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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 3 April 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

15th Western South Dakota Hydrology Meeting on 6 April focus on “Feast and Famine: Floods and Droughts”

https://www.usgs.gov/news/public-invitation-state-your-state-s-vital-water-resources

Video by “Chasing Ice” captures largest glacial calving event ever filmed https://www.youtube.com/embed/hC3VTgIPoGU?rel=0

“Why Scientists Disagree about Global Warming” – there is no consensus that humans are causing it

https://www.heartland.org/publications-resources/publications/why-scientists-disagree- about-global-warming

https://www.heartland.org/_template-assets/documents/publications/12-04- 15_why_scientists_disagree.pdf

National Park Service seeking help to solve the theft of fossil footprints from Death Valley http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/national-park-service-seeks-public-help-in-

death-valley-fossil-theft-180962741/

Airline passengers get “up close and personal” view of Aurora Australis (video) http://www.livescience.com/58419-passengers-fly-through-southern-lights.html

Storm chasing of Texas tornado turns deadly for 3 storm chasers killed in car crash

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/storm-chasers-killed_us_58db304fe4b01ca7b427f265

Reducing federal research funds will slow down possibly dangerous “geoengineering” of climate http://www.npr.org/2017/03/29/521780927/scientists-who-want-to-study-climate-

engineering-shun-trump

Australia’s Jurassic Park” discovered along Kimberly in Western Australia, footprints span up to 5 ft 9 in

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/largest-known-dinosaur-footprint-discovered- western-australia-180962680/

Just one more example of why relying on “recorded data” for weather is not a good thing https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/hey-bureau-your-gauge-isnt-working/

3161453/

Update: Oroville Dam spillway temporarily shut down once again to allow more remediation http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/article141054803.htm http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0324/Evacuation-orders-lifted-but-Oroville-

dam-saga-may-have-just-begun

Bertha is ready for breakthrough in downtown Seattle tunnel http://www.seattlepi.com/local/transportation/article/WSDOT-Bertha-nearing-breakthrough-

on-downtown-11026618.php Video: http://www.kiro7.com/news/bertha-news/bertha-is-about-to-complete-her-journey-

under-seattle/505773128 Pics: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wsdot/sets/72157631529379525/

Uncertainties abound as fist-sized diamond from Sierra Leone is to be sold at auction http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/03/25/In-Sierra-Leone-diamond-sale-

echoes-of-corruption-and-conflict/7381490473980/

Sterling Hill Mine, now a museum, holds the largest public display of fluorescent rocks http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/largest-collection-fluorescent-rocks-180962572/

Irregular Mare Patch on the Moon named Ina erupted about 3.5 billion years ago http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/mysterious-moon-volcano-ina-billions-years-older-previous-

thought-1614247

Santa Monica, California, now has extensive seismic retrofitting plan http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-santa-monica-earthquake-retrofit-20170328-

story.html

Crevice or crevasse? Depends on what is fractured http://mentalfloss.com/article/93624/what-difference-between-crevice-and-crevasse

Japanese fleet killed more than 300 minke whales this season “for the sake of research” http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/japanese-fleet-killed-over-300-whales-

season-180962746/

Humans produce prodigious amounts of garbage, creating a new geological layer of techno-fossils http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/03/

humans_are_creating_a_new_geological_layer_of_technofossils.html

Viruses do what viruses do, these just do it on the ocean basement https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uoha-vit032817.php

Magnitude 6.6 among current flurry of EQs hitting Kamchatka Peninsula & Bering Sea http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/6.6-Magnitude-Earthquake-Rock-Eastern-Russia-

20170329-0004.html

Integrated sediment, wood & organic carbon budget suggests 2013 flood on North St Vrain Creek in Colorado Front Range resulted in equivalent of 100 years of erosion/deposition

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/ More_than_100_years_of_flooding_and_erosion_in_1_event_999.html

Planetary geology: Jupiter resets orbit of asteroid with each close encounter https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/encounters-with-jupiter-send-asteroid-on-a-

bizarre-backwards-spin/

OMB signs off on US EPA 2017 NPDES Permit for construction activities stormwater http://www.natlawreview.com/article/office-management-and-budget-signs-us-epa-s-2017-

construction-stormwater-permit

Geologists suggest these mega-tunnels in South America were dug by megafauna http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2017/03/28/paleoburrows-south-america/

“Lithium Rush” in Clayton Valley, Nevada, fuels mining activity to meet tech demand https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-03-29/the-great-nevada-lithium-rush-to-

fuel-the-new-economy

Expedition to explore offshore New Zealand & map groundwater system in 3D http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170329/local/university-expedition-to-explore-

offshore-new-zealand-seafloor.643866

New understanding of groundwater resources and recharge in the Santa Cruz Basin, Arizona https://www.usgs.gov/news/helping-desert-communities-find-hidden-water

New technique for determining age of Antarctic krill may facilitate better management of ocean resource and understanding the ecology of the region

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-24/antarctic-krill-eyestalks-age-wales-seals-penguins- kawaguchi/8298618

Paper: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0171773

Poor outlook and strategic plan for biodiversity in Antarctica https://earth.stanford.edu/news/poor-outlook-biodiversity-antarctica-study-finds Paper: http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2001656

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 3 April 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Why have scientists abandoned the scientific method? http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/03/29/j-scott-armstrong-fraction-1-papers-scientific-

journals-follow-scientific-method/

“Baby box” is not only simple, but is also effective measure to reduce infant deaths due to SIDS http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/finnish-baby-box-is-becoming-popular-around-

world-180962723/

Small creatures are often overlooked but are very important to conservation http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/small-animals-are-huge-conservation-

180962740/

Sightings reported so hunt is on for Tasmanian tigers, thought to have become extinct in 1936 http://www.treehugger.com/animals/after-sightings-search-extinct-thylacine.html

A burgeoning water crisis: will water remain affordable? http://www.cbsnews.com/news/are-you-prepared-for-unaffordable-water-bills/ Paper: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0169488

Customs & Border Protection launches new website making public data on apprehensions, admissibility, recidivism & arrests of criminal aliens at our border; seizure data to be added soon

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/cbp-launches-border-enforcement- statistics-webpage

Webpage: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics

11 percent of groundwater is used for irrigating food crops that are internationally traded https://phys.org/news/2017-03-percent-groundwater-internationally-food.html

Call the authorities to help save an abandoned bear cub – don’t try this yourself https://gma.yahoo.com/oregon-hiker-could-face-charges-bringing-malnourished-bear-

171004324--abc-news-topstories.html

Potential cuts in federal funding to sanctuary cities to force compliance with immigration laws https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-attorney-general-says-sanctuary-cities-may-see-

175705163.html

Children should grow up with puppies and/dogs & they will be healthier! http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v543/n7647_supp/full/543S48a.html

Soil – farmers learning to work with the land http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2017/march/is-soil-the-great-new-

integrator

San Joaquin Valley, California, soils are too salty to produce good crops, now produce solar power

http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2017/march/in-california-salt-taints-soil- threatening-food-security

Exotic fish dumped from aquariums or escaped from fish farms have invaded the Everglades http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article140670663.html

Not a list you want to be on: the most obese cities in the US https://wallethub.com/edu/fattest-cities-in-america/10532/ https://www.yahoo.com/beauty/here-are-americas-fattest-cities-ranked-164319719.html

California sourdough bread really does taste different and better dating to the 1849 Gold Rush http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/gold-miners-kept-their-sourdough-starters-

alive-cuddling-them-180962689/

Celebrate National Park Week from 15 – 23 April 2017 https://www.npca.org/articles/347-5-ways-to-celebrate-national-park-

week#sm.0013rmkjd12q9eu1t431e48ig9nrf https://www.nationalparks.org/our-work/campaigns-initiatives/national-park-week

Millennials are most reckless drivers and pose most risk to others https://www.yahoo.com/style/its-official-millennial-drivers-are-the-most-reckless-behind-the-

wheel-110004959.html

California wants more dams to meet growing demand for water http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060052113

Updates on e-waste – the problem continues to get worse http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=120006QBR0XC http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/EWaste+Mountain+Is+Rising+in+Asia/story.xhtml?

story_id=120006QBPXUO

Rule requires manufacturers to notify EPA of chemicals manufactured & processed in past ten years to provide info to update Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) inventory

http://www.natlawreview.com/article/toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-amendment- upcoming-inventory-rule

Mapping refugees in the US http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/by-numbers-united-states-refugees-180962487/

Study shows population age groups affect disease outbreak impacts https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uoe-soa032417.php

Study says two-thirds of mutations that cause some types of cancer are unavoidable and random http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nearly-two-thirds-cancer-causing-mutations-

are-unavoidable-study-claims-180962673/

US EPA denies petition to ban chlorpyrifos pesticide – maintains “no-spray” buffer & ban on home use

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/epa-denies-petition-ban-pesticide-crops- 46457167

http://www.natlawreview.com/article/epa-denies-petition-to-ban-chlorpyrifos

Transparent glass frogs have intimate and ancient mating ritual (video) http://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/science/fascinating-how-transparent-

glass-frogs-mate/

When it comes to reproduction, humans might seem a little boring compared to these species http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/here-are-eight-species-bending-rules-

reproduction-180962676/

How much humans eat & what is in their diet has direct impact on resource use and the environment

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/solving-global-dietary-problems-bigger- challenge-climate-change-scientist-says.html

Meat industry often cuts corners when trying to meet public demand and can put lives at risk while factory farms create significant environmental impacts

http://civileats.com/2017/03/29/the-global-dangers-of-industrial-meat/

Water users in the Colorado River Basin may need to change their mindset http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Inhabit/2017/0327/For-water-users-on-Colorado-

River-a-mind-set-of-shared-sacrifice

Dust plays a prominent role in providing nutrients to alpine forests

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-03/uow-rdd032817.php https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=191381&org=GEO&from=news

4 new bills in Illinois would tighten environmental protections for local residents against hog confinements

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/pork/ct-pork-legislation-met-20170328- story.html

Chinese demand for global resources is have unprecedented environmental impact on the planet http://e360.yale.edu/features/the-dark-legacy-of-chinas-drive-for-global-resources

US EPA delaying effective date of revised Clean Air Act rule governing Risk Management Plans http://www.natlawreview.com/article/epa-risk-management-plan-rule-delayed

Turning spinach into human heart cells – what about the ethical issues? https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/spinach-leaf-transforms-into-sheet-of-beating-

human-heart-cells/

National Academies of Sciences endorses human subject air pollution tests http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060052203 Report: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24618/controlled-human-inhalation-exposure-studies-

at-epa

PBDEs and other poly-halogenated compounds are produced by humans and are also naturally occurring

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/sponges-produce-a-toxic-chemical-weve-been- using-as-a-flame-retardant/

South Carolina watching what happens with Texas effort to poison feral hogs http://www.wyff4.com/article/south-carolina-considers-controversial-cure-for-huge-wild-hog-

problem/9202347

Severe storms brought down power lines that electrocuted two boys in East Fort Worth, Texas https://gma.yahoo.com/two-boys-11-12-electrocuted-death-texas-storms-060833023--abc-

news-topstories.html

Federal Court ruling says arsenic seeping from Virginia coal ash ponds violates CWA, but does not warrant civil penalty

http://www.natlawreview.com/article/virginia-ash-pond-seeps-violate-cwa-do-not-warrant- civil-penalty

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 3 April 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

International conference at Delft, Netherlands, 5-7 April 2017 will focus on safer coastal areas to reduce risk and increase resilience to coastal storms

http://cordis.europa.eu/event/rcn/149556_en.html

Study shows importance of coastal water quality to beach users https://phys.org/news/2017-03-importance-coastal-quality-recreational-beach.html

25 gorgeous Coastal National Parks https://www.yahoo.com/news/24-gorgeous-coastal-national-parks-164900106.html

Shore town can build road on rail trail, court rules http://www.nj.com/ocean/index.ssf/2017/03/

in_fight_over_open_space_shore_town_has_right_to_b.html

More than half of Southern California beaches could be gone by 2100 http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2017/0328/Without-more-sand-SoCal-stands-to-

lose-big-chunk-of-its-beaches https://www.usgs.gov/news/disappearing-beaches-modeling-shoreline-change-southern-

california Paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2016JF004065/epdf

DNR announces funding to implement master plan at F. J. McLain State Park – Michigan http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/DNR-announces-more-funding-to-

implement-master-plan-at-FJ-McLain-State-Park-417037243.html

Revised Saquatucket Harbor development plan approved - Massachusetts http://www.capecodchronicle.com/en/5213/harwich/1404/Selectmen-Give-Green-Light-To-

Landside-Saquatucket-Project.htm

Wiggins Pass in Naples, Florida, remains navigable despite longer interval since last dredged http://www.news-press.com/story/life/coastal-life/2017/03/25/despite-lack-dredging-wiggins-

pass-naples-still-navigable/99487234/

10th Biennial Cleanup of the Nehalem Estuary nets 3 tons of debris - Oregon http://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/news/nehalem-estuary-cleans-up-more-than-

tons/article_a78c6804-14b7-11e7-95a6-f34670cf30c0.html

Caloosahatchee River estuary responds to inland rains and tidal forces - Florida http://www.news-press.com/story/news/2017/03/27/estuary-goes-drowning-drought-year/

99681650/

Update: Sewage spill in the Tijuana River estuary http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/mar/27/ticker-tijuana-estuary-budget-cuts/#

GLO completes Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan for 367 miles coastline http://www.glo.texas.gov/the-glo/news/press-releases/2017/march/cmr-george-p-bush-

announces-completion-of-the-texas-coastal-resiliency-master-plan.html TCR Master Plan: http://www.glo.texas.gov/coastal-grants/projects/files/Master-Plan.pdf Texas GLO webpage: http://www.glo.texas.gov/coast/coastal-management/hurricane-

preparedness/index.html

Before & After: photos of Miami Beach “saved” by dumping 285,000 tons of sand at cost of $11.5M

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/miami-beach/ article141141543.html