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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 1 April 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

No April Fools – 1946 Tsunamis that hit Hawaii https://www.hakalauhome.com/tsunami-of-april-1-1946.html

2.3 billion-volt thunderstorm over India in 2014 was most powerful https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science-and-future/an-indian-lab-precisely-

calculated-the-electric-potential-in-a-thunderstorm-for-the-first-time-364118.html https://www.livescience.com/65055-thundercloud-voltage-mapped-with-muons.html

AACSE taking close look at seismic activity along the Alaska Peninsula https://eos.org/project-updates/examining-alaskas-earthquakes-on-land-and-sea

Fourth tropical cyclone forms in the Southern Atlantic – Tropical Storm Iba https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/a-rare-tropical-storm-has-formed-off-the-coast-of-

brazil/

“Weather Rescue” project is focused on historic weather records archived on paper https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/you-can-help-rescue-weather-data-from-the-1860s/

The Internet helps perpetuate “flat-earthers” among millennials and low-income folks https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/squishful-thinking-whats-inflated-flat-earth-

believers-in-2019/

Expedition to investigate “Iceberg Alley” off Antarctica https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=297997&org=GEO&from=news

USGS to use airborne electromagnetic survey to map subsurface geology & groundwater in Colorado

https://www.usgs.gov/news/low-flying-helicopter-survey-map-subsurface-geology-and- groundwater-near-silverton-colorado

USGS measuring record flooding in southeastern South Dakota & Nebraska https://www.usgs.gov/news/media-advisory-usgs-crews-measure-record-flooding-

southeastern-south-dakota https://www.usgs.gov/news/media-advisory-usgs-measures-record-flooding-across-nebraska

Planetary geology: Earth is devolatilized version of the Sun http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/earth-devolatilized-version-sun-07019.html

The solid Earth breathes – the Carbon Cycle https://phys.org/news/2019-03-solid-earth.html

Theory on why the mantle of Earth was cool enough to form diamonds during Archaean Era https://phys.org/news/2019-03-cool-earth-theory-diamonds.html

NASA study now shows Jakobshavn glacier on Greenland is growing again https://phys.org/news/2019-03-big-u-turn-key-greenland-glacier.html https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2019/03/27/dont-tell-ocasio-cortez-but-global-

warming-is-such-a-threat-that-it-caused-a-n2543745

New theory on the nature and mechanisms of flow in the mantle https://phys.org/news/2019-03-earth-deep-mantle-dynamically.html

Largest known T. rex fossil discovered in Frenchman River Valley in Saskatchewan, Canada http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Paleontologists_uncover_largest-

ever_T_rex_fossil_999.html

Impact of high-latitude dusts on the conversion of cloud water droplets to ice https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190325122027.htm

Analysis of rare deep Mw8.2 and Mx7.9 Tonga-Fiji earthquakes reveals rupture process https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190327112718.htm

Evidence suggests oceanic “conveyor belt” is slowing down – or is this another false alarm? https://www.earth.com/news/atlantic-ocean-circulation-conveyor-belt/#.XJplUXdFyUk https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190320102109.htm Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09237-3

Paper: Echinoderms from the basal Cambrian of China https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09059-3

Pangaea river delta discovered under the Barents Sea between Norway & Russia – “Snadd” delta https://www.newscientist.com/article/2197767-weve-discovered-a-massive-dinosaur-era-

river-delta-under-the-sea/

High-resolution mapping of San Andreas Fault north of Tomales Point reveals signs of 1906 EQ https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-03/ssoa-so1032719.php

Cuba & China sign MOU on geology – mineral research, geoparks & history http://www.cubanews.acn.cu/cuba/9163-cuba-and-china-sign-mou-on-geology https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Cuba-China-To-Begin-Geological-Research-for-Oil-

Exploration-20190327-0015.html

Time-lapse webcam videos of eruption of Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-47726477/time-lapse-captures-mexico-s-

popocatepetl-volcano-erupting https://www.bbc.com/news/av/40478185/massive-volcano-popocatepetl-erupts-in-mexico https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-27/dramatic-footage-captures-moment-volcano-erupts-

into-fireball/

New surface geology maps for Massachusetts https://phys.org/news/2019-03-state-geologist-partners-surface-geology.html

“City of worms” – 20,000-year-old carbonate layers of fossilized serpulid worms in Los Angeles Basin

https://phys.org/news/2019-03-life-death-city-worms.html

The future of EQ prediction using “automated surfboard-like devices” https://theweek.com/articles/827771/future-earthquake-prediction

Oroville Dam Spillway may be tested with water runoff https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article228443994.html

Main EQ shock influences aftershock size distribution https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-do-main-shocks-affect-subsequent-earthquakes

The northern Pacific Ocean generates a long-period seismic signal https://eos.org/editor-highlights/follow-the-hum-the-seismic-signal-of-pacific-ocean-storms

Dust (rock flour) from melting glaciers could result in clouds over the Arctic https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dust-from-melting-glaciers-could-create-clouds/

November 1570 earth quake resulted in “The Light of the Eyes” and created Modern Orthodoxy https://www.jta.org/2019/03/29/opinion/how-an-italian-earthquake-in-1570-created-the-first-

modern-orthodox-jew

The day the dinosaurs died – Chicxulub asteroid crashed into Earth at 45,000 mph https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/04/08/the-day-the-dinosaurs-died

Analysis of the causes & effects of the Mocoa Debris Flow https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2019/03/29/mocoa-debris-flow/

Why are scientists dropping dead gators to the seafloor? To see what bites https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/deep-sea-gator-fall

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 1 April 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

With an apology to my Canadian friends: Government’s April Fools’ Day Hoax – the carbon tax https://lethbridgeherald.com/commentary/opinions/2019/01/17/governments-april-fools-day-

hoax/

Update: massive Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo continues - case count 1,000+

https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/ebola-cases-surpass-1000-in-drc-outbreak-the- second-largest-of-all-time/

Marking 30 years since the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska – well publicized but not the largest – response was all wrong

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/oil-spills-30-years-after-exxon- valdez/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/26/thirty-years-after-exxon-valdez- the-response-to-oil-spills-is-still-all-wrong

Rats, rats and yet more rats in the urban setting – except Zealandia https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/04/rats-are-an-inescapable-part-of-city-

life/

Often-fatal neurological equine virus (EHM) has emerged in Nevada rodeo circuits https://www.sltrib.com/news/2019/03/21/state-veterinarian-urges/

African swine fever (ASF) in 19 cities & provinces in Vietnam – culling as a response measure http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-03/22/c_137915344.htm

Final permit granted by US Army Corps of Engineers for PolyMet copper-nickel mine in Minnesota – wetland destruction & sulfide minerals pose potential environmental threat

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/03/22/army-corps-of-engineers-grants-final-permit-for- polymet-mine

$3.7B in federally backed loans to finish 2 new nuclear reactors at Vogtle plant in Georgia https://www.apnews.com/38189fb0550e401da6b339ad9870a007

Applying 1998 law to expedite controversial power line across Driftless Area of southern Wisconsin https://madison.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/law-to-speed-approval-of-utility-projects-

creates-challenge-in/article_997101e0-337a-5339-b0fe-fe982a4595f9.html

Death toll from Cyclone Idai continues to climb – coping with cholera http://www.ktvn.com/story/40184469/cyclone-death-toll-above-750-fighting-disease-new-

challenge

Plains wandering chick eggs were abandoned but rescuers saving these endangered birds https://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/conservation/deadbeat-dad-replaced-by-

feather-duster-as-zoo-rescues-orphaned-chicks-20190323-p516to.html

“Bugalypse” recognizes the dramatic decline in insect populations due to habitat loss https://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/conservation/why-are-insects-dying-in-such-

numbers-20190319-p515hb.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08974-9

Book Reviews: “The Uninhabitable Earth” Losing Earth: A Recent History” https://www.npr.org/2019/03/25/706499110/new-climate-books-stress-we-are-already-far-

down-the-road-to-a-different-earth

Why do humans respond as they do to a weather warning? https://www.npr.org/2019/03/22/705455226/what-makes-people-heed-a-weather-warning-or-

not

US opioid epidemic entering third wave with rapidly increasing fentanyl-linked deaths https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/03/21/704557684/fentanyl-linked-deaths-the-

u-s-opioid-epidemics-third-wave-begins CDC Report: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr68/nvsr68_03-508.pdf

Corteva Agriscience (Dow DuPont) agrees to stop force-feeding beagles with new fungicide Adevelt https://www.huffpost.com/entry/corteva-agriscience-beagle-testing-

stopped_n_5c90dffbe4b04ed2c1aeb7c3 https://www.huffpost.com/entry/beagles-fed-fungicides-corteva-agriscience-humane-society-

investigation_n_5c8a4f8de4b038892f4af274

11 facts about elf owls https://www.treehugger.com/animals/11-facts-about-elf-owls-smallest-owls-world.html

Perspective: when policymakers ignore science, children are impacted by air pollution

https://www.ehn.org/dr-richard-jackson-when-policymakers-ignore-science-children-pay-the- price-2632138914.html

Glyphosate herbicides found in 98.5 percent of Canadian honey samples https://www.ehn.org/weed-killer-residues-found-in-98-percent-of-canadian-honey-samples-

2632384800.html

In the US, spinach, strawberries & kale top the list of most pesticide-tainted produce https://www.ehn.org/fruits-vegetables-with-most-pesticides-2632135188.html

Glyphosate-based herbicides are not supposed to harm wildlife, but studies reveal they do https://www.ehn.org/whats-the-worlds-most-widely-used-herbicide-doing-to-tiny-critters-

2631750527.html

Chemical explosion in China leads to inspections as death toll reaches 78 http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

China_chemical_blast_toll_reaches_78_as_inspections_ordered_999.html

You are what you eat: high-fructose corn syrup boosts intestinal tumor growth in mice https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190321141924.htm

Every time you flush, pharmaceutical & personal care products lead to new pollutants in waterways https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190321092212.htm

Eutrophication predicted to increase methane emissions from lakes & impoundments https://www.earth.com/news/lakes-green-environment/#.XJplr3dFyUk Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09100-5

Cow confirmed rabies case in Pennsylvania – other cows vaccinated & two humans treated https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/rabies-alert-issued-after-cow-in-mercer-county-tests-

positive/1869141919

Mississippi River level is falling – US Army COE closes Bonnet Carre Spillway https://www.apnews.com/10ffdcbacb654089ad8a77bde4f6cc02

Permian Gulf Coast pipeline to be combined with another project https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Magellan-scraps-plans-for-Permian-Gulf-

Coast-13717439.php

Minnesota utility regulators grant final approval to proposed Line3 crude oil pipeline replacement https://www.apnews.com/5fa8091f5b6547ad9467731d721f3c90

Potential consequences of declining population in China https://intpolicydigest.org/2019/03/27/china-faces-economic-headwinds-from-shrinking-

population/

Novel strategy of micro-organisms to survive in hypersaline & carbon- and water-deprived environment in of the Dead Sea subsurface

https://www.techexplorist.com/struggle-life-dead-sea-sediments/21883/

Outbreak of mumps-like virus keeps US Naval Warship at sea for months https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/sailors-are-still-getting-sick-as-a-suspected-

mumps-outbreak-tears-through-a-us-warship/ar-BBVlWKn

Interactive map delineates buildings at risk during earthquake in Washington State http://mynorthwest.com/1325587/washinton-earthquake-buildings-map/ Interactive map: https://dev.gartrellgroup.com/WashURMViewer/#7/47.347/-121.029/

These are the consequences of humans trying to “control” the Missouri River https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/21/climate/missouri-river-flooding-dams-climate.html

US Army COE about to begin construction of new $1B Soo Lock Project https://www.9and10news.com/2019/03/27/construction-for-new-soo-lock-project-about-to-

start/

Abundance of snow this winter means Yosemite will keep winter trails open for at least a few more weeks

https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-travel-yosemite-winter-trails-glacier-point-road- 20190329-story.html

World Water Day in Rwanda was multi-faceted https://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/featured-world-water-day-call-ownership-protecting-water-

resources-restoring-water-catchments

Springtime and the cherry trees of Fukushima http://theconversation.com/the-cherry-trees-of-fukushima-113979

Will cost $BB to bring California hospitals to 2030 state seismic safety standards https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2019/03/28/8241553776446/?sl=1 Report summary & link: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR3059.html

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 1 April 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 11

Best April Fool’s Day posts in Maui, Hawaii – I like the Maui Lava Park! https://www.mauiinformationguide.com/blog/april-fools-day-posts-maui-hawaii/

Russia built massive new Yamal LNG plant on Artic Coast https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/sabetta-yamal-largest-gas-field/

Another dire prediction: sea level rise of 9.8 inches by 2040 in California – it is not sea level rise but subsidence of land-filled areas along San Francisco Bay shoreline

https://www.ajot.com/insights/full/ai-sea-level-rise-could-threaten-california-cities-and-ports- by-2040

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/climate-weather/blogs/san-francisco-bay-area-sinking- faster-than-imagined

Pumping vast quantities of fresh groundwater from offshore resources can deplete onshore aquifers and cause land subsidence

https://eos.org/editor-highlights/pumping-offshore-groundwater-resources-has- consequences-on-land

Expanding federal coastal conservation areas creates controversy from those wanting tourism https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coastal-conservation-plan-sparks-fight-over-sand/

Proposed new LNG Lake Charles export terminal https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Energy-Transfer-Shell-sign-agreement-to-

move-13714720.php

Fishing industry & government sign MOU for offshore wind projects – to “work together”

https://www.southcoasttoday.com/news/20190326/fishing-industry-feds-sign-mou-on- offshore-wind

https://www.windpowerengineering.com/business-news-projects/boem-noaa-fishing-industry- sign-offshore-wind-agreement/

Partnership to explore & develop offshore O&G in Colombian Caribbean https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Noble-Energy-and-Shell-to-lead-Colombian-

offshore-13717811.php

Growing interest in developing offshore wind energy to meet demands https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielcohen/2019/03/26/as-global-energy-demands-grows-so-

does-appetite-for-offshore-wind/#5eb9c5565e7c https://www.windpowerengineering.com/business-news-projects/new-survey-says-

overcoming-digital-challenges-key-to-offshore-wind-success/ https://www.oedigital.com/news/464447-edf-enters-chinese-offshore-wind-market

1,700 methane bubble plumes may be precursors to earthquake in Pacific NW coast Cascadia Zone

https://www.futurity.org/methane-bubbles-oceans-earthquakes-2018052-2/

Incident Management Centre in Aberdeen using cloud-based software to help protect offshore workers

https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/north-sea/195573/new-system-will-protect-lives- offshore/

Offshore aquaculture installations becoming popular to tourists https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/aquaculture/tourism-a-surprising-lure-for-new-chinese-

offshore-aquaculture-developments

SeaZip performed first-ever autonomous maneuvering shipping trials in Dutch North Sea https://www.offshorewind.biz/2019/03/27/seazip-glimpses-autonomous-shipping-future/

Coastal cities are fastest growing population centers https://www.earth.com/news/coastal-cities-fastest-growing-population/#.XJucI3dFyUk

Brunswick County is resilient – booming despite repeated hurricane impacts https://carolinapublicpress.org/28816/brunswick-booming-despite-repeated-hurricane-

devastation/

Perspective: 30 years after Exxon Valdez & response to oil spills is still all wrong https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/26/thirty-years-after-exxon-valdez-

the-response-to-oil-spills-is-still-all-wrong

Team will assess earthquake readiness of Port of Astoria in Oregon https://www.dailyastorian.com/news/local/feds-to-assess-earthquake-readiness-at-the-port-

of-astoria/article_15ed1a04-50d0-11e9-94cc-7ff2cddc4703.html

Offshore O&G exploration may lead to economic boom – but causes significant environmental impacts

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/seismic-surveys-provide-a-safe- foundation-for-offshore-energy

https://www.nj.com/opinion/2019/03/seismic-blasts-hurt-marine-life-and-are-a-harbinger-of- future-problems-the-shore-community-says.html