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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 12 April 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

April brings meteor showers, a supermoon & planets visible in the night sky https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/how-to-see-meteor-showers-a-supermoon-

and-the-planets-in-april/ar-BB1cvLVu

Third stream of lava issuing from fissure on Mount Fagradalsfjall to Geldingadalir Valley in Iceland https://phys.org/news/2021-04-iceland-volcano-unleashes-lava-stream.html

Global warming alarmists once again decrying the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere – “halfway to doubled CO2 [is] not of any physical significance” - have warmed since end of last Ice Age – humans contribute 0.0016% of CO2 in the atmosphere

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/carbon-dioxide-spikes-to-critical-record- halfway-to-doubling-preindustrial-levels/ar-BB1fktCA

https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-the-rise-and-fall-of-co2-levels-influenced-the-ice- ages

Improved understanding of San Andreas Fault activity in Southern California https://www.sjsu.edu/transform/spartan-spotlight/kim-blisniuk.php Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/13/eaaz5691

Every day is “Geologists Day” – Hutton, Lehmann, Steno, Mary Horner Lyell, Gutenberg, et al. https://www.ibtimes.com/geologists-day-2021-7-geologists-you-may-want-know-about-

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Private well owners urged to test water quality – bedrock may contribute naturally occurring elements

https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Press-Room/Press-Releases---2021/Private-Well-Owners-Urged-to- Test-Water-Quality--New-Report-Shows-High-Arsenic-Uranium-in-Some-Wells

USGS OFR 2020-1111: https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2020/1111/ofr20201111.pdf

Świętokrzyskie (Holy Cross Mountains) Geopark in Poland awarded UNESCO status

https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/swietokrzyskie-geopark-with-rock-formations-dating- back-400-million-years-awarded-unesco-status-21034

Geology is not always a precise science https://www.chilkatvalleynews.com/story/2021/04/01/news/why-dont-geologists-give-straight-

answers/14723.html

In Memoriam: Mark Joseph Davis (1960-2021) – Geologist & Fellow with American Ceramic Society

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thetimes-tribune/name/mark-davis-obituary? pid=198240168

In Memoriam: Edmund “Ross” Sawtelle (1930-2021) – International petroleum geologist https://www.pressherald.com/2021/04/06/obituaryedmund-ross-sawtelle-2/

Phosphate is abundant in Florida – phosphate wastewater reservoir on verge of collapse https://www.winknews.com/2021/04/06/what-is-phosphate-and-why-does-so-much-of-it-

come-from-florida/ https://www.winknews.com/2021/04/05/live-news-conference-on-water-reservoir-emergency-

in-manatee-county/

Interacting geological processes can cause complex cascades that pose hazards to humans who turn them into disasters by their actions

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00738-9

Increased glaciation in North Patagonian Andes influenced tectonic dynamics over past 7 million years

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/past-climate-change-affected-mountain-building-in-the- andes

Volcanic eruption forecasting may be improved by examining EQ mechanisms & clustering https://eos.org/editor-highlights/relating-seismicity-and-volcano-eruptions Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JB021294

Calibration of Mid to Late Jurassic Polarity Time Scale using multi-scale marine magnetic anomaly data in the Pacific

https://eos.org/editor-highlights/probing-the-age-of-the-oldest-ocean-crust-in-the-pacific

Thundersnow spotted near southern Texas https://eos.org/articles/rare-wintertime-thunderstorms-recorded-over-the-u-s-gulf-coast

Dendrochronology from oak trees provide continuous climate record for Central Europe https://eos.org/articles/oak-trees-offer-a-continuous-climate-record-for-central-europe

Rethinking oceanic overturning and exchanges of water between North Atlantic & Nordic Seas https://eos.org/science-updates/rethinking-oceanic-overturning-in-the-nordic-seas

Apparent increasing stability of the pycnocline – part of extremely complex oceanic interactions

https://theconversation.com/the-ocean-is-becoming-more-stable-heres-why-that-might-not- be-a-good-thing-157911

Tectonics, weathering and erosion & climate are all inter-related https://phys.org/news/2021-04-mountain-growth-greenhouse-effect.html

5,000+ tons of extra-terrestrial dust fall to Earth each year https://phys.org/news/2021-04-tons-extraterrestrial-fall-earth-year.html

SW US, including Colorado River Basin, will be subject of more frequent hydroclimatic events https://phys.org/news/2021-04-colorado-river-basin-due-frequent.html

Record precipitation over China resulted from combined influence of air masses from 3 oceans https://phys.org/news/2021-04-combined-oceans-record-breaking-rainfall-china.html

Arctic seafloor data project will use new distributed acoustic sensing interrogator system https://phys.org/news/2021-04-sandia-embarks-arctic-seafloor-underwater.html

Early indicators of magma viscosity could facilitate forecasting eruption style https://phys.org/news/2021-04-early-indicators-magma-viscosity-volcano.html

Speed of sliding glacier in SW Greenland related to water pressure changes at base of the ice https://phys.org/news/2021-04-glacial-river-reveals-greenland-ice.html Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020GL091418

Fossiomanus sinensis & Jueconodon cheni – two related species of Early Cretaceous herbivorous mammaliamorphs in China

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/fossiomanus-sinensis-jueconodon-cheni-09534.html

Rare Earth mining plays role in political voting in Greenland https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Rare_earth_mine_takes_centre_stage_in_Greenland_vote_999.html

ROV Jason sampling hydrothermal vents on the seafloor of the East Pacific Rise (long video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Z2gWmoCz0&list=PLRAEfgEPSLx-rIzZ-

gvoNLj2o7X3YhFoX

La Soufriere volcano on St. Vincent Island erupts https://weather.com/news/news/2021-04-09-volcano-st-vincent-la-soufriere

Sauropods swallowed gastroliths and then transported them long distances https://www.yahoo.com/news/rocks-made-1-000-mile-190327975.html Thesis: https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?

article=1008&context=geogstudent

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 12 April 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Mountain lion P-78 died after being struck by vehicle in California – necropsy indicated 5 anticoagulant rodenticides in his system including 3 second-generation anticoagulants

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/editorial-when-will-mountain-lions-in-los-angeles- county-stop-being-killed-by-cars-and-rat-poison/ar-BB1fi1is

Plastics are causing infertility in humans – “Count Down: How Our Modern World is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development & Imperiling the Future of the Human Race”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/how-plastics-are-making-us-infertile-and-could- even-lead-to-human-extinction/ar-BB1fi3Ve

Developing disaster-resilient food bank supply chains for disaster-response in Houston, Texas https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2021/04/02/vanderbilt-civil-engineer-to-design-tech-driven-

decision-making-and-disaster-response-tools-for-houston-area-food-banks/

ATX toxin from algae blooms can become airborne https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/a-dangerous-toxin-from-pond-scum-can-go-

airborne-study-finds/ar-BB1fk9PT https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/meet-very-fast-death-factor-the-algal-toxin-

scientists-are-finding-in-our-air/ar-BB1flygV Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10402381.2021.1881191

Aetokthonos hydrillicola - Cyanobacteria that grows on invasive Hydrilla verticillate identified as cause of bald eagle deaths

https://earther.gizmodo.com/mysterious-bald-eagle-killer-finally-identified-1846553172 Paper: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6536/eaax9050

82% of dead bald & golden eagles have anti-coagulant rodenticides (ARs) in their system https://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Survey_finds_82_of_dead_eagles_with_rat_poison_in_their_systems_999.html Paper: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246134

Outbreaks of zoonotic diseases stem from human exploitation of and impingement upon the natural environment – Nipah, SARS, MERS, Ebola, Lyme, HIV…

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-huge-hole-in-biden-s-pandemic-prevention- plan/ar-BB1fknNP

So-called “flushable” or “septic safe” wipes should NOT be flushed https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/are-so-called-flushable-wet-wipes-actually-safe-

to-flush/ar-BB1fkwV2

Concept & detailed plans for future Compact Advance Tokamak (CAT) “compact nuclear fusion plant”

https://www.ga.com/us-researchers-design-compact-fusion-power-plant Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/abe4af

Technological hazard: mass surveillance with facial recognition technology https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/facial-recognition-tech-is-supporting-mass-

surveillance-it-s-time-for-a-ban-say-privacy-campaigners/ar-BB1flBOR

Belgium seized 27.64 tons of cocaine being trafficked by criminals using encrypted phone network https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nearly-28-tons-of-cocaine-seized-after-police-

access-encrypted-network/ar-BB1fm0EF

Keystone XL pipeline permit cancelled but now Enbridge pipeline under Lake Michigan being touted as crucial infrastructure

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/enbridge-to-biden-lake-michigan-pipeline-tunnel- fits-u-s-plans/ar-BB1flMjp

Will endangered trout return to concrete corridor that is the Los Angeles River? Multi-billion $ proposal

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/endangered-trout-may-soon-return-to-the-concrete-los- angeles-river/ar-BB1fktom

Buying into the “global warming caused by CO2” mythology – Paris Accord targets not feasible https://www.yahoo.com/news/virtually-impossible-australian-scientists-sound-

124426815.html AUS Report: https://www.science.org.au/supporting-science/science-policy-and-analysis/

reports-and-publications/risks-australia-three-degrees-c-warmer-world

Largest sugar maple tree is being taken down – more than 240 years old https://www.yahoo.com/news/safety-concerns-bring-down-largest-212425410.html

More cities assess stormwater fees to pay for flooding, erosion, water quality & repairs https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2021/04/02/increasing-rain-aging-infrastructure-

lead-growing-number-of-municipalities-to-adopt-stormwater-fees/

New frameworks for conservation on working rangelands https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/newsroom/releases/?

cid=NRCSEPRD1762446 Rangeland Analysis Platform App: https://rangelands.app/

Hope the Easter Bunny brought you dark chocolate (not milk chocolate) because it is good for your health

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/one-surprising-effect-of-eating-chocolate-new- study-says/ar-BB1fkgli

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/JAHA.116.005162

PG&E faces new criminal charges for 2019 California wildfire https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/pg-e-faces-new-criminal-charges-for-2019-california-

wildfire/ar-BB1fmGEa

A moor frog has turned blue for first time in 700 years amid calls for reintroduction to Britain https://www.yahoo.com/news/frog-turns-blue-first-time-122121125.html

Irreplaceable 1,000-year-old Native American petroglyphs vandalized in Chattahoochee National Forest

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/irreplaceable-1-000-year-old-native-american-rock- carvings-vandalized-in-georgia-s-chattahoochee-national-forest/ar-BB1foqEG

Ubiquitous carcinogenic TCE (trichloroethylene) may be cause of increasing rates of Parkinson’s Disease

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rates-parkinson-disease-exploding-common-130442198.html

Interacting geological processes can cause complex cascades that pose hazards to humans who turn them into disasters by their presence & actions

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00738-9

California needs to openly acknowledge that it is STILL in drought – precipitation at 50% of average https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/546778-third-driest-year-reported-in-california Snowpack report: https://water.ca.gov/News/News-Releases/2021/April-21/Statewide-

Snowpack-Well-Below-Normal-as-Wet-Season-Winds-Down

Advances (?) in wind energy – bigger blades & taller towers take more precious resources but still only generate about 8.4% of US electricity demand

https://www.asme.org/topics-resources/content/6-advances-in-wind-energy https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/electricity/electricity-in-the-us.php

Is it wise – or even feasible – to artificially cool Earth by “geoengineering” the atmosphere? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00869-4 NASEM Report: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00822-5 Link to download report: https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/developing-a-

research-agenda-and-research-governance-approaches-for-climate-intervention-strategies-that-reflect-sunlight-to-cool-earth#sectionPublications

Removing dingoes as the apex predator has impacted vegetation in accord with trophic cascade theory

https://eos.org/articles/a-reminder-of-a-deserts-past-before-dingo-removal

Visualizing the futility of the Paris Accord

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-paris-agreement-is-the-worlds-climate-action-plan-on- track/

How do humans fix something? They try to fix problems by adding stuff which does not work https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/04/the-takeaway-is-that-we-dont-tend-to-take-things-

away/ Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03380-y

Microbes found deep underground on 3 continents have been in evolutionary stasis for millions of years

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210408131423.htm

Socio-economic impacts of HABs (harmful algal blooms) in the US https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/04/210407143759.htm

Lake Uru Uru in Bolivia is “made of plastic” – years of human garbage accumulation https://finance.yahoo.com/news/made-plastic-cleaning-bolivias-uru-151849955.html

Superior Judge halts Tejon Ranch development of 19,300 houses citing wildfire risks & GHG emissions

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/citing-high-wildfire-risk-judge-halts-construction-of- massive-tejon-ranch-development/ar-BB1fru9E

Draft Inventory of US GHG Emissions & Sinks 2021 https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2021-02/documents/us-ghg-inventory-2021-main-

text.pdf Perspective: https://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2021/02/04/u-s-rejoins-paris-agreement/

5 possible future scenarios – not optimistic https://www.yahoo.com/news/long-range-forecast-future-world-110032606.html NIC Report:

https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/GlobalTrends_2040.pdf

Volcanic eruptions in 536-537 darkened the skies & triggered Late Antique Little Ice Age (LALIA) – caution: news report contains obvious factual errors

https://www.yahoo.com/news/skies-went-dark-historians-pinpoint-164031658.html

Endangered flowering Tiehm’s buckwheat may stop proposed lithium mine in Nevada https://www.yahoo.com/news/old-documents-fuel-latest-bid-040623676.html

Drought conditions and anticipating wildfire season in the Western US https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/drought-plagued-california-and-western-u-s-

may-see-another-devastating-fire-season/ar-BB1fvIeU

4 myths behind the carbon tax https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/co2-tax-support-is-based-in-myth-taxing-essential-

energy-harms-more-than-it-helps/ar-BB1fvsCb

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics) & CDC tracker https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/ interactive map s: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html CDC Weekly Tracker: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/

Virus impacts highlight obesity that makes the health consequences worse https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/we-must-escape-the-covid-obesity-trap/ar-

BB1fi3Ht

246 “fully vaccinated” Michigan residents diagnosed with virus – 11 hospitalized & 3 died https://www.yahoo.com/news/246-vaccinated-residents-diagnosed-covid-040100831.html

At least several thousand breakthrough infections since February https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cdc-ramps-up-scrutiny-of-rare-post-vaccination-

breakthrough-infections/ar-BB1fubGl

“we can stay ahead of the virus” is just wishful thinking and wanton hubris https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/covid-mutants-multiply-as-scientists-race-to-

decode-variations/ar-BB1fjqRf

Cannot legally mandate “emergency use” vaccines https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/doctor-rejects-4th-wave-claims-says-us-ahead-

of-much-milder-covid-19/ar-BB1fkewG

CDC finally puts an end to “hygiene theater” – such protocols are not necessary as risk is low https://www.yahoo.com/news/end-the-hygiene-theater-cdc-says-173440864.html Guidance: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/surface-

transmission.html

Clear link between AZ vaccine and potentially deadly blood clots in the brain https://www.yahoo.com/news/clear-between-astrazeneca-vaccine-rare-115707510.html https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/possible-side-effects-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-come-

into-sharper-focus/ar-BB1fmh4V

South African variant can break through vaccine https://www.timesofisrael.com/real-world-israeli-data-shows-south-african-variant-better-at-

bypassing-vaccine/

Vaccination program in Mexico has some success but many problems and inconsistencies https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mexico-s-vaccine-campaign-faces-problems-

successes/ar-BB1fmEaT

Latest crisis: a shortage of individual serving packages of ketchup https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/ketchup-packet-shortage-2021

Wallowing in mixed messages from “experts”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdcs-messaging-problem-highlights-pandemics- 213150819.html

Fiasco in Europe – vaccine shortages, rising cases, AZ vaccine, deaths from blood clots, lock downs

https://www.yahoo.com/news/europes-covid-19-vaccine-fiasco-continues-090013030.html

“Pandemic treaty” must follow acknowledging mistakes of the current plandemic https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00866-7

PPE litter is polluting the environment & killing wildlife https://www.treehugger.com/scientists-document-how-ppe-is-harming-wildlife-5121110 Paper: https://brill.com/view/journals/ab/aop/article-10.1163-15707563-bja10052/article-

10.1163-15707563-bja10052.xml Report: https://oceanconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/FINAL-Ocean-

Conservancy-PPE-Report-March-2021.pdf

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 12 April 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Coastal Habitat & Protection Webinar scheduled for 19 April https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/03/coastal-habitat-protection-webinar-april-19/ Registration:

https://web.cvent.com/event/33405678-8f68-4bab-8555-65486e27bd38/regProcessStep1

Mozambique government reclaimed coastal town of Palma from terrorist insurgents https://www.voanews.com/africa/mozambiques-government-regains-control-key-coastal-town

Louisiana F&W accepting applications for Wetland Education Teacher Workshop 2021 https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/communities/ascension/article_e1b86a94-

91a6-11eb-8a3a-9bc47d5b015e.html WETshop: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/index.cfm?action=pagebuilder&pageID=for-teachers

Maerl bed habitats found in northeast Atlantic & now in Fal Estuary near Cornwall, England

https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/homepage/title_851452_en.html Paper: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eva.13219

Updates on Piney Point phosphate plant waste reservoir threat to Tampa Bay – safe to go home? Wastewater being pumped into Tampa Bay to reduce risk of reservoir failure but could impact local sea life & waterway

https://www.floridaphoenix.com/2021/04/06/piney-point-threatens-tampa-bay-but-other-fl- estuaries-are-in-trouble-too/

https://news.sky.com/story/hundreds-allowed-home-after-toxic-flash-flood-fears-at-former- phosphate-plant-site-12268345

https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-officials-pumping-leaking-piney-211936974.html

Ghost forests along East Coast are result of land subsidence (not sea level rise) and salt water intrusion due to humans over-pumping fresh groundwater

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sea-level-rise-killing-trees-122907917.html

Collaborative effort recovers marine fishing debris from coastal waters – 3,000+ crab pots https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/04/lost-fishing-gear-recovery-project-complete/ https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/article_a2ed7a4e-96e6-11eb-89ec-

73ac00b2945a.html

Differences between coastal and inland wine regions https://www.winemag.com/2021/04/06/coastal-inland-wine-difference/

Beaufort, North Carolina, installs permeable paving to reduce stormwater runoff https://www.coastalreview.org/2021/04/towns-advance-water-quality-projects/

Law enforcement agencies in large coastal county ramping up UAVs to improve safety https://www.chinookobserver.com/news/local/sky-eyes-coastal-police-embrace-drones/

article_6c4e826c-96fa-11eb-8389-b3c810653681.html

Benefits of Louisiana coastal restoration to soil carbon sequestration https://phys.org/news/2021-04-paper-benefits-louisiana-coastal-soil.html Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JG005832

Perspective: Everglades restoration will not fix water quality in Caloosahatchee Estuary https://www.news-press.com/story/news/2021/04/04/everglades-report-focuses-water-quality-

issues/7058820002/

Ribble Estuary & Morecambe Bay under consideration as future marine national parks https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/environment/ribble-estuary-and-morecambe-bay-

highlighted-as-possible-future-marine-national-parks-by-conservation-charity-3191912

WWII shipwreck unearthed in River Exe estuary https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/ww2-shipwreck-unearthed-river-exe-5245320

Lee County accepts Innovative Technologies Grant from Florida DEP for water quality & treatment research project

https://www.fox4now.com/news/protecting-paradise/lee-commissioners-accept-180-000- grant-for-water-quality-and-treatment-research

Freshwater discharges from Lake Okeechobee impacting oyster beds & seagrass in St. Lucie Estuary

https://www.wflx.com/2021/03/31/freshwater-discharges-impacting-oyster-beds-seagrass/ https://www.wptv.com/news/protecting-paradise/u-s-rep-brian-mast-calls-on-army-corps-to-

permanently-end-lake-okeechobee-discharges

Too many humans tromping in Roberts Bank Wildlife Management Area disrupting habitat & wildlife https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-delta-in-danger-the-beleaguered-ecological-

hot-spot-on-vancouvers/

Residents resisting free connection to sewer system in Indian River County, Florida https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/2021/04/06/sebastian-homeowners-offered-4-150-sewer-

connection-free/7097112002/

Perspective: Connecting sugar industry use of glyphosate & impacts on manatees is a “distraction” https://floridapolitics.com/archives/417168-glyphosate/

Perspective: Can Congress actually help protect manatees? https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-manatee-conservation-

florida-wildlife-federation-20210405-xcddrp2p4zfnvkcl2ky34c7ndy-story.html

Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant in Singapore treats seawater & freshwater https://source.asce.org/singapores-newest-desalination-facility-treats-seawater-and-

freshwater/

Steep decline in giant sea turtle populations off US Pacific Coast https://www.yahoo.com/news/steep-decline-giant-sea-turtles-153910073.html

$6.3M hurricane repair project to begin at Biscayne National Park https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2021/04/63-million-hurricane-repair-project-begin-late-

april-biscayne-national-park

Regional habitat differences identified along Atlantic Coast for populations of threatened Piping Plovers

https://www.usgs.gov/news/regional-habitat-differences-identified-threatened-piping-plovers- atlantic-coast

Paper: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.3418

4 dead gray whales have washed ashore in San Francisco Bay area https://www.yahoo.com/news/4-gray-whales-found-dead-233415228.html