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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 23 October 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

5 easy(ish) steps to becoming a geologist – very punny https://www.siliconrepublic.com/advice/geologist-career-how-to

After forming in the eastern Atlantic and pushed by the jet stream, Hurricane Ophelia and its remnants brought heavy rains, wind gusts and red haze to Europe

http://www.businessinsider.com/hurricane-ophelia-path-europe-spain-ireland-2017-10 http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/10/16/

hurricane_ophelia_s_remnants_have_struck_ireland_as_the_strongest_storm.html http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-41609332 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-ex-hurricane-hit-ireland-and-turned-

skies-red-180965301/

“Geostorm” is the result of the federal government taking aggressive action against climate change – sounds like an ominous warning against messing around with Mother Nature

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/science-behind-geostorm-newest- weather-fueled-doomsday-flick-180965303/

Remnants of 94 ancient tectonic plates reside in the mantle of Earth https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/10/scientists-release-an-atlas-of-the-underworld/

Synthesizing magneto-telluric and geodetic studies to map electrical properties of rocks and minerals throughout the Hikurangi subduction zone in New Zealand

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/imaging-the-underlying-mechanics-of-new-zealand- earthquakes

Decade-long, $900M Folsom Dam auxiliary spillway project completed https://www.enr.com/blogs/12-california-views/post/43112-army-corps-completes-900-

million-folsom-dam-auxiliary-spillway-project

Satellite-borne LIDAR maps may provide tool for safety of those fighting wildfires https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-mapping-tool-could-help-wilderness-

firefighters-plan-escape-routes-180965253/

Microseisms are constantly shaking the earth and creating waves that ripple across lakes http://www.sciencealert.com/waves-in-lakes-can-make-ripples-in-the-earth-itself-and-help-

science

Weddell polynya is part of long-term natural variability https://phys.org/news/2017-09-antarctica-weddell-polynya-kiel-climate.html

Video of a tidal bore during the Mid-Autumn Festival on the Qiantang River in China http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/tidal-bores-qiantang-china-rivers-environment-

spd/

OCO-2 satellite has been collecting data since 2014 – what are the trends & what do they mean? http://www.nature.com/news/eye-in-the-sky-offers-clearest-vision-of-earth-1.22832

Time, once again, for the Great California ShakeOut http://www.sgvtribune.com/2017/10/18/heres-our-best-earthquake-reporting-to-read-during-

the-great-california-shakeout/ https://www.usgs.gov/news/get-ready-shakeout-october-19

Volcanic eruptions may have contributed to the fall of the Ptolemaic Kingdom in Ancient Egypt – “civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice”

http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a28688/volcanoes-ancient-egypt- study/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/10/18/demise-of-ancient-egypt-linked-to- a-climate-changing-volcano/#2cfa6fe332c9

Rocks beneath nuclear testing site in North Korea may have been fractured & perforated due to repeated nuclear tests

https://sputniknews.com/asia/201710191058359072-dprk-nuclear-test-site-crumbling/

“Big Dark” and atmospheric river of moisture stretching from China to British Columbia will drop large amounts of precipitation in the Pacific Northwest

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/atmospheric-river-china- washington_us_59e80ea3e4b00905bdaeb9c9

Prudhoe Bay suggests how oil drilling might transform the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge http://www.audubon.org/news/to-see-how-oil-drilling-would-transform-arctic-refuge-look-

next-door-prudhoe-bay

Using satellite images to produce annual maps to track freshwater use for agriculture https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243386&org=GEO&from=news

Creating a 50,000 lake database for the Northeast and Midwest regions of the US https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243391&org=GEO&from=news

Understanding gas hydrates https://www.usgs.gov/news/when-ice-yields-fire

Eocene sea turtle, Tasbacka danica, hatchling provides evidence of pigment-based survival trait http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/sea-turtle-hatchling-tasbacka-danica-sun-protection-

05332.html

Geologic evidence is forerunner for warming Earth – more extreme conditions existed in the past http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Geologic_evidence_is_the_forerunner_of_ominous_prospects_for_a_warming_earth_999.html

Understanding rare earth element emulsions http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Understanding_rare_earth_emulsions_999.html

Study suggests less cause for concern for warming due to brown carbon aerosols from wildfires http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Study_casts_doubt_on_warming_implications_of_brown_carbon_aerosol_from_wildfires_999.html

These extinct kangaroos, Balbaroo fangaroo, had fangs https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171016092719.htm

Dung from dinosaurs, like any large animal, fertilized the planet https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171016124412.htm

Jakobshavn Isbræ ice stream in West Greenland retreated under a cold climate of the Younger Dryas

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171019100802.htm

Evidence found in Karoo Basin in the remnants of the Gondwanides reveal details of mass extinction

https://phys.org/news/2017-10-ancient-lost-mountains-karoo-reveals.html

Source of the largest mud eruption in the World is identified https://phys.org/news/2017-10-scientists-source-world-largest-mud.html

Why is there a geoid low in the Indian Ocean? https://phys.org/news/2017-10-masswhat-geoid-indian-ocean.html

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 23 October 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Perspective: unprecedented transformation and ecological decline caused by human activities since 1950 as ecological footprint greatly exceeds carrying capacity of Earth 

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/from-anthropocene-to-ecocene-by- 2050_us_59e7b66ce4b0e60c4aa3678c

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/18/warning-of-ecological-armageddon- after-dramatic-plunge-in-insect-numbers

Lake Baikal is polluted and over-fished – Russia commits to cleaning it up http://www.newser.com/story/250316/worlds-deepest-lake-is-in-deep-trouble.html Images: http://siberiantimes.com/ecology/casestudy/news/n0494-pollution-crisis-in-lake-

baikal/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/19/lake-baikal-russia-crippled-algae-fish-

poaching-pollution

US Border Wall prototypes take shape – move toward improved national security http://www.ktvn.com/story/36644128/president-trumps-border-wall-models-take-shape-in-

san-diego

Repair costs for Oroville Dam spillway double original estimate & will top $500M https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2017-10-19/oroville-dam-repair-costs-will-top-

500-million

Book Review: Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2017/oct/whitewash-glyphosate-

monsanto-carey-gilliam

Making way for the reservoir behind largest hydropower project, Lower Sesan 2 Dam, in Cambodia

https://news.mongabay.com/2017/10/if-its-going-to-kill-us-ok-well-die-villagers-stand-firm- as-cambodian-dam-begins-to-fill/

Chemicals like dichloromethane pose threat to the ozone layer in the atmosphere of Earth http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Study_reveals_new_threat_to_the_ozone_layer_999.html

EPA approves plan to clean up San Jacinto River waste pits by removing 200,000 cubic yards of contaminated waste in southeast Texas

http://www.khou.com/news/local/epa-approves-plan-to-clean-up-san-jacinto-waste-pits/ 482678370

Massive ‘sinkhole’ caused by Hurricane Harvey floodwaters along Houston tollway now fixed https://www.equipmentworld.com/how-crews-fixed-a-houston-tollways-massive-sinkhole-in-

harveys-wake/

They have allocated $1.25B to create a model smart city along the waterfront in Toronto, Canada, described as a “sustainability, affordability, mobility, and economic opportunity”

http://www.archdaily.com/881824/sidewalk-labs-announces-plans-to-create-model-smart- city-on-torontos-waterfront

Santa Clara Valley Water District opts out of $17B twin tunnel project under the San Joaquin delta http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/environment-and-nature/20171017/santa-clara-valley-

water-district-rejects-jerry-browns-twin-delta-tunnels-plan

Perspective: California state data shows twin tunnel project will harm life in the San Francisco Bay estuary and increase frequency of toxic cyanobacterial blooms

https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2017/10/16/states-own-evidence-shows- tunnels-project-will-harm-fish

Variation in skin pigmentation has been in the human gene pool for at least 900,000 years https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/genetic-study-shows-skin-color-just-skin-

deep-180965261/

More rats (the 4-legged kind) in Washington DC necessitate recruiting cats – New York City uses terriers

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/09/feral-cat-washington-dogs-rat-control/

Virtually visit Quttinirpaaq National Park in Canadian Territory of Nuavut to see high Arctic landscape

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/street-view-records-canadas-most-remote- national-park-180965296/

A review of antimicrobial efficacy – infographic

http://www.idse.net/Infection-Control/Article/10-17/Antimicrobial-Efficacy/44786/ses=ogst

Zoonotic tuberculosis is naturally resistant to one of the most common anti-TB drugs http://www.health24.com/Medical/Tuberculosis/News/drinking-blood-exposes-people-to-

rare-tb-strain-20171012

Deadly wildfires fanned by Hurricane Ophelia in Portugal & Spain https://phys.org/news/2017-10-wildfires-rage-portugal-spain.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/16/portugal-spain-wildfires-forest-fires-

ophelia-villages-evacuated

Oil rig explosion on Lake Pontchartrain north of New Orleans injures seven with one missing http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_452ec35c-b20d-11e7-8e62-

eb936ad3d199.html

Terrorist attack in Somalia is deadliest on record, killed at least 276 http://start.att.net/news/read/article/fox_news-death_toll_rises_after_somalia_explosion-

rfoxnews

Diploscapter pachys roundworm has not had sex in 18 million years but still maintains genetic variation

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/worm-hasnt-had-sex-18-million-years- 180965255/

Heavy rains trigger deadly landslides and flooding in Vietnam http://www.reuters.com/article/us-vietnam-floods/thousands-evacuated-in-vietnam-as-

floods-landslides-kill-46-idUSKBN1CH0CA https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/97898272/death-toll-in-vietnam-flooding-landslides-rises-

to-68

FERC gives approval to Atlantic Coast & Mountain Valley pipelines, with one dissent based on environmental impacts

https://apnews.com/510be29a825648f4920acad3aa836d6b

Cleanup initiated after almost 9,350 barrels of oil spilled into Gulf of Mexico from LLOG Exploration Company pipeline

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2017-10-14/oil-spills-into-gulf-of-mexico-after- underwater-pipe-bursts

EPA ending the legal loophole of “sue and settle” practice http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/16/epa-end-obama-era-sue-and-settle-

practice/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/trump-s-epa-swears-off-settling-

lawsuits-with-environmentalists

The Nenets, reindeer herders, face obstacles to their traditionally nomadic life http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/10/nenets-yamal-herders-energy-

development/

Respecting Ainu bear-worshipping culture and tradition in Japan

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-bear-worshipping-group-in-japan- fought-for-cultural-relevance-180965281/

Michigan DEQ is testing displaced water following beach of dam holding back contaminated sediment in Briggs Pond

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2017/10/ deq_testing_water_and_soil_dis.html

Lessons learned from failed structures during the EQ that hit Mexico City on 19 September 2017 https://www.enr.com/articles/43128-lessons-from-the-sept-19-mexico-earthquake

Roughly 2 million people may be exposed to naturally occurring arsenic in their drinking water wells

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-10/acs-aid101317.php https://www.usgs.gov/news/study-estimates-about-21-million-people-using-wells-high-

arsenic

Not all herbal supplements are beneficial https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/10/herbal-remedies-embraced-by-naturopaths-alt-

med-widely-linked-to-liver-cancers/

Dozens of contaminants found with protected areas of Congaree National Park in South Carolina, including pharmaceutical drugs, insect repellant, flame retardants & detergent metabolites

https://www.usgs.gov/news/shedding-light-contaminants-congaree-national-park https://toxics.usgs.gov/highlights/2017-10-12-congaree.html

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 23 October 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Beautiful fall foliage along Coastal Route 1 in Maine

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-10-19/the-perfect-fall-foliage-drive-is- along-maine-s-coastal-route-1

GOMESA will provide an estimated half the $$$ needed for coastal protection in Louisiana next year

http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_7356cce0-b454-11e7-a679- 130f78101717.html

Humboldt County Board of Supervisors bans selling of pot in coastal commercial zone http://kiem-tv.com/2017/10/18/humboldt-supervisors-temporarily-block-coastal-zone-

commercial-cannabis/

King tides are garnering more attention – flooding being blamed on “global warming” but must also consider coastal subsidence due to groundwater withdrawal

https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/why-king-tides-are-flooding- coastal-cities-more-often.htm

Pelican found bound and tortured to death at Pelican Point in Baldwin County, Alabama http://local15tv.com/news/local/baldwin-county-residents-disturbed-after-a-coastal-animal-

is-found-tortured-to-death

Divers begin removing “junk reef” that was dumped off Newport Beach coast about 30 years ago – leaching poisons into the ocean

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-junk-reef-newport-beach-20171018-story.html http://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/18/treasure-or-toxin-failed-artificial-reef-made-from-

1500-tires-and-plastics-off-newport-beach-coast-is-being-removed-after-decades/

Shipwreck in Pappy’s Lane in Pamlico Sound identified as WWII troop transport https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/10/rodanthe-shipwreck-idd-wwii-transport/

Maryland plan for “water pollution trading” which means polluters win and Chesapeake Bay loses https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/news/marylands-plan-water-pollution-trading-polluters-

win-bay-loses https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maryland-proposes-rules-for-buying-and-selling-

pollution-credits/2017/10/15/cc7f6d30-b068-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html?utm_term=.5fbaefbd167d

New Jersey moves to limit pollution entering Barnegat Bay – one of most threatened in the country

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/pollution-limits-to-be-set-for-one-of-us-most- stressed-bays/

NPDES stormwater pollution permit may stall $35M expansion of super refined oil (SRO) plant along Susquehanna River, a tributary to Chesapeake Bay

http://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2017/10/stormwater-pollution-permit-may-stall- croda-expansion-plan/

Pennsylvania DEP will reimburse farmers to prepare agricultural plans to protect Chesapeake Bay Watershed

https://www.farmanddairy.com/news/dep-to-cover-cost-of-clean-water-plans-for-pa- farmers/451269.html

Delaware Bay conservation plan needed to prevent further erosion in Maurice River and detrimental impacts to oyster farms

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/making-a-new-plan-for-conserving-delaware-bay/ article_a3a6f5a1-9e33-5abf-9f6e-f4afa0a7e398.html

Turning old citrus grove into a water farm has reduced discharges from Lake O to estuaries http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/water-farm-citrus-grove-reduces-lake-discharges-

into-estuaries/HvdKZZOpLGjhqX3nLapOUJ/