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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 6 November 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Video of a holographic whale – in a gymnasium!!! http://websitesboise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Projectionholographique1.mp4

More hockey sticks: WMO releases CO2 data: Highest level in 800,000 years – up by 3.3 ppm OMG!!!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/carbon-dioxide-levels-reached-record-high- 2016-180967006/

https://ane4bf-datap1.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wmocms/s3fs-public/ckeditor/files/ GHG_Bulletin_13_EN_final_1_1.pdf

7.0M EQ in Loyalty Islands, no tsunami warning for east coast of Australia https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/70-magnitude-earthquake-hits-off-east-

coast-of-aus/3253283/ http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-newcaledonia-quake/magnitude-7-0-undersea-quake-hits-

near-new-caledonia-no-tsunami-idUKKBN1D002J

So why did these cephalopods take a walk on the beach? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-did-dozens-octopuses-crawl-beach-

wales-180967040/

How severe were the climatic impacts following the Chicxulub meteor impact? Perhaps a significant role in the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/agu-dai103117.php

Tunnel collapsed at North Korean Nuclear Test Site – estimated 200 workers killed https://gizmodo.com/report-hundreds-feared-killed-following-tunnel-collaps-1820004012

Blue Planet II: ocean is the “largest habitat on Earth” https://theconversation.com/blue-planet-ii-is-the-ocean-really-the-largest-habitat-on-earth-

86556

“Sloshing” in the core of the Earth may spike major earthquakes – 32-year intervals http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/sloshing-earth-s-core-may-spike-major-

earthquakes

USGS Video & Photographic Portal contains seafloor & coastal images produced by Coastal & Marine Geology Program

http://cmgvideo.usgsportals.net/

California DWR expected concrete work on Oroville Dam Spillway to be completed by deadline, despite $500M costs nearly doubled initial estimate

http://www.chicoer.com/article/NA/20171030/NEWS/171039974

Waters in the Caribbean are cluttered with plastic https://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/ocean-conservation/sea-plastic-trash-hovers-near-

caribbean-island/

Conditions in the Arctic Ocean are changing – as they have for millions of years but humans don’t like change

http://www.biographic.com/posts/sto/sea-change

Report reviews tsunami hazards of the last 400 years & highlights seismic gaps – Tsunami Awareness Day is 5 November 2017

http://www.unisdr.org/archive/55710 Report:

http://irides.tohoku.ac.jp/media/files/archive/global_assessment_tsunamihazards_future_20171018.pdf

Matheronodon provincialis, a new rhabdodontid dinosaur species discovered in southern France http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/matheronodon-provincialis-05378.html

Sentinel-1 measured sea surface below hurricanes to help predict storm path

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Sentinel_1_sees_through_hurricanes_999.html

Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3) released – a fault-based model predicting rupture probabilities

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Anticipating_aftershocks_999.html

CCAMLR may not approve new gigantic Antarctic marine sancutary http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Hopes_dashed_for_giant_new_Antarctic_marine_sanctuary_999.html

NASA estimates the global reach of “atmospheric rivers” – accounts for 22% of total water flow http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

NASA_Estimates_the_Global_Reach_of_Atmospheric_Rivers_999.html

Kleptopredation – newly recognized feeding behavior of sea slugs – pirates of the marine world https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171101092029.htm

Understanding extinction dynamics in Late Triassic https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171031120608.htm

Deep-sea mining poses great danger to marine species – most abundant species, Plenaster craigi - a sponge, could help regulate mining operations

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171025103146.htm

Competing theories on how giant boulders arrived on top of cliff in the Bahamas https://phys.org/news/2017-10-theory-giant-boulders-atop-cliff.html

“Spooky” geological materials & terminology https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/bare-earth-elements-bone-your-spooky-geo-

vocabulary-halloween

Decennatherium rex – new species of late Miocene giraffid found near Madrid, Spain https://phys.org/news/2017-11-newly-giraffid-species-evolution-giraffe.html http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0185378

“Hole” in the ozone layer over Antarctica is smallest of the last 3 decades – not because of humans

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ozone-hole-smallest-30-years-though- humanity-cant-take-credit-180967082/

Is this just more “global warming” hype? Or is there real science in this latest report? https://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2017/11/03/new-climate-report-humans-warming-

planet-theres-no-convincing-evidence-cause/ Report:

http://s3.amazonaws.com/nca2014/low/NCA3_Climate_Change_Impacts_in_the_United%20States_LowRes.pdf?download=1

Report summary: http://s3.amazonaws.com/nca2014/low/NCA3_Full_Report_01_Overview_Report_Findings_LowRes.pdf?download=1

Bárðarbunga volcano in Iceland may be getting ready to erupt http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/earth/one-of-icelands-biggest-volcanoes-may-be-

poised-for-eruption/ https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/iceland-volcano-getting-ready-to-blow-spd/

Winds are causing Totten glacial ice to melt in Antarctica

http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=20509&SEO=winds-accelerate-melting- glaciers-in-antarctica

http://www.eurasiareview.com/03112017-intensifying-winds-could-increase-east- antarcticas-contribution-to-sea-level-rise/

Komatiite volcanic rocks from the 3.3 billion-year-old Weltevreden Formation reveal early history of Earth

https://phys.org/news/2017-11-minerals-volcanic-insights-billion-years.html

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 6 November 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Perspective: Needing a system-level view of watershed to inform scientific understanding & management decisions

http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v10/n11/full/ngeo3058.html

Acetaminophen (Tylenol®) use by mother during pregnancy linked to risk of ADHD in children based on Norwegian cohort study of more than 100,000 children

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/887773 http://nypost.com/2017/10/30/chronic-acetaminophen-use-during-pregnancy-nearly-

doubles-risk-of-adhd-study/ Paper: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2017/10/26/peds.2016-3840

Climate change policy depends on how we value human population https://phys.org/news/2017-10-grandkids-worth-climate-policy-human.html

How the health impacts of natural disasters are measured – connecting epidemiology & disasters https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-do-scientists-measure-public-health-

impacts-natural-disasters-180965318/

Perspective: What to do with our nuclear waste? Classify & dispose according to risk? http://www.nature.com/news/reclassify-waste-to-shift-the-nuclear-landscape-1.22880

Bison in Yellowstone don’t always do what is expected – results of annual count http://www.cdapress.com/article/20171027/AP/310279944

Saudi Arabia contemplating $500B city on the shore of the Red Sea – does this megaproject make sense?

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-26/saudis-are-talking-to-amazon- alibaba-over-new-city-prince-says

State of Florida seeking $50M to speed up “improvement” of dike system around Lake Okeechobee in attempt to protect nearby towns from potentially deadly failure & flooding

http://www.wokv.com/news/local/florida-governor-seeks-money-speed-dike-construction/ 1J9y6aJgsSbLxcqOs3vRDI/

Can new super concrete really make buildings strong enough to withstand M9 EQ shaking? https://inhabitat.com/new-super-concrete-makes-buildings-strong-enough-to-withstand-

magnitude-9-earthquakes/

India urged to build better roads with plastic waste https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-environment-construction/sturdier-safer-cheaper-

india-urged-to-build-more-roads-with-plastic-waste-idUSKBN1CU24W

CMS adds protections for 33 migratory species including lions, chimps, giraffes & whale sharks https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thirty-three-migratory-species-get-new-

protections-180967005/ http://www.cms.int/en/news/press-release-momentum-grows-save-world%E2%80%99s-

migratory-wildlife More than $200M loss for Texas agriculture caused by Hurricane Harvey – livestock & crops

http://www.theeagle.com/landandlivestockpost/agrilifetoday/texas-agricultural-losses-from- hurricane-harvey-estimated-at-more-than/article_6052b21f-7eca-5a3b-a140-6f4ca1a96b0b.html

Radioactivity lingers in lagoons of Marshall Island atolls from nuclear testing in the 1940s & 1950s https://phys.org/news/2017-10-radioactivity-lingers-nuclear.html

26 Asia-Pacific cities at high risk for natural disasters – need to build resilience https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/26-cities-high-risk-disaster-says-report/ Asia-Pacific Disaster Report 2017: http://www.unescap.org/publications/asia-pacific-

disaster-report-2017

Blue Planet II: ocean is the “largest habitat on Earth” https://theconversation.com/blue-planet-ii-is-the-ocean-really-the-largest-habitat-on-earth-

86556

$10M project including inflatable dams and a water wheel part of latest plan to revitalize Los Angeles River

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-river-rubber-dams-20171030-htmlstory.html

Meeting US energy needs from evaporation? No, just another Rube Goldberg idea – not feasible https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/five-questions-you-should-have-about-

evaporation-renewable-energy-source-180967017/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-00581-w

Jim Gilchrist on US immigration policy that protects our Nation & our history under the rules of law https://www.smithsoniansecondopinion.org/immigration-america/founder-minutemen-his-

vision-us-immigration-policy-180965180/

Dennis Banks (1937-2017) – co-founder of the American Indian Movement https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dennis-banks-native-american-civil-rights-

warrior-has-died-180967037/

Setting schedule to close Uluru to climbers – protecting a sacred place https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/climb-may-be-banned-today/3253924/

“Best buds” – young Tasmanian devil named Hurricane and a cavoodle named Archie http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/animals/devils-advocate-archie-the-

cavoodle-smitten-by-his-unlikely-new-best-friend-20171031-gzc73y.html

Following bushfire and installation of a fence, koalas & potoroos are trapped http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/animals/koalas-and-potoroos-trapped-by-

government-fence-following-wildfire-environmentalist-fears-20171027-gza2u3.html

Relationship between climate and health is extraordinarily complicated http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/10/31/561041342/scientists-from-around-

the-world-report-on-health-effects-from-climate-change

Like your tequila, then you better also like bats who pollinate the agave but cloned agave is a threat

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/10/29/560292442/bats-and-tequila-a-once-boo- tiful-relationship-cursed-by-growing-demands

Mice in New York City are biologically different from their country cousins because they eat pizza https://www.treehugger.com/animals/thanks-pizza-nyc-mice-are-biologically-different-their-

country-cousins.html

Kathleen Hartnett White is Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/chair-of-the-council-on-environmental-quality-who-

is-kathleen-hartnett-white-171031?news=860350

Homeowners file lawsuit against polluters in East Chicago for property damage & emotional distress in the USS Lead Superfund site

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/special-section/ec-lead/superfund-homeowners-bring- lawsuit-against-polluters-in-east-chicago-for/article_6e35269e-a9c1-5b50-85b8-5317e9777513.html

50 million tons of toxic E-waste created in a year – much is illegally traded or dumped https://towardfreedom.com/archives/environment/50-million-tons-year-toxic-e-waste-go/

How to simply reduce your carbon footprint during the winter of 2017 https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/10/emissions-eschmissions-how-to-simply-reduce-

your-carbon-footprint-in-2017/

Rural & coastal locations more psychologically beneficial to humans than time in urban green spaces

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171031202451.htm

Surface waters are naturally more corrosive than groundwater – implications for drinking water supply

https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/troubled-waters-lead-lurking-us-water-supplies

$7B hydroelectric dam mega-project in British Columbia, Canada, is behind schedule & over-budget

https://www.reuters.com/article/canada-britishcolumbia-dam/british-columbia-mega-dam- behind-schedule-over-budget-regulator-idUSL2N1N61NR

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 6 November 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

US Army Corps of Engineers recommends $1.8B to protect Norfolk, Virginia, from coastal flood waters

https://pilotonline.com/news/local/environment/feds-recommend-billion-in-upgrades-for- norfolk-flooding-but-none/article_fd7b2456-a41f-5484-a489-5df9cc74f208.html

Draft NCSRM Feasibility Report: http://www.nao.usace.army.mil/NCSRM/

Napier, New Zealand, costal erosion seawall put on hold due to expensive cost https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/98367403/.html

USGS Video & Photographic Portal - seafloor & coastal images produced by Coastal & Marine Geology Program

http://cmgvideo.usgsportals.net/

Vector Doppler instrumentation valuable in understanding coastal sediment transport processes http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/marine-civils/marine-civils/doppler-

instrumentation-advancing-sediment-flux-knowledge

New technique for measuring soil carbon in coastal carbon sinks such as mangroves https://phys.org/news/2017-11-fingerprints-coastal-carbon.html

Limpets play important role in coastal environments in maintaining biodiversity https://www.popsci.com/snail-herbivore-climate-change

$61B plan to rebuild Texas coast after H. Harvey includes flood control structures, new reservoirs and property buyouts

http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Texas-seeks-funds-for-coastal-spines-to- 12321584.php

Washington State F&W approved 3-day clam dig at Twin Harbors, Long Beach, Mockrocks & Copalis following marine toxin testing

http://www.chronline.com/news/wdfw-approves-round-of-razor-clam-digs-on-four-coastal/ article_5209a36c-be65-11e7-91a6-9367995d4b19.html

US Supreme Court refused to revive Louisiana flood protection board lawsuit for damage to coastal wetlands

https://www.claimsjournal.com/news/southcentral/2017/11/01/281389.htm

Geo-visualizations of coastal areas provide virtual help with informed decisions on coastal plans https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171027090135.htm

Perspective: Coastal military outposts http://www.coastaljournal.com/2017/10/31/coastal-military-outposts-remind-us-times-

shores-unsafe/

US Navy asking residents to allow sampling of drinking water wells for AFFFs near outlying Atlantic Field along Core Sound in Carteret County, North Carolina

https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/11/navy-seeks-test-well-water-near-airfield/

Pier 70 waterfront development gets final approval from San Francisco supervisors http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-approves-massive-pier-70-housing-office-development/ Pier 70 Project: http://www.pier70sf.com/#welcome

Florida wants to purchase sand from the Bahamas for its beaches – but that is illegal https://www.wunderground.com/news/2017-11-03-florida-beaches-sand-bahamas