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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 24 July 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

First plate tectonic map of Earth Neoproterozoic history from 1B to 520 myo (animation) https://theconversation.com/a-map-that-fills-a-500-million-year-gap-in-earths-history-79838 Paper: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1342937X16305093

USGS launched “TopoView 2.1” letting users download historical USGS topo maps https://www.usgs.gov/news/historical-maps-your-fingertips

Such hubris!!! The minute amount of CO2 emitted by humans surpasses CO2, sulfur oxides & aerosols emitted by volcanic eruptions??!! Hah!

http://www.iflscience.com/environment/what-causes-more-climate-change-humans- volcanic-eruptions/all/

Update on the human-triggered destructive mud volcano on Java http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2017/07/21/mud-volcano-indonesia/

#.WXOlJoTyuM8

5 locales that reveal the geologic history of Australia http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-07-22/five-places-that-mark-australias-extreme-

geological-past/8728928

New study suggests lightning can also create shocked quartz

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/lightning-can-beat-rocks-asteroid-strike-casting- doubt-past-impacts

Data from Danish Meteorological Institute shows ice cover in Greenland is increasing http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/greenland_turns_against_mother_gaia.html

US Army Corps of Engineers taking soil samples and testing in advance of new US border wall https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/us/politics/border-wall-construction.html

Developing a warning system for storm-driven meteo-tsunamis on the Great Lakes https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/06/23/tsunamis-on-the-great-lakes-

researchers-are-looking-into-it.html

Subsidence contributes to flooding & flood hazards in Miami, Florida & Al Gore makes more apocalyptic predictions

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449541/al-gore-recycles-global-warming-predictions- documentary-inconvenient-sequel

http://www.ces.fau.edu/arctic-florida/pdfs/fiaschi-wdowinski.pdf

New app shows aquifer level change & subsidence due to groundwater withdrawals in Houston-Galveston area

https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-app-shows-aquifer-level-change-and-subsidence-relation- groundwater-withdrawals-houston

Thousands of spongy blobs of paraffin wax washed up on the Opal Coast of France – but where did they come from?

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thousands-mysterious-yellow-sponges-have- washed-french-coast-180964117/

Seattle continues to retrofit older buildings in advance of next earthquake http://www.king5.com/news/local/disaster/seattle-retrofits-older-buildings-to-survive-the-big-

one/456958833

New report that analyzed GAST data generated by NASA & NOAA found it is “complete bunk” https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/07/16/new-research-calls-global-warming-data-not-a-

valid-representation-of-reality/ abridged report: https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F

%2Fthsresearch.files.wordpress.com%2F2017%2F05%2Fef-gast-data-research-report-062717.pdf

Fossil site reveals impact of low oxygen in Early Jurassic marine environment https://phys.org/news/2017-07-fossil-site-impact-early-jurassic.html

Project “Seabed 2030” will circumscribe the globe for 13 years to map the ocean floor http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/first-complete-map-ocean-floor-stirring-

controversial-waters-180963993/

Wave energy desalination described as “small, modular & cheap”

http://www.enr.com/articles/42354-desalination-with-wave-energy-is-small-modular-and- cheap

Video of sinkhole in action in Florida – parts of two homes sunk and the road being eroded http://start.att.net/player/category/news/article/ap_select-sinkhole_swallows_florida_homes-

apsel http://start.att.net/news/read/article/the_associated_press-

florida_sinkhole_swallows_boat_2_homes_10_others_e-ap

9-year-old tripped in the desert in New Mexico and discovered a 1.2 myo stegomastodon skull http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nine-year-old-accidentally-discovers-

stegomastodon-fossil-new-mexico-180964103/ Book Review: “Junk Raft: An Ocean Voyage and a Rising Tide of Activism to Fight Plastic Pollution”

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v547/n7663/full/547278a.html

Anticipating answers about tectonics and climate history from JOIDES Expedition 371 http://www.technology.org/2017/07/19/zealandia-should-hold-answers-about-tectonics-

past-climate/

Bottom-trawling techniques leave different traces & impacts on the ocean floor http://www.technology.org/2017/07/18/bottom-trawling-techniques-leave-different-traces-

on-the-seabed/

Underestimating the power of nature to recover from oil spills http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/new-studies-show-how-the-2010-gulf-oil-spill-still-

starves-fish-at-sea-and-plants-on-shore_us_596e210ce4b010d77673edce?section=us_science

Kromberg Formation spans continents and contains organic Archean microfossils http://www.technology.org/2017/07/14/ancient-plankton-like-microfossils-span-two-

continents/

Man-made aerosols are identified as driver in shifting global precipitation patterns https://phys.org/news/2017-07-manmade-aerosols-driver-shifting-global.html

Couple who disappeared in 1942 have now been exposed by Tsanfleuron glacier

http://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/news/a9305/swiss-identify-glacier-bodies-as- couple-missing-since-1942/

Albertavenator curriei – new species of bird-like dinosaur identified in Canada http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/albertavenator-curriei-05048.html

Sea cave sediments in Indonesia contain 5,000-year record of tsunamis http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/indonesia-sea-cave-tsunami-earthquake-record

Detailed oceanographic maps have now been released – some good came from search for MH370

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/world/MH370-puzzle-is-unsolved-but-helping-unlock-ocean- mysteries/shdaily.shtml

Images: https://qz.com/1033053/australia-releases-data-from-mh370-search-that-will-help-both-science-and-the-fishing-industry/

Understanding the transport & stability of carbonates into the deep Earth https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170719084817.htm Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15960 https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/aaft-clp071717.php

Looking at the how, why and when of EQs on a variety of physical levels https://phys.org/news/2017-07-earthquake-physics-multiple-scales.html

Moon shadow versus sun glint on Earth (video) http://earthsky.org/earth/moon-shadow-versus-sun-reflection

Understanding the global methane budget http://earthsky.org/earth/global-methane-levels-hitting-new-highs

Images of a supernumerary rainbow over New York City http://earthsky.org/earth/photo-supernumerary-rainbow-nyc-july-8-2017

Sparkling springs aid exploration for geothermal energy resources https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uoe-ssa072117.php

Small glaciers play significant role in recharging aquifers & maintaining stream flow https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/uoaf-mgr072017.php

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

Predicting conditions that could produce another Dust Bowl in the Great Plains https://phys.org/news/2017-07-storms.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05431-9

Good reasons for whacking weeds in the Arizona desert http://www.technology.org/2017/07/18/reasons-are-plentiful-for-whacking-those-weeds/

Human-generated noise is ruining National Parks for humans and animals http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-human-noise-ruins-parks-animals-

people-180964095/

Outbreak of vibriosis from eating raw oysters in Seattle, Washington http://outbreaknewstoday.com/seattle-vibrio-parahaemolyticus-outbreak-investigated-

linked-raw-oysters-63788/ http://outbreaknewstoday.com/vibriosis-outbreak-in-seattle-up-to-25-people-may-have-

become-ill-62523/

These 17 common plants may be dangerous for your pets http://www.care2.com/greenliving/17-common-weeds-that-are-dangerous-for-pets.html

The story of how David Wagner became a plague chaser in the American Southwest https://www.statnews.com/2017/07/19/plague-scientist-arizona-prairie-dogs/

Mountaintop coal mining causes rivers in Appalachia to be “consistently saltier” https://phys.org/news/2017-07-mountaintop-coal-appalachian-rivers-saltier.html

APHIS announces Emerging Animal Disease Preparedness & Response Plan https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/sa-2017/sa-07/

preparedness-response-plan Plan: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/downloads/emerging-dis-framework-

plan.pdf

Outbreaks of Salmonella typhimurium occurred in microbiology labs in 16 states http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/19/health/salmonella-outbreaks-microbiology-labs/index.html

Tourists take risks despite warning signs on the beach – jet engine backwash can be deadly http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/new-zealand-tourist-dies-hit-jet-blast-article-

1.3322536 https://721news.com/top-story/woman-dies-result-serious-incident/

“Post-Ebola syndrome” is still not well understood https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/in-seemingly-healthy-survivors-cryptic-ebola-may-

lurk-in-immune-cells/

Filter system can filter more than 100,000 gallons per day and remove phosphorous from wastewater

https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-usgs-filter-removes-phosphorus-waste-water

Largest power plant in the world is the Itaipú Dam on the Parana River http://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-largest-power-plant-engineering-wonder-itaipu-

dam-2017-7?r=UK&IR=T

Doomsday hype: “The Uninhabitable Earth” http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans.html

Botswana cracking down on illegal donkey skin trade & arrested Chinese man alleged to be involved

http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/afp- chinese_man_arrested_in_botswana_over_donkey_skin-afp

Flash flood rescue & others die in Tonto National Forest in northern Arizona (videos) http://start.att.net/player/category/news/article/ap_select-

crews_describe_rescue_from_arizona_flash_floods-apsel https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/flash-flooding-dangers-continue-in-

western-us-following-deadly-flooding-in-arizona/70002209 http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/16/537578413/at-least-9-people-are-dead-

after-flash-flooding-in-rural-arizona http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/17/537684012/at-least-9-are-dead-after-

arizona-flash-flood

Ecological Society of America meeting focuses on lessons in ecosystem services – theory to practice

http://www.esa.org/esablog/research/from-theory-to-practice-lessons-in-ecosystem- services/

In Britain, eating at fast food chains means possibly getting dosed with potentially harmful bacteria http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/business_insider-

undercover_investigation_finds_fecal_bacteria_in_i-newscred2 Red flag for bigger problem: http://www.businessinsider.com/feces-bacteria-fast-food-

drinks-2017-7

US Army Corps of Engineers continues work on water control structures at Lake Okeechobee in Florida

http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/columns/column-what-the-army-corps-of-engineers-is- doing-with-lake-okeechobee/2331028

The southern Amazon rainforest triggers its own rainy season http://www.technology.org/2017/07/18/new-study-shows-the-amazon-makes-its-own-rainy-

season/

Restoring forests can help mitigate water infrastructure crisis by improving watersheds http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/restoring-us-forests-can-help-solve-our-water-

infrastructure_us_5971268ee4b0f1feb89b424a

Birth of northern hairy-nosed wombat increases population of one of the rarest animal species http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/conservation/northern-hairy-nosed-wombat-

birth-boosts-numbers-of-one-of-world's-rarest-animals-20170719-gxe3ha.html

Greenhouse Gas Removal Program to assess the “false promise” of carbon capture http://www.technology.org/2017/07/17/a-false-promise/

Want to reduce your carbon footprint? Then have fewer children! http://www.npr.org/2017/07/19/537954372/want-to-slow-global-warming-researchers-look-

to-family-planning

Diesel versus petrol – which is better? And cracking down on idling is good for air quality http://www.nature.com/news/ditching-diesel-won-t-clear-the-air-1.22314 https://phys.org/news/2017-07-diesel-gas.html

Recovering from flooding along the Fox River in parts of the Midwest https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/wisconsin/articles/2017-07-13/chief-flooding-in-

burlington-unprecedented Images: http://www.tmj4.com/homepage-gallery/photos-flash-flooding-sweeps-into-se-

wisconsin#id0 More pics: http://fox6now.com/2017/07/12/pictures-severe-flooding-as-seen-by-fox6-news-

viewers-in-southeast-wisconsin/

“Extreme & Aggressive” wildfires in California forcing thousands to evacuate

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/19/538090510/-extreme-and-aggressive- california-wildfires-force-thousands-to-evacuate

American bees are suffering from too much inbreeding and impact of varroa mites http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/07/13/536884827/no-offense-american-bees-but-

your-sperm-isnt-cutting-it

First power plant to combine hydro & solar power located in Portugal http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hydro-solar-plant_us_595f96dee4b02e9bdb0c0fa6

Why is the “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico so large this year? https://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/stopping-cycle-dead-zones-gulf-mexico-and-

beyond.html

Should cities be issuing licenses to panhandlers instead of trying to banish them? http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/should-panhandlers-be-issued-licenses-

170713?news=860245

Military technology and innovation may ease water challenges http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/position-lead-how-military-technology-and-innovation-

can-ease-worlds-water-challenges

Why are there huge barcodes in the US desert? http://www.technology.org/2017/07/19/huge-barcodes-in-u-s-desert-what-for/

Report calls for abandoning bungled South Carolina nuclear project http://www.foe.org/news/news-releases/2017-07-report-calls-for-abandoning-bungled-

nuclear-project Report:

http://webiva-downton.s3.amazonaws.com/877/a5/d/10601/Cooper_Summer_Report_Final_July_18_2017.pdf

Key findings: http://webiva-downton.s3.amazonaws.com/877/51/1/10596/Cooper_report_Summary_of_Key_Findings_-_July_18_2017.pdf

Federal Appeals Court says it cannot review EPA decision not to ban chlorpyrifos pesticide http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/overnights/342614-overnight-energy-court-

rejects-greens-pesticide

Humans have created an estimated 8.3B metric tons of plastics from early 1950s to 2015 – most has become waste – recycling hasn’t done much to reduce it

https://phys.org/news/2017-07-billion-metric-tons-scientists-total.html http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-plastic-trash-20170721-

htmlstory.html

Desertification of the Sahara began about 6,000 years ago https://phys.org/news/2017-07-european-linked-saharan-desertification-human.html

Only estimated 10 to 15 percent, with 25 percent upper limit, of human genome is functional http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/human-genome-functional-05055.html

Vietnam commits to shutting down bear bile farms & move about 1,000 bears to sanctuaries http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vietnam-agrees-end-trade-bear-bile-

180964130/

Once again, patients being prescribed drugs for disease they do not have http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/newser-

many_people_being_treated_for_alzheimers_may_not_h-rnewsernor

Unregulated atmospheric concentrations of dichloromethane have increased in recent years and may threaten the ozone layer

http://earthsky.org/earth/possible-new-threat-to-earths-ozone-layer

Restoration of prairie lands in Illinois also enhances microbial communities in the soil https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/niu-rtp072017.php

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

Invasive non-native coastal habitat better than none at all https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170717150843.htm

Section of California Coastal Highway 1 reopens after landslide south of Big Sur https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/california/articles/2017-07-19/coastal-california-

highway-section-reopens-after-landslide

Open space donation added to Coastal Slope Trail in California http://www.malibusurfsidenews.com/open-space-donation-adds-key-piece-coastal-slope-

trail

California Coastal Commission approves agreement to close last remaining sand mining operation http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sand-mining-agreement-20170713-story.html

Best coastal resorts in the world on each continent http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/world-best-coastal-resorts/index.html

Attributing potential loss of coastal environments in Japan to “global warming” https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170713154919.htm

California coastal counties & cities taking “global warming” to court against O&G companies https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18072017/oil-gas-coal-companies-exxon-shell-sued-

coastal-california-city-counties-sea-level-rise

RESTORE Act money to fund restoration of St Andrew Bay or St Joe Bay in northwestern Florida http://www.wjhg.com/content/news/New-estuary-program-possibly-coming-to-St-Andrews-

Bay-area-435279463.html

5-year restoration project for Englishman River Estuary in British Columbia, Canada http://www.pqbnews.com/news/englishman-river-estuary-to-undergo-five-year-restoration/

Coastal communities brace for another summer of toxic algal blooms in south Florida http://www.surfer.com/features/south-floridas-toxic-summer/

Ongoing battle to protect West Coast salmon from pesticides

http://www.sightline.org/2017/07/18/the-long-battle-to-protect-west-coast-salmon-from- pesticides/

Humpback whales were removed from endangered species list in US Atlantic coastal waters, but are now experiencing an increase in death or “strandings” along the coast

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article160958094.html

Concerns at North Carolina port facility over storing & reshipping of coal fly ash from India http://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_22c4da88-6c8d-11e7-be7b-

3b27b0a0c16d.html