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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 18 April 2016 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

6.5M aftershock of the 7.3M EQ caused more shaking and landslides, extensive damage

https://www.yahoo.com/news/twin-quakes-kills-least-29-051640797.html

USGS, originally established in 1879, addresses a number of priorities with its capabilities

http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4508#.Vw6zP_krKM8

Disasters waiting to happen: 8 most dangerous nuclear plants located near active faults

https://www.rt.com/news/339763-disaster-nuclear-earthquake-japan/

Getting a peek inside Mt. Paektu, known as Changbaishan in China, a North Korean volcano…seismic data suggests a magma reservoir

http://www.popsci.com/historic-scientific-collaboration-finds-north-korean- volcano-may-be-sitting-on-lot-molten-rock

Mill Canyon dinosaur tracks officially unveils dinosaur track stomping grounds in Utah to the public

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/paleontologists-unveil- dinosaur-stomping-ground-utah-180958774/

When will La Niña arrive? http://www.livescience.com/54351-will-la-nina-follow-one-of-the-strongest-ever-

el-ninos.html

Crawling around inside the belly of a glacier….what do you see? Lots of ice and water!!

http://news.psu.edu/story/404899/2016/04/15/research/belly-glacier

Hots springs are an interesting geologic feature, but can also be deadly – cause of death of two people in Bog Hot Springs in Nevada is under investigation

http://www.rgj.com/story/news/2016/04/14/2-bodies-found-bog-hot-springs/ 83033554/

A pretty good snowpack year in the Sierra does not mean an end to the drought http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/science/california-snow-drought-sierra-

nevada-water.html

Hyporheic zone is a critical part of the hydrologic cycle where surface waters mix with groundwater

http://phys.org/news/2016-04-microbes-center-stage-river-liver.html Paper:

http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2016/160407/ncomms11237/full/ncomms11237.html

Perspective: Building a coalition to guide watershed decisions http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/archive/26/3/pdf/i1052-5173-26-3-28.pdf

How to arrive at “consensus” on human-caused climate change: take a consensus of consensus, but does that make it true?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160412211610.htm

Oil-eating microbes, Deepwater Horizon, “oil snow” and life in the deep Gulf of Mexico

http://www.livescience.com/54330-oil-eating-microbes-threaten-shipwreck- ecosystems.html

Considering the “early anthropogenic hypothesis” for climate http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/comment-how-long-have-humans-been-

altering-earths-climate

Spike in mercury in rocks dating from the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event traced to volcanic eruptions

http://news.usc.edu/98332/ancient-volcanoes-could-be-key-to-predicting- impact-of-climate-change/

Paper: http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2016/160406/ncomms11147/full/ncomms11147.html

Black sand beaches are more breathtaking than white sand beaches http://www.housebeautiful.com/lifestyle/g3408/black-sand-beaches/

Newly discovered fossils of an extinct rodent in the Negev Desert may help shed light on dispersal of species between Africa and Eurasia

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160413105709.htm

Arrangement of two Precambrian supercontinents – Nuna-Columbia and Rodina – may have implications for mining companies

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160412091348.htm

Research suggests the theory that comets brought life-forming material to Earth may be viable

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ Artificial_comet_holds_clues_to_the_origin_of_life_999.html

Volcanologists have discovered how bubbles are able to accumulate in magma https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160413135719.htm

Tullimonstrum gregarium a 300 million year old fossil from the coal mines of Illinois and better known as the “tully monster” was a vertebrate!

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160413135659.htm

USGS releases new topographic maps for Texas and Oklahoma that include TIGER data

http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=4507#.Vw6zN_krKM8

Taking the landslide lab to the Loess Plateau of China http://phys.org/news/2016-04-landslide-laboratory-remote-regions.html

GEER final report on the Kfarnabrakh landslide of 30 November 2015 http://www.geerassociation.org/administrator/components/com_geer_reports/

geerfiles/Kfarnabrakh_landSlide_GEER_Report_03162015.pdf

Despite current downturn in O&G development, BLM announces massive drilling proposal for roughly 4,000 wells in the Uinta Basin

http://www.sltrib.com/news/3751969-155/new-4000-well-drilling-project- proposed-for

After 167 years, National Weather Service will change how it issues forecasts….no long to use LOUD text

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/national-weather-service-tones-it- down_us_570c8001e4b0885fb50e1be9

Fossil dinosaur bones from South America show evidence of having been burned in a paleo-fire

http://www.express.co.uk/news/science/660371/Discovery-of-burnt-remains-of- dinosaurs-point-to-something-strange-state-scientists

Microbial life deep beneath the ocean surface http://www.mbl.edu/blog/how-deep-does-life-go/

Red crabs are swarming across the sea floor (video) http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2016/04/thousands-of-swarming-crabs-look-like-a-

horrifying-alien-invasion/

This octopus escaped from an aquarium and returned to the sea through a drain pipe http://www.treehugger.com/animals/inky-octopus-escapes-aquarium-through-

drainpipe-sea.html

Images of impacts from the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco…evidence of ground shaking, liquefaction, surface rupture, and the consequent fires

http://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/04/the-great-san-francisco-earthquake- 110-years-ago/477750/

Rescuers dug through 4 foot of snow to reach two skiers stranded on Bear Glacier in Alaska

http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/rescuers-dug-through-4-feet-of- snow-to-reach-stranded-skiers/

Is another gravel pit really necessary? http://www.sltrib.com/news/3764602-155/gravel-pit-proposal-rocks-scenic-

southern

Report suggests that wastewater injection did not cause M4.8 EQ in Texas in 2012 http://www.science20.com/news_articles/

no_evidence_drilling_caused_earthquake_in_texas_finds_new_study-170372

Satellite images record glacial retreat in the tropics over the past decade http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/uop-sir041316.php

Bag of garbage “sacrificed” to the volcano triggers a small eruption (video) http://nerdist.com/this-is-what-death-by-volcano-looks-like/

Book Review:  "Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens" which erupted 36 years ago – perspective and retrospective (48 images)

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Mount-St-Helens-The-good-the- bad-and-the-ugly-7244708.php

Nevada may be on the verge of a lithium mining rush – quality is higher but concentrations are lower

http://vegasinc.com/business/2016/apr/06/precious-metal-is-nevada-on-the- verge-of-a-lithium/

Enviro-Sciences Bulletin Board – 18 April 2016 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Researchers have confirmed for the first time that Zika virus was sexually-transmitted between two men in Dallas, Texas

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cdc-confirms-sexual-transmission-zika-virus-men/story? id=38425185

Entrance to National Parks is free from 16 – 24 April to celebrate 100 th Anniversary of National Park Service

https://www.yahoo.com/news/enjoy-free-entrance-every-national-park-during-national- 110407330.html

Newest Tree of Life reflects the significance of bacteria…humans are just a twig http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/scientists-unveil-a-new-tree-of-life-

20160412-go4t7l.html http://www.nature.com/articles/nmicrobiol201648?WT.mc_id=TWT_NMicrobiol Image: http://www.nature.com/articles/nmicrobiol201648/figures/1

So much sediment in the Mississippi River that it is hampering shipping….OMG! http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/04/mississippi_river_sediment_aga.html

Government declines to regulate CRISPR-cas9 genetically modified mushroom…what will happen to our food supply?

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/first-time-usda-said-wont-192700246.html

Researchers are frustrated they don’t have access to individuals with supergenetics that prevent diseases…should they not be more concerned with the potential ethical questions associated with the potential application of their research?

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientist-searching-out-genetic-superheroes- cure-diseases-180958748/

Proposed project in Colorado would move freshwater resources from west slope of the Rockies to the Front Range – project still being challenged by environmental groups

http://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2016/04/13/state-backs-windy-gap-water-storage- project/82993280/

Dam removal on the Klamath River under agreements that are full of promises http://www.northcoastjournal.com/humboldt/until-the-sun-sets/Content?oid=3691329

Scimitar Oryx are returned to part of their native area in Chad, Africa http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/rewilding-african-scimitar-horned-

oryx-180958796/

Death of 200,000 saiga antelopes in 2015 in Kazakhstan caused by bacteria that led to hemorrhagic septicemia

https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2016/apr/14/mass-death-saiga- antelope-kazakhstan-bacterial-infection

Why do some humans deliberately kill protected species? http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2016/04/06/conservation-species-protection/

#.Vw68KfkrKM8

New study suggest where and how phosphorus accumulates in the environment as a result of human activity and its impacts on the phosphorus cycle

http://phys.org/news/2016-04-massive-phosphorus-buildup.html

Food waste puts an extraordinary burden on the planet http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/wasted-food-climate-

change_us_5706cdbee4b0a506064eb057

Parents wealthy enough to justify “affluenza” defense but not to pay for rehab? What is wrong with this picture?

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/fort-worth/article71354972.html

Tribal community of San Ildefonso Pueblo at the forefront in battle against contamination from bomb-making and nuclear research at Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico

http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/tribe-on-front-lines-of-fight-over-nuclear-lab- contamination?news=858639

The deadly legacy of uranium mining still impacts the Navajo Nation http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/04/10/473547227/for-the-navajo-nation-

uranium-minings-deadly-legacy-lingers

As nuclear power is on the decline in the US because it is no longer cost competitive http://www.npr.org/2016/04/07/473379564/unable-to-compete-on-price-nuclear-power-on-

the-decline-in-the-u-s

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate great apes against Ebola and other diseases to prevent species decline

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-are-trying-vaccinate-great-apes- against-ebola-and-other-diseases-180958725/

Living with dogs makes humans healthier –- playing with dogs makes humans happier http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dog-playtime-study_us_57084b6fe4b0142232491acf

“Linc stink” from coal gasification plant may be responsible for negative health impacts on agricultural animals and people

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/1000-pigs-dead-due-to-gas-mining- pollution-says-submission-to-senate-inquiry-20160407-go0mu2.html

Antibiotic use continues making multi-drug resistance the norm rather than the exception, while development of new antibiotics is lagging

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/04/160412132610.htm

Slowly, plastic bags are being banned by countries across the world (infographic & video) http://www.canberratimes.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/australia-falling-behind-third-

world-on-global-map-of-plastic-bag-bans-20160407-go18ec.html

Cheaper clothing with rapidly changing fashion designs just means more waste http://www.npr.org/2016/04/08/473513620/what-happens-when-fashion-becomes-fast-

disposable-and-cheap

New wind energy turbines produces more than 8,500 megawatts of power in 2015, much of it in Texas

http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/wind-energy-produced-record-electricity-to- power-175-million-us-homes-wind-jobs-up-20-160413?news=858642

Concerns and high costs for waterfront protection in San Francisco and on the east coast and elsewhere

San Francisco seawall: http://sf.curbed.com/2016/4/11/11410242/port-seawall-5-billion SF Report: http://sfport.com/sites/default/files/Executive/Docs/Commission/Commission

%20Meeting%20Staff%20Reports/2016%20Commission%20Meeting%20Items/APR.12.2016%20Meeting%20Items/Item%2011A%20Seismic%20Study.pdf

http://www.lowellsun.com/breakingnews/ci_29751411/sea-level-rise-threatens-us-historic- sites

These 10 quotes from John Muir may inspire you to explore the environment

https://www.doi.gov/blog/10-john-muir-quotes-%E2%80%99ll-inspire-you-explore-america %E2%80%99s-great-outdoors

Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) is established to determine how to keep infrastructure safe from natural disasters and from cyber attacks

http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/20m-partnership-with-ui-homeland- security

Largest outbreak of yellow fever in 3 decades continues across Angola…will vaccine stockpiles be overwhelmed?

http://www.nature.com/news/fears-rise-over-yellow-fever-s-next-move-1.19722

How should we bring science and regulators together when considering the next generation of genetically engineered crops and providing proper oversight?

http://www.nature.com/news/breeding-controls-1.19741 http://www.nature.com/news/gene-editing-surges-as-us-rethinks-regulations-1.19724

Statistical & biological methods are available to assess the prevalence of obesity across the globe http://www.nature.com/news/origins-of-the-obesity-pandemic-can-be-analysed-1.19744

Two proposed dams on Pascagoula River tributaries would make people and property more (not less) vulnerable and could cause permanent environmental damage

http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/story/news/2016/04/12/pascagoula-river-among- americas-most-endangered-rivers-2016/82949116/

Ortho has already removed neonicotinoids from many pesticide products and will remove it from remaining products over the next 2 to 5 years…this is good news for pollinating insects

http://www.scpr.org/news/2016/04/12/59512/garden-care-giant-to-drop-chemicals-linked-to- bee/

Environmental Working Group releases report on which fruits & veggies have most pesticide residues

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-fruit-tops-dirty-dozen-list-of-most-contaminated- produce/

Full list: http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/list.php

Why did humans decide to generally mate for life? Perhaps because of germs https://www.yahoo.com/news/germs-not-true-love-humans-mate-life-researchers-

230711182.html

Bill would allow Louisiana Coastal Protection & Restoration Authority to manage its budget for coastal restoration and protection

http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20160406/articles/160409778

New environmental Management Plan (EMP) for Port City Colombo to ban dredging & mitigate environmental impacts while monitoring marine habitats and species

http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2016/04/12/local/78929

Isle of Man seeking input on coastal management economic and conservation plan http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-35985256

Teddy Roosevelt went on an epic African safari hunting for a white rhino http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/teddy-roosevelts-epic-strangely-

altruistic-hunt-white-rhino-180958626/

Tropical diseases brought by people migrating out of Africa may have impacted Neanderthals http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/human-diseases-may-have-doomed-

neanderthals-180958735/

Even if you are poor, geography is important when considering life expectancy http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/poors-life-expectancy-varies-based-where-

they-live-180958719/

New report confirms 80% of groundwater in major river basins in China is polluted with heavy metals and organic pollutants and unsafe for human contact

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1935314/80-cent-groundwater- chinas-major-river-basins-unsafe

Yogurt craze was sparked by a lecture in the early 1900s….the bacteria it provides are a good thing as we are discovering that our human microbiome is linked to aging

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/science-lecture-accidentally-sparked- global-craze-yogurt-180958700/

New WWF report suggests slight increase in number of tigers in the wild as result of better surveys and perhaps improved protection

https://www.worldwildlife.org/press-releases/global-wild-tiger-population-increases-but-still- a-long-way-to-go--3

Construction of Bakken pipeline in Iowa has approval, but still need Federal permits that will cause some delay

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/04/08/state-utility-regulators- said-friday-that-construction-can-begin-on-the-bakken-pipeline-in-iowa-soon/82808654/

Massive fish kill in Florida because authorities did not control nutrient levels…anoxia followed http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/massive-fish-kill-emphasizes-floridas-failure-

follow-science

Second longest (24 feet 7 inches) python ever captured dies within a few days…likely a result of being captured

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/python-dies-after- capture_us_570ce46ae4b0836057a2473d

Drought and human factors may be creating Dust-Bowl conditions in California…but please get the science correct: “cave-ins of dirt and rock in underground aquifers”…no, it is compaction due to loss of water buoyancy

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-04-08/water-woes-divide-california-into-haves- have-nots

Can humans mimic nature in use of natural resources to avoid over-exploitation? http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Radical_solution_could_avoid_depletion_of_natural_resources_999.html

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 18 April 2016 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Puget Sound, second longest estuary in North America, tackles storm water pollutant problem

http://www.seattletimes.com/nwshowcase/washington-state-university/solving- the-stormwater-problem-through-teamwork/

Peconic Estuary Program seeks volunteers to help plant rain garden downtown to reduce pollutant discharge

http://riverheadlocal.com/2016/04/07/peconic-estuary-program-seeks- volunteers-to-help-plant-rain-garden-downtown/

New York Harbor is slowly getting cleaner, planted oysters are helping http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/

2016/04/14/valley-environment-beacon-institute-oysters/83027786/

Federal Government issues new rules on offshore drilling http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/agency-rules-needed-make-offshore-

drilling-safer-38394619

How climate change tore apart a Native American community in the bayou

http://fusion.net/story/285572/climate-change-in-the-bayou/

Virginia Beach starts funding regular beach restoration again http://pilotonline.com/news/local/environment/virginia-beach-starts-funding-

regular-beach-restoration-again/article_6e6b5dfb-b29e-51f5-8831-df7bc78ea492.html

Jersey Shore Osprey cam goes live again outside Atlantic City http://www.phillyvoice.com/osprey-cam-goes-live-shore/

Climate change: Across Tampa Bay, environmental organizations mobilize around sea level rise

http://www.83degreesmedia.com/features/climatechange041216.aspx

New rules to guide tidal power development in Nova Scotia http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1354457-nowns-new-rules-for-tidal-

power-new-hope

US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved first wind energy research activities plan (RAP) for a facility to be located in U.S. federal waters offshore Virginia

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2016/03/virginia-to-move- forward-with-offshore-wind-research-plan.html

Broad Beach Residents Sued Over Beach Restoration Project and route used to truck in 1M cubic yards of sand

http://www.malibutimes.com/news/article_f4da9d1c-fc24-11e5-a769- 3300ec937d2f.html

Navarre Beach restoration project is temporarily on hold till at least the end of April http://navarrepress.com/beach/beach-restoration-hold/

Georgia DNR advises boaters to be on lookout for sea turtles, manatees http://www.wtvm.com/story/31706720/dnr-advises-boaters-to-be-on-lookout-

for-sea-turtles-manatees

Seismic Surveys for O&G off Mid-Atlantic and Southeast coast Could Threaten Endangered Whales

https://nicholas.duke.edu/about/news/seismic-surveys-threaten-whales

Raptors are on the rebound in Rhode Island due to long-term conservation efforts http://www.ecori.org/natural-resources/2016/4/7/conserving-varied-habitats-

key-to-raptor-preservation

Lagoon Preservation Society holds meeting in Alabama, uses an inclusive environmental stewardship approach

http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/area_news/article_5fc9bfd6-0238-11e6- a737-7f8d38a84142.html

Tampa Bay’s largest ecosystem restoration project reaches completion http://www.tbo.com/news/tampa-bays-largest-ecosystem-restoration-reaches-

completion-20160410/

Monterey Sand Mine, after operating for more than 100 years, is targeted for closure over concerns for beach erosion (video)

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/04/07/monterey-sand-mine-targeted-for- closure-over-beach-erosion-concerns/

Fish farming in the Gulf of Mexico is approved by Federal Government, but not with opposition

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Feds- open-Gulf-to-fish-farming-but-opponents-see-7239198.php

Impacts of nitrogen on coastal waters….algae blooms and dead zones http://www.alternet.org/environment/weve-changed-life-giving-nutrient-deadly-

pollutant-can-we-change-it-back https://www.greenbiz.com/article/life-giving-nutrient-becomes-deadly-pollutant

Deaths of baby dolphins linked to Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico http://www.newseveryday.com/articles/37490/20160415/dolphin-deaths-linked-

deepwater-horizon-oil-spill.htm