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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 8 May 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

May is Volcano Preparedness Month in the State of Washington https://www.usgs.gov/news/may-volcano-preparedness-month-washington-state-0

Students need to understand geology & its importance to their lives http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2017/05/04/geology-deserves-students-attention

Analysis of ice core from Antarctica shows rapid climate fluctuation over 720,000 years https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170502095125.htm

New study finds ice on Antarctic Peninsula to be more stable than previously thought https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/uol-api042817.php

Seismologist Lucy Jones explains two small EQs in southern California http://www.sgvtribune.com/general-news/20170502/seismologist-lucy-jones-explains-

recent-small-earthquakes-that-shook-southern-california http://www.pe.com/2017/05/02/seismologist-explains-recent-small-earthquakes-that-shook-

southern- california/

Don’t confuse “resources” with “reserves” when calculating when we will exhaust supply of mineral commodities

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170502121249.htm

Exercise in futility: rebuilding a melting glacier with artificial snow http://www.iflscience.com/environment/scientists-creating-artificial-snow-save-retreating-

glaciers/

How would an asteroid impact lead to your death? https://www.sciencenews.org/article/heres-how-asteroid-impact-would-kill-you

Lokbatan mud volcano erupts again in a suburb of Baku https://www.azernews.az/nation/108513.html http://en.apa.az/azerbaijani-news/accidents-incidents-news/mud-volcano-erupts-in-baku-

suburb-615.html

Falkland Islands basin may be among the largest craters in the world https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/nyu-fib050417.php

Honestly addressing the uncertainties of climate https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-uncertainties-bret-stephens-column

Fossil shark tooth suggests geologic history of inland shallow sea in Amazon Basin https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503152001.htm

Kinrara volcano in Queensland, Australia, erupted about 7,000 years ago based on dating of rock samples and that is part of Aboriginal tradition

http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/volcano-erupted-7-000-years-ago-say-scots- experts-1-4436566

Unraveling the geologic history of the formation of the biggest & most active volcanoes in Hawaii https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503131933.htm https://cosmosmagazine.com/geoscience/tectonic-swerve-responsible-for-creation-of-

hawaiian-islands

Institute for Atmospheric & Climate Science suggests inconsistencies of the global warming hiatus of 1998-2012 can be attributed to weather variations, incomplete data & methods of modeling

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-differences-global-hiatus.html

New analysis of decades of data suggests the amount of dissolved oxygen is declining https://phys.org/news/2017-05-decades-world-oceans-reveal-oxygen.html

Map of almost 100 massive tectonic plate remnants in “Atlas of the Underworld” https://www.newscientist.com/article/2129654-map-of-the-underworld-may-let-us-play-

plate-tectonics-in-reverse/

Down to Earth with paleontologist Gerta Keller https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/down-earth-paleontologist-gerta-keller

Numerical polarimetric radar simulator characterizes scattering of debris in tornadoes https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=241761&org=GEO&from=news

Whalers and sailors knew about it, but Benjamin Franklin first charted the Gulf Stream http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/benjamin-franklin-was-first-chart-gulf-stream-

180963066/

Norwegian professor Kristian Birkeland (1867–1917) was first to recognize aurora was related to electro-magnetic storms from the sun

http://sciencenordic.com/king-northern-lights

NOAA to probe for cause of death of 41 humpback whales along the US Atlantic Coast http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/humpback-whale-deaths-

noaa_us_5902c231e4b02655f83b59cf

Longest earthquake record on the Loma Blanca fault in the Rio Grande Rift https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170502121249.htm

Water is be key ingredient for formation of crust http://www.jsg.utexas.edu/news/2017/05/rock-samples-indicate-water-is-key-ingredient-for-

crust-formation/

Large earthquakes in North China originate from deep-seated tectonic forces https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-05/scp-dtg050417.php

Tokummia katalepsis – Cambrian marine predator with more than 50 legs http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/tokummia-katalepsis-cambrian-marine-predator-

04820.html

For cold-water corals, acidification is detrimental, but warming promotes growth http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Cold_water_corals_Acidification_harms_warming_promotes_growt h_999.html

Maybe Hollywood had it right – research suggests thrust faults can open violently & snap shut http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Earthquakes_can_make_thrust_faults_open_violently_and_snap_shut_999.html

Chenanisaurus barbaricus – one of last dinosaurs living in Africa discovered in phosphate mine https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503213550.htm

Meteorite impact could have sparked volcanic activity in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503100844.htm

Increased subsidence & sea level rise are submerging coastal margin of the Nile Delta http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/27/5/pdf/GSATG312A.1.pdf

Quaternary rupture of crustal fault beneath Victoria, British Columbia http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/27/3/pdf/GSATG291A.1.pdf

Reinforcing foundation “error” will cost $10M to $15M – was the soil investigation sufficient? http://www.delmartimes.net/news/sd-cm-nc-rail-bridge-20170503-story.html

Huge jade boulder found in mine in northern Myanmar – next step, attempt to steal it http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/afp-

myanmar_police_hunt_scavengers_who_found_huge_jade-afp

DEEPEGS project has drilled 4,659 meters into geothermal field – will now test energy source http://cordis.europa.eu/news/rcn/128148_en.html

Photo essay: Want to visit glacier in New Zealand? Get your snowshoes ready http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/nz/92208890/.html

New theory on crustal formation on early Earth https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170505121013.htm

Better understanding of subduction zones may improve prediction of mega-earthquakes http://www.livescience.com/58984-big-earthquakes-focus-on-subduction-zones.html

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 8 May 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Orcas are at the top of the food chain – test results on this orca reveal magnitude of bioaccumulation of PCBs (man-made toxic chemicals)

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39738582 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/02/uk-killer-whale-died-extreme-levels-

toxic-pollutants

How much do you know about natural hazards? Take the USGS quiz https://www.usgs.gov/news/top-10-hazard-a-guess-riskiest-science-quiz-you-will-ever-take

Did you drink tap water today? And get your dose of meds? https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/05/amphetamines-in-the-water-the-research-bathtubs-

saving-our-ecosystems/

It’s Spring & tick-borne diseases pose risk that is spreading geographically: Lyme disease, babesiosis, anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever & tularemia (rabbit fever)

http://www.mvmagazine.com/news/2017/05/01/time-cull-time-splice http://www.kotatv.com/content/news/Prevent-Tick-Borne-Illness-420776813.html https://durangoherald.com/articles/152658 https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/comment/38154 http://www.krdo.com/news/wildlife/wild-rabbit-in-pueblo-west-tests-positive-for-tularemia/

458274456

Add Candida auris to the list of antimicrobial resistant pathogens

http://www.gosanangelo.com/story/life/wellness/2017/05/01/infectious-diseases--z-fight-against- antibiotic-resistance/101049192/

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/superbug-fungus-proves-formidable-force-us- hospitals-resistant-most-drug-treat-it

http://gothamist.com/2017/04/27/fatal_superbug_fungus.php https://patch.com/maryland/annapolis/rare-superbug-strikes-maryland-patient-cdc https://www.statnews.com/2017/04/21/superbug-cdc-fungus-candida-auris/

Perspective: Science, data, politics, hubris, climate & suspicion https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/28/opinion/climate-of-complete-certainty.html

The concept behind “One Health” is just that: healthier wildlife, healthier animals & healthier people http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-saving-animals-to-prevent-next-deadly-

pandemic-180963151/

DNA and climate change gave us the adorable handstanding spotted skunk! http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/climate-change-drove-evolution-adorable-spotted-

skunk-180963150/ Paper: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.2931/full

After two centuries, a wolf pack returns to Denmark https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/04/denmark-gets-its-first-wild-wolf-pack-

in-200-years

Book Review: “Growing a Revolution” – how to rehabilitate degraded soil http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/books/uw-professor-digs-in-to-our-problem-of-soil-

degradation-in-growing-a-revolution/

Stephen Hawking to test his theory on future of human race in BBC documentary “Expedition New Earth” http://start.att.net/news/read/article/business_insider-

stephen_hawking_is_about_to_test_his_theory_that_h-newscred2

WWI soldiers contracted anthrax from animal hair shaving brushes http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-shaving-brushes-gave-world-war-i-soldiers-

anthrax-180963125/ CDC historical review: https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/5/pdfs/16-1554.pdf

Extreme space weather (major geo-magnetic storms) pose hazards for the economy & national security https://www.usgs.gov/news/preparing-nation-intense-space-weather

Healthy soil need not be punished with chemical fertilizers http://e360.yale.edu/features/why-its-time-to-stop-punishing-our-soils-with-fertilizers-and-

chemicals

Noise created by humans pollutes the majority of US protected areas

https://phys.org/news/2017-05-noise-humans-pervasive-areas.html

During the Civil War, likely two of every three men who died were slain by disease, including smallpox which explains why soldiers desperately tried to self-vaccinate

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/fearing-smallpox-epidemic-civil-war-troops-tried- self-vaccinate-180963039/

Walk in the footsteps of Teddy Roosevelt http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/hike-footsteps-teddy-roosevelt-180963004/

When it comes to saving species, is genetic engineering a good or bad thing? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/threatened-species-science-genetic-rescue-

180963040/ Oxyluciferin is the chemical that makes these mushrooms bioluminesce

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/heres-secret-behind-bioluminescent-mushrooms- magic-glow-180963065/

Six endangered red wolf pups born at Museum of Life & Science in Durham, North Carolina http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/endangered-red-wolf-pups-born-durham-

180963096/

Evolution of human teeth says a lot about what could have been in the diet of early humans http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v545/n7652/full/545026a.html

A warning that the world should brave itself for new wave of biological invasions http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Scientists_suggest_the_world_should_brace_itself_for_a_new_wave_of_biological_invasions_999.html

Little animals as well as big ones spend about the same amount of time pooping – why is that? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-you-elephant-same-time-pooping-

180963064/

Anticipating further variability in the flow of the Nile River http://news.mit.edu/2017/nile-climate-change-droughts-floods-0424

For now, “Roadmap” consists of a website and a lofty manifesto – can it work? “Tragedy of the commons” suggests that it likely will not

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/using-new-roadmap-democratize- climate-change-180963047/

Wind turbines influence behavior & interactions of predators & prey in the desert https://www.usgs.gov/news/wind-turbines-affect-behavior-desert-tortoise-predators?qt-

news_science_products=6#qt-news_science_products

Perspective: On the climate of unintended consequences of biofuels https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/04/opinion/climate-policy-ethanol.html

Sphagnum moss helped save many lives of many wounded soldiers during WWI http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-humble-moss-helped-heal-wounds-

thousands-WWI-180963081/ Perspective: The expanded value of a Crater Lake Wilderness Area

http://www.nrtoday.com/opinion/guest-column-explaining-the-expanded-value-of-a-crater-lake/ article_e17a1bea-c4ec-587d-b3cc-4fb2c4bedca7.html

Plantings of GMO crops increased in 2016 to record 457.4 Million acres led by Brazil and the US http://in.reuters.com/article/us-biotech-crops-plantings-idINKBN1800YP

Night-time light pollution around the world http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-map-shows-fluctuation-night-time-light-

patterns-180963100/

NRDC releases report on widespread problems of contaminants in our drinking waters http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/77-million-served-water-contaminated-systems-report/story?

id=47161151 https://www.nrdc.org/media/2017/170502 NRDC Report: https://www.nrdc.org/resources/threats-tap-widespread-violations-water-

infrastructure

Former soldier goes undercover to help save the gorillas in Virunga National Park http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/05/02/526543982/ex-child-soldier-awarded-for-

defending-africa-s-first-national-park

Keystone predator identified in complex marine food web in the Galapagos https://news.brown.edu/articles/2017/05/trophic

Protecting the floor of Recapture Canyon to preserve Native American cultural sites and artifacts http://www.npr.org/2017/04/29/524879183/in-utah-how-you-tread-through-this-canyon-matters

Can coal become a “clean” fuel? http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/01/524764617/environmentalists-coal-

companies-rally-around-technology-to-clean-up-coal

How ironic that humans call orca attack on gray whales an “unprecedented killing spree” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/orca-pod-whale-death_us_59042d6fe4b02655f83db3c7

These female dragonflies don’t just ‘have a headache’ they fake death to avoid males

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/female-dragonflies-fake-death-avoid- males_us_59036945e4b05c39767ee5cd

Are natural disasters more disastrous for women than men? http://www.marieclaire.co.uk/reports/women-affected-by-natural-disasters-502942

Indiscriminate riverbed mining adds further stress to rivers in Jhelum basin https://www.dawn.com/news/1331030/indiscriminate-riverbed-mining-destroying-rivers-in-

jhelum-basin

Photo essay of soil erosion in Tanzania https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2017/may/04/soil-erosion-in-tanzania-in-

pictures

Study highlights importance of habitat corridors for migrating game & other species https://www.usgs.gov/news/migrating-mule-deer-track-green-waves-spring-forage-study-

highlights-importance-habitat

A quarter of a century since the Exxon Valdez oil spill and species recovery was highly variable https://www.usgs.gov/news/wildlife-recovery-following-exxon-valdez-oil-spill-was-highly-variable-

across-species?qt-news_science_products=3#qt-news_science_products

Billions more milkweeds are needed to help restore the Monarch butterfly https://www.usgs.gov/news/billions-more-milkweeds-needed-restore-monarchs

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 8 May 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Light pollution has serious impact on coastal marine wildlife https://phys.org/news/2017-05-pollution-impact-coastal-wildlife.html

California Coastal Commission asked to reconsider permit to bury 3.6M pounds of radioactive waste beside beach at San Onofre, California

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/05/03/san-clemente-seeks-stronger-safeguards-for-burial- of-nuclear-waste/

Harbour breakwall repair & upgrade to be completed over next six months – Coffs Harbour, NSW https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/harbour-breakwall-to-be-completed-by-

november/3172232/

Draft Coastal Zone Management Plan to be submitted to Goa Coastal Zone Mgmt Authority https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/Goa/NCSCM-completes-the-draft-Coastal-Zone-

Management-Plan-/114635.html

Human activities have significant impact on coastal habitats & migrating bird species in Gulf of Mexico

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170503080243.htm

Survey to detect flouting of coastal zone norms in Chiulavanoor Lake in India http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/survey-soon-to-detect-flouting-of-coastal-zone-

norms-in-chilavanoor/article18358728.ece Government plan to relax Coastal Regulation Zone causes conflict with fishermen in Mumbai, India

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-fisherfolk-up-in-arms-against-plan- to-ease-coastal-norms-for-construction-4636367/

Algonquin Gas Transmission needs environmental & coastal zone mgmt approvals for compressor station

http://weymouth.wickedlocal.com/news/20170503/weymouth-urges-dep-to-deny-air-permit- for-algonguin

Proposed site for LNG export terminal in Coos Bay, Oregon, lies in tsunami inundation zone http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2017/05/

merger_puts_financial_heft_beh.html

Lost wetlands from O&G operations named as cause of increased flood risk in St John the Baptist Parish

http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/04/st_john_oil_suit_charges_lost.html

Trying to find a balance of extreme weather events, economics & coastal development in the Caribbean

http://reliefweb.int/report/world/caribbean-rolls-out-plans-reduce-climate-change-hazards

Hoping that revetment wall will be part of Draft Gosford Beaches Coastal Zone Mgmt Plan to protect property & infrastructure built along the coast – NSW, Australia

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/revetment-wall-a-step-closer-for- wamberal-beachfront-homeowners/news-story/68815b1693bd8485efd7a5bad2b173e0

Six species of coastal sharks rebounding in numbers after years of overfishing in North Carolina http://www.wect.com/story/35324667/study-coastal-sharks-bouncing-back-from-years-of-

overfishing Experimental results raise concern about possible collapse of coastal marine food webs

http://allafrica.com/stories/201705020542.html

New Hampshire Coastal Adaptation Work Group has new website http://www.nhcaw.org/

Texas to identify coastal projects to improve health & tourism for local coastal communities https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/news/2017/may/06/projects-could-improve-local-coastal-

communities-h/

Native American coastal communities moving due to rising sea levels, coastal erosion & flooding https://www.colorlines.com/articles/us-native-coastal-communities-moving-due-change-

climate-change