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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 15 July 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Surface rupture of Ridgecrest EQ seen from space and on the ground – becomes tourist attraction https://www.cnet.com/news/beastly-southern-california-earthquake-created-a-crack-seen-

from-space/ https://www.wcpo.com/news/national/the-7-1-magnitude-california-earthquake-created-a-

massive-crack-in-the-earth-visible-in-satellite-image https://sputniknews.com/environment/201907091076198838-massive-california-fissure-

caused-by-quake-becomes-tourist-attraction-photos-videos/ https://www.foxnews.com/travel/travelers-californias-new-earthquake-crack https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/07/science-behind-californias-two-big-

earthquakes/

USGS & NASA mapping ground surface changes from Ridgecrest EQs https://phys.org/news/2019-07-nasa-surface-california-quakes.html https://www.usgs.gov/news/update-magnitude-71-earthquake-southern-california?qt-

news_science_products=7#qt-news_science_products

Predicting when the Rose Canyon Fault in San Diego may move during earthquake https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Seismologist-Examines-San-Diego-Fault-Line-

After-Two-Major-Quakes-512447351.html

These five North American landmarks owe their existence to geology

https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/geology-american- landmarks.htm

Vespersaurus paranaensis walked upright with weight on middle toe of three https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/07/new-dinosaur-brazil-balanced-single-

toes/

GRACE is helping to track the changing shape of the geoid https://eos.org/research-spotlights/tracking-earths-shape-reveals-greater-polar-ice-loss

Redefining the H-index1. https://eos.org/geofizz/hotness-and-coldness-indexes-based-on-the-fahrenheit-scale

Atlantic meridional overturning circulation plays essential role in multidecadal variability & climate https://eos.org/editors-vox/effects-of-variability-in-atlantic-ocean-circulation

Changing teaching methods & undergraduate geoscience course content – is it a good thing? https://eos.org/opinions/an-evolutionary-leap-in-how-we-teach-geosciences

Understanding & mitigating historical human alterations of river corridors https://eos.org/features/forgotten-legacies-understanding-human-influences-on-rivers

North Anatolian fault in Sea of Marmara poses seismic risk to Istanbul, Turkey https://phys.org/news/2019-07-istanbul-seafloor-earthquake.html

Modeling ice sheet surface mass balance https://phys.org/news/2019-07-clearer-picture-global-ice-sheet.html Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2018RG000622

Is the Tamu Massif the largest volcano on Earth? Giant shield volcano is not a single volcano https://www.livescience.com/65897-largest-volcano-record.html

Earthquakes at mid-ocean ridges are more common at low tide http://geographical.co.uk/nature/tectonics/item/3263-why-earthquakes-at-mid-ocean-ridges-

are-linked-to-low-tide

Marking the anniversary of the tallest tsunami in the world that hit Gulf of Alaska on 9 July 1958 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2019/07/09/worlds-tallest-tsunami-hit-the-gulf-of-

alaska-more-than-60-years-ago/#63b7b9b84d7f

Radiation levels around sunken Soviet-era nuclear submarine 100,000X normal in Norwegian Sea https://www.businessinsider.com/sunken-soviet-nuclear-sub-leaking-radiation-into-sea-

researchers-find-2019-7

Two black holes on potential collision course https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/astronomers-just-spotted-two-supermassive-

black-holes-on-a-collision-course/ar-AAE8Etr

Trans-Saharan Seaway of Africa existed 50 to 100 myo in what is now the Sahara Desert

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2019/07/ancient-saharan-seaway-shows-how-earths-climate- and-creatures-can-undergo-extreme-change/124181

Before they walked on the Moon, astronauts learned geology in Arizona https://phys.org/news/2019-07-moon-astronauts-geology-arizona.html

Bob Smith spoke at Teton County Library on the geology of Yellowstone https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/scene/events/new-research-explains-final-piece-of-

yellowstone-s-geologic-anatomy/article_2d3d30a6-c5a1-551e-9f80-0504a06b55fb.html

Volcanic activity worldwide https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/volcanoes/today.html

Ice movement on Greenland Ice Sheet includes ice sliding & deformation https://phys.org/news/2019-07-ice-edges-greenland-sheet.html

Core of Earth has been “leaking” for billions of years https://phys.org/news/2019-07-earth-core-leaking-billions-years.html Paper: https://www.geochemicalperspectivesletters.org/article1917

Sounds generated at altitude of 70-80 m are result of Schumann resonances during auroral activity https://phys.org/news/2019-07-auroral-crackling-electromagnetic-resonances-earth.html

Oldest known ancestor of mackerel sharks http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/oldest-known-ancestor-mackerel-sharks-07370.html

Nanomechanical properties of Yakutia diamonds mined at Skalnoe deposit of Papigai astrobleme https://phys.org/news/2019-07-physicists-revealed-properties-yakutia-diamonds.html

Aerial survey in ANWR abandoned following warnings of risks to polar bears https://www.miningweekly.com/article/aerial-survey-for-arctic-oil-scrapped-amid-risks-to-

polar-bears-2019-07-12

Mount Fuji is stratovolcano composite of three successive generations of volcanic activity www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2019/07/Mount_Fuji_Japan

4.6M earthquake in Three Lakes, Washington, felt in Vancouver, BC – no tsunami risk https://theprovince.com/news/local-news/seattle-area-earthquake-felt-in-metro-vancouver/

wcm/d1b0b617-fe81-4ea0-8aec-999e44910061

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 15 July 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Estimating likelihood of another major earthquake in Southern California = 11% chance within a week

https://phys.org/news/2019-07-chance-huge-earthquake-southern-california.html https://www.apnews.com/b4b663e474c44225a4907cef501f2274 https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/california-expanding-early-quake-

detection-and-warning-system

Californians upset that their app did not alert them to two Ridgecrest Earthquakes https://www.huffpost.com/entry/shakealertla-warning-app-california-

earthquakes_n_5d24187ae4b07e698c3fe324

Should not be a surprise that Ridgecrest buildings suffered little damage given types of structures and location relative to fault rupture and direction of seismic wave propagation

1. https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-earthquake-ridgecrest-worse-20190710- story.html

30-m telescope project will move forward in Hawaii despite protests by Native Hawaiians https://www.apnews.com/3790bd1d2110480f9228acedbe24f7ac

Risky behavior chosen by some humans – 5 injured, 3 impales during Pamplona running of the bulls

https://globalnews.ca/news/5468950/pamplona-bull-run-spain-gored-tourists/

Too much caffeine killed 21-year-old – “Solely the dose determines that a thing is not a poison”

https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/mans-freak-death-from-caffeine- toxicity-sparks-urgent-warning-from-his-devastated-family/news-story/9d96f2d0f7c1e13d7d0cdaa1f46795bd

Lead pollution in Arctic ice cores shows economic impacts of wars & plagues over past 1,500 years https://phys.org/news/2019-07-pollution-arctic-ice-economic-impact.html

Reducing the “heat island” effect in city neighborhoods with plants & reflective surfaces https://phys.org/news/2019-07-ways-extreme-city-neighborhoods.html

When it comes to sharing water – people have less empathy – tragedy of the commons https://phys.org/news/2019-07-water-sharing-people-survival.html

Earthquake insurance not common despite seismic activity & risk in Nevada https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/earthquake-insurance-in-nevada-uncommon-

despite-seismic-activity-1706437/

Ridgecrest earthquakes caused damage at Edwards AFB http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pages/2019/July%202019/Earthquakes-Damage-

Edwards-AFB-Plant-42-Navys-China-Lake-Base.aspx https://www.stripes.com/news/us/edwards-air-force-base-tower-damaged-during-earthquake-

crews-assessing-navy-s-china-lake-base-1.589472

Did citizens get warning from the “ShakeAlertLA” app prior to the Ridgecrest Earthquakes? https://www.businessinsider.com/app-los-angeles-earthquake-warning-2019-1

Landfills for dumping of toxic waste are becoming a bigger burden across the “Bible Belt” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/love-thy-neighbor-the-bible-belt-is-becoming-a-

dumping-ground/ar-AADZWIy

This is Denali National Park https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/everything-to-know-about-denali-national-park-

and-preserve/ar-AAE2mej

Rationalizing that the impact of urbanization is good for the environment https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-surprising-ways-cities-are-good-for-nature-

conservation_n_5d1b99c2e4b07f6ca5851593

Perspective: Aging dams & reservoirs in South Dakota need attention to prevent disasters https://www.aberdeennews.com/news/opinion/aging-dams-reservoirs-need-our-attention-

now/article_6d54d92d-5b09-5b96-80da-f0d9f2f8ca67.html

Trump explains balancing the environment and the economy – not a new concept – recall Teddy Roosevelt

https://apnews.com/8d00e11be4674466a269e7793be47921

Pilot program will build infrastructure to withstand extreme weather – thinking ahead is a novel concept

https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/government/2019/07/pilot-program-will-help- build-infrastructure-withstand-extreme-weather

Planting a trillion trees is not a bad idea – but it won’t fight “global warming” – human planted trees do not equal a forest

https://www.apnews.com/8ac33686b64a4fbc991997a72683b1c5 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/07/adding-1-billion-hectares-forest-could-help-

check-global-warming

Nevada bridges & roads built to withstand seismic events https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/news-columns/road-warrior/rest-easy-nevada-roads-

bridges-constructed-with-earthquakes-in-mind-1705047/

Effects of THC in marijuana on the brain https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/new-study-explores-why-marijuana-makes-some-people-

high-and-some-people-paranoid-230559880.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-46215-7

“Cancer Alley” residents in Louisiana protest building of proposed plastics chemical plant https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/plasticfreejuly/a-community-in-americas-cancer-alley-

fights-for-its-life-against-a-plastics-plant/ar-AAE4Gxk

Perspective: Now is not the time for “vaccine hesitancy” against measles https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-019-0524-1

Wolves making comeback in Denali & Yellowstone National Parks & Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/best- places-to-see-wolves/

“Overtourism is killing Big Sur” banner draped on side of Bixby Bridge – “terrible tourist behavior” https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/overtourism-is-killing-big-sur-sign-appears-on-iconic-

bixby-bridge/ar-AAE56dR

Sutton Lake in North Carolina has long history of coal ash spills https://eos.org/articles/a-north-carolina-lakes-long-legacy-of-coal-ash-spills

Rivers of the Earth are being flooded with antibiotics leading to drug-resistant bacteria & deadly infections

https://eos.org/articles/antibiotics-are-flooding-earths-rivers

Creating plastic has a large carbon footprint long before the plastic waste impacts the Earth https://www.npr.org/2019/07/09/735848489/plastic-has-a-big-carbon-footprint-but-that-isnt-

the-whole-story

Frankincense is endangered https://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/frankincense-endangered.html

Genetic adaptation may allow crops to grow in marginal soils

https://phys.org/news/2019-07-crops-marginal-soils-world.html

Groundwater contributing carbon to food webs in Australia https://phys.org/news/2019-07-ancient-groundwater-australia-contributing-carbon.html Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019JG005089

Poll examines public opinions in Wyoming on wildlife & migration corridors https://phys.org/news/2019-07-poll-opinion-wildlife-migration-corridors.html

Proposing pipeline expansions in Canada, Montana & Wyoming to ultimately connect to Houston, TX

https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Plains-proposes-Canadian-pipeline- expansions-to-14081661.php

Desertification continues to expand over recent decades in China https://phys.org/news/2019-07-semi-arid-china-decades.html

Earthquake risk (or denial) in eastern Canada https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-earthquake-risk-in-eastern-canada-denial-

on-the-st-lawrence/

World Customs Organization & Interpol operation seized thousands of trafficked endangered animals

https://news.yahoo.com/thousands-endangered-animals-seized-customs-131926933.html

Earthquake insurance premiums in California to become more expensive – as it should https://www.cbsnews.com/news/earthquake-insurance-premiums-skyrocket-for-many-

southern-californians/

Toxic caterpillars trigger health scare in the Netherlands – people seek medical help https://phys.org/news/2019-07-toxic-caterpillars-dutch-health.html

California lawmakers proposed multi-$B plan for utilities that sparked deadly wildfires last season https://apnews.com/cf59dc002ad843dea54995dda4c55e87

Perspective: Convert HOV lanes to regular lanes since carpooling is decreasing https://reason.org/commentary/states-should-consider-converting-carpool-lanes-into-toll-

lanes/

Perspective: Is plastic a “necessary evil” in food processing system? https://www.treehugger.com/plastic/plastic-necessary-evil-our-food-system.html

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 15 July 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

All beaches along Gulf Coast of Mississippi closed for swimming as toxic blue-green algae blooms https://news.yahoo.com/mississippi-beaches-closed-toxic-algae-165711954.html https://www.kalb.com/content/news/Toxic-algae-growth-forces-closure-of-all-coastal-

Mississippi-beaches-512432881.html https://www.wlox.com/video/2019/07/08/pascagoula-last-coastal-town-join-algae-related-

water-advisory/

People move northward from Louisiana coastal area - need to preserve local traditions & culture https://www.wwno.org/post/people-move-north-state-makes-effort-protect-coastal-cultures

Coastal Commission to hear public comments on rodent eradication program for Farallon Islands – plan to drop 1+ tons of poison grain pellets – rodenticide broadifacoum – impacts on food chain?

http://www.ktvu.com/news/coastal-commission-to-hear-public-comment-on-farallon-islands- rodent-eradication-plan

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-wants-to-dump-15-tons-of-rat-poison-pellets-on- farallon-islands-biologists-say-its-for-the-best/ar-AAE4QHY

New Jersey may need to spend estimated $25B on coastal defenses https://www.wbgo.org/post/report-nj-will-have-spend-25-billion-coastal-defenses#stream/0 High Tide Tax: http://www.climatecosts2040.org/files/ClimateCosts2040_Report-v5.pdf

US Army COE to assess whether dunes need to be built where they do not now exist https://finance-commerce.com/2019/07/u-s-to-reconsider-coastal-dune-exception/

Congressional testimony says economic potential is motivation for protecting estuaries

https://www.rfdtv.com/story/40755166/coastal-communities-see-economic-potential-in-the- protection-of-estuaries

Simulation of coastal flooding leads to call for task force to balance economic, environmental & social aspects of “solutions” and resilience plan

https://coastalobserver.com/simulation-leads-to-call-for-task-force-on-flooding/

Legal update: coastal researcher charged with stealing Basin Wide Model asking to reject prosecution delay to gather further evidence

https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_f8695a62-a0ff-11e9-8aaa-cb63d168a8fa.html

Government in England calling for evidence on floods and coastal erosion https://insurancenewsnet.com/oarticle/government-calls-for-evidence-on-floods-and-coastal-

erosion#.XSPnlHdFyUk

Japan completed trials using low-sulfur compliant fuel oil for vessels plying coastal routes https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1128290/Japan-trials-lowsulphur-fuel-on-

coastal-routes

Tree removal will make way for rebuilding habitat in new estuary near Marysville, Virginia http://www.arlingtontimes.com/news/trees-removed-to-make-way-for-estuary/

Government says environmental review of Cowichan estuary is not mandatory despite proposed rezoning

https://www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/news/government-says-environmental-review-of- cowichan-estuary-not-mandanear-tory/

Influx of freshwater from Bonnet Carre Spillway “catastrophic” for shrimpers in Mississippi Sound https://www.wistv.com/2019/07/07/water-conditions-causing-catastrophic-season-in-shore-

near-shore-shrimpers/

Clownfish reproduction threatened by artificial light at night (ALAN) in coral reefs https://phys.org/news/2019-07-clownfish-reproduction-threatened-artificial-coral.html

Protesters swim against proposed fish farm near northern beaches in South Africa https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Local/PE-Express/protesters-to-swim-against-fish-

farm-20190708

Risks at closed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on California coast https://www.sgvtribune.com/2019/07/08/earthquakes-radioactive-waste-and-that-nuclear-

plant-on-the-orange-county-coast/

Conowingo Dam no longer effectively trapping silt – poses risk to Chesapeake Bay – “dead zone” https://www.apnews.com/fcc685b8e1f048eea5edd0e606493cf5 https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2019/07/09/chesapeake-bay-pollution-dead-zones/

Irony: Californians living along emergent coastline concerned about rising sea levels https://www.latimes.com/newsletters/la-me-ln-essential-california-20190707-story.html https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-sea-level-rise-california-coast/

Landfill activity is dragging village to “watery grave” https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/mumbai/other/land-fill-activity-is-dragging-a-village-to-

its-watery-grave/articleshow/70166649.cms?

Port of Seattle begins half billion $ project to modernize Terminal 5 https://westseattleblog.com/2019/07/terminal-5-ceremonial-groundbreaking-commemorates-

a-really-big-deal/

High-tidal flooding impacting septic systems & stores & salting farmland https://www.enr.com/articles/47207-tidal-flooding-closing-in-on-coastal-infrastructure

500-m section of Aberdeen beach closed following erosion of 140,000 tonnes of sand https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/section-of-aberdeen-beach-to-shut-after-

140000-tonnes-of-sand-washed-awaycouncil-looks-at-options-to-protect-closed-section-of-aberdeen-beach-if-erosion-continues/