919e7b-2e66-5863-

acb7-97582274355c.html

Andean condors under threats from humans – poison, hunting & electrocution http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Man_versus_condor_the_king_of_the_Andes_under_threat_999.html

US FDA wants warning labels regarding antiparasitic resistance from anthelmintics used for livestock

https://www.avma.org/News/JAVMANews/Pages/190215f.aspx

2018 was successful year for Missouri Dept of Conservation – eliminated 9, 365 feral hogs https://www.nationalhogfarmer.com/agenda/more-9300-feral-hogs-removed-missouri-2018

Tick salivary glands may be important tool for studying viral transmission and infection https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-scientists-explore-tick-salivary-glands-

tool-study-virus-transmission-infection

Drones delivering poisoned bait in battle against invasive rates that kill native animals & plants in Galapagos

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00176-z

Tallying up some of the desecrating damage humans did to National Parks https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/national-parks-tally-shutdown-damage/ar-BBSZAQR

Geographies of the Holocaust – education to remember and prevent re-occurrence https://news.txstate.edu/research-and-innovation/2019/Holocaust-Remembrance-Day.html

The consequences of acquiring rabies https://www.self.com/story/what-happens-when-you-get-rabies

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 4 February 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Governor of Louisiana wants to use $350M for hurricane levees & coastal restoration projects https://www.nola.com/environment/2019/01/use-350-million-in-surplus-gulf-oil-money-for-

levees-and-coast-edwards-says.html

Miami-Dade wants yet more development along current & future transit routes – in hurricane country

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article225048445.html

Photos reflect progress in $B Corpus Christi Harbor Bridge project – to finish in 2020 https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/New-photos-show-progress-in-billion-

dollar-Corpus-13556318.php

Perspective: Santa Barbara oil spill 50 years ago created California as we know it today https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Santa-Barbara-oil-spill-50-

years-ago-13563091.php

Saltwater beavers may help restore coastal ecosystem of Washington State – keystone species https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/the-gnawing-question-of-saltwater-beavers/

Sonoma County Sanitation District spills nearly 3M gallons of sewage in creek & San Pablo Bay https://www.kqed.org/news/11720294/sonoma-spills-spewed-nearly-3-million-gallons-of-

sewage-into-creeks-and-bay

Everglades & red tide focus of environmental budget proposed by Florida governor https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article225231640.html

Traditional dhow sailing boat made from trash sails coast of Kenya to highlight waste crisis http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Plastic_dhow_sails_Kenya_coast_to_highlight_waste_crisis_999.html

Plastic pollution causes mussels to lose their grip http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Plastic_pollution_causes_mussels_to_lose_grip_999.html

Subsidence of river deltas & coastlines is major cause of relative change in sea level https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/01/many-river-deltas-scientists-are-missing-major-

source-sea-level-rise Paper: https://www.ocean-sci.net/15/61/2019/

Study vulnerability of shoreline & coastal communities in Thailand to storms, floods & erosion https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-01/ehu-msc012919.php

Just for fun: 9 most romantic seaside cities for Valentine’s Day https://www.coastalliving.com/travel/best-beach-towns-valentines-day

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act would provide responsible management of populations on Outer Banks to protect health & safety of animals & habitat – but encouraging tourism & economic investment

https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/01/tillis-bill-calls-for-horse-management-plan/

South Korea submits Han / Imjin River Estuary plans to North Korea https://www.nknews.org/2019/01/south-korea-submits-jointly-produced-hanimjin-river-

estuary-plans-to-north-korea/

Salt & fresh water and tides create diverse coastal habitats https://theworldlink.com/outdoors/salt-fresh-water-and-tides-make-for-diverse-habitats/

article_0e151550-dc82-5762-a50f-8c1c61c8c277.html

LNG export terminal in Port Arthur, Texas, receives FERC approval of final environmental report https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sempra-usa-lng/sempra-texas-port-arthur-lng-export-

plant-passes-environmental-test-idUSKCN1PP2ZF

Louisiana proposes $783M budget for coastal restoration & levees in 2020 https://www.nola.com/environment/2019/01/state-to-spend-783m-on-coastal-restoration-

levees-in-2020.html