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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 17 May 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Following Pakwash Fault to find massive sulfide gold-bearing zones https://finance.yahoo.com/news/golden-goliath-exploration-continues-geology-

133000952.html

Oceanic sediments reveal history of Greenland summers during past six interglacials https://phys.org/news/2021-05-ocean-bottom-sediments-story-ancient-greenland.html

In Memoriam: Don Murray “Trip” Triplehorn (1934-2021) – exploration geologist & mentor https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newsminer/obituary.aspx?n=don-murray-triplehorn-

trip&pid=198587278

Best geologic environments for compressed air energy storage (CAES) https://www.pv-magazine.com/2021/05/10/the-best-worlds-regions-for-compressed-air-

storage/

Want to see the geology of the Front Range? Go for a run on South Table Mountain https://theknow.denverpost.com/2021/05/10/south-table-mountain-trail-running/258110/

In Memoriam: Melvin Beeson (1937-2021) - USGS volcanologist https://www.lagrandeobserver.com/obituaries/featured_obituaries/obituary-melvin-beeson/

article_79499346-af8a-11eb-969a-cb5918a71dea.html

Greenstone bedrock fails and creates massive rock slide on Rockfish Gap Turnpike https://dailyprogress.com/news/rockfish-rockslide-falls-in-a-hard-place/article_911841c0-

af85-11eb-a464-631ae0c0e8b8.html

In Memoriam: James Forrest “Jim” Stratton – Professor of Geology – teacher & researcher https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/jg-tc/name/james-stratton-obituary?pid=198581502

Novel core scanner for geochemistry, images, structures, specific gravity, density of cores & cuttings

https://www.engineerlive.com/content/digital-revolution-mining-sector

Retrospective on Kilauea eruption in anticipation of future volcanic activity https://mauinow.com/2021/05/09/kilauea-three-years-later-learning-from-the-past-preparing-

for-the-future/

Visualizing Abitibi Greenstone Belt as part of gold exploration frontier in Canada https://www.visualcapitalist.com/canadas-gold-exploration-frontier-the-abitibi-greenstone-belt/

Efforts to collect data & share geologic history in Colombia https://eos.org/articles/the-rocky-roads-of-colombian-paleontology

In Memoriam: Gerald L Stone (1930-2021) – petroleum geologist https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/siouxcityjournal/name/gerald-stone-obituary?

pid=198589082

Space junk is falling out of the sky – increasing number of uncontrolled re-entries https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/is-the-sky-falling-china-s-rocket-is-part-of-a-

growing-space-junk-problem/ar-BB1gFoKN

Hundreds of late Paleocene footprints found in mammalian trackway in Hanna Formation in Wyoming

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/hundreds-of-fossilized-footprints-from-ancient- bear-sized-mammals-found-in-wyoming/ar-BB1gHq3P

Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-88412-3

Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions – Clearer long term policy direction is needed https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=503adb02-73b5-4686-bfac-d83a8e298dde Video: https://www.iea.org/events/the-role-of-critical-minerals-in-clean-energy-transitions-

world-energy-outlook-special-report Report: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/24d5dfbb-a77a-4647-abcc-667867207f74/

TheRoleofCriticalMineralsinCleanEnergyTransitions.pdf

Exhumed megathrusts indicate complex slip mechanisms https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00757-6

The Twilight Zone - interactive https://divediscover.whoi.edu/ocean-twilight-zone-the-basics-interactive/

Tracking carbon from ocean surface to the Twilight Zone https://scitechdaily.com/tracking-carbon-from-the-ocean-surface-to-the-dark-twilight-zone/

Tlatolophus galorum – new species of crested dinosaur identified from 2013 fossil remains in Mexico

https://www.microsoftnewskids.com/en-us/kids/science-tech/new-species-of-crested- dinosaur-identified-in-mexico/ar-BB1gIuBX

Shaking due to remote earthquakes related to persistent increased local earthquake activity https://eos.org/editor-highlights/earthquake-rates-enhanced-by-triggered-creep Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020AV000309

200-year resolution record from the Black Sea for marine isotope stage 6 – geomagnetic field stable from 130 to 180 thousand years ago

https://eos.org/editor-highlights/marine-isotope-stage-6-first-high-resolution-field-record Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020JB021350

Ice core from South Pole reveals history of Antarctic Sea Ice over 11,400 years https://eos.org/research-spotlights/south-pole-ice-core-reveals-history-of-antarctic-sea-ice

Everything and more than you wanted to know about the Polar Vortex https://eos.org/articles/the-who-what-when-where-and-why-of-the-polar-vortex

Suite of computational models to forecast magnetic storms will be open access https://eos.org/science-updates/the-space-weather-modeling-framework-goes-open-access

Visualizing the history of mining in California https://www.visualcapitalist.com/the-golden-state-a-closer-look-at-mining-in-california/

Geochronology of certain faults in the Iberian Chain indicates less active that previously thought https://phys.org/news/2021-05-datings-seismic-hazards-posed-faults.html

What if the AD 365 earthquake at Crete was not an Hellenic subduction zone event? https://eos.org/editor-highlights/was-the-ad-365-mediterranean-earthquake-normal Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2020AV000315

Oldest zircons date onset of plate tectonics at roughly 3.6 billion years ago https://phys.org/news/2021-05-earth-oldest-minerals-date-onset.html Paper: http://www.geochemicalperspectivesletters.org/article2114/

Assessing glacial slip over hard rock leading to slip law to estimate glacial speeds https://phys.org/news/2021-05-glaciologists-hard-glacier-beds-law.html Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/20/eabe7798

Pluridens serpentis – new Cretaceous mosasaurid marine lizard identified in Morocco http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/pluridens-serpentis-09652.html

Menefeeceratops sealeyi – newly identified Ceratopsid dinosaur identified in New Mexico http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/menefeeceratops-sealeyi-09650.html

Toward better understanding of how hurricanes gain strength https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-scientists-add-another-piece-puzzle-how-hurricanes-can-

gain-strength?qt-news_science_products=1#qt-news_science_products Paper: https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/7/20/eabf1552

Christina Neal named new director of USGS Volcano Science Center

https://www.usgs.gov/news/christina-neal-lead-usgs-volcano-science-center

In 79 CE naval officer died on the beach near Herculaneum just short of being rescued https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/mount-vesuvius-victims-died-just-moments-away-

from-rescue/

What elements might be in the core? Hydrogen & solar noble gases in iron meteorite https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210514134102.htm Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-22035-0 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210514134027.htm Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-021-00162-2

Perspective: Holocene or Anthropocene or Plutocene https://www.fijitimes.com/holocene-or-anthropocene/

Honoring contributions of John Phillips (1800-1874) to geology https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/19292541.forgotten-genius-whose-life-

shaped-yorkshire-landscape/

Ice fall in Denali National Park kills one climber from Idaho and injures climbing partner https://www.adn.com/outdoors-adventure/2021/05/14/climber-killed-by-falling-ice-in-denali-

national-park-partner-injured/

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 17 May 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions – Clearer long term policy direction is needed https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=503adb02-73b5-4686-bfac-d83a8e298dde Video: https://www.iea.org/events/the-role-of-critical-minerals-in-clean-energy-transitions-

world-energy-outlook-special-report Report: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/24d5dfbb-a77a-4647-abcc-667867207f74/

TheRoleofCriticalMineralsinCleanEnergyTransitions.pdf

Denmark slaughtered 17+M mink out of fear and buried them – now digging up 4M decomposing carcasses for fear of potential contamination of drinking water & bathing lake – cost $24.4M

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/denmark-starts-digging-up-bodies-of-4-million- culled-mink-to-prevent-water-contamination/ar-BB1gK1Pm

About half of the American public does not trust CDC, FDA & NIH concerning health issues https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nearly-half-of-americans-don-t-trust-cdc-and-fda-

that-s-a-problem/ar-BB1gL5AQ Report: https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/94/2021/05/RWJF-Harvard-

Report_FINAL-051321.pdf

Impacts of one-child policy in China https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/population-isn-t-all-that-china-loses-with-its-one-

child-policy/ar-BB1gsONX

Perspective: There is no drought in California – just the usual long-term climate pattern now that the Little Ice Age is history

https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/editorial-no-drought-120026351.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/letters-editor-california-stop-divvying-100044220.html

American population needs to be stable to reduce environmental impacts – growth is not sustainable

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/climate-change-requires-population-stabilization- for-america/ar-BB1gEvbX

Continued toxic legacy of Agent Orange – defoliant contained trace amounts of dioxin (TCDD) https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/french-court-to-decide-landmark-case-against-the-u-

s-makers-of-agent-orange/ar-BB1gv6uy

Endangered rhinos struggle to survive in war-torn Sudan https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/hope-one-world-most-endangered-140434658.html

Restoration of floodplains on River Otter needs to wait till after rare birds complete nesting https://www.yahoo.com/news/rspb-takes-environment-agency-over-122026173.html

Technological hazard: the age of misinformation https://www.yahoo.com/news/belonging-stronger-facts-age-misinformation-120653347.html

Humans have repurposed at least 20% (16.5M square miles) of Earth surface in 60 years https://www.microsoftnewskids.com/en-us/kids/science-tech/nearly-a-fifth-of-earth-s-surface-

transformed-since-1960/ar-BB1gCLZJ https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/doctors-fear-covid-19-vaccines-are-messing-with-

mammograms/ar-BB1gEfBO

China emitted more GHG in 2019 than all developed nations – 14+ gigatons was 27% of global emissions – US emitted 11% of total – India emitted 6.6%

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/china-emitted-more-greenhouse-gases-in- 2019-than-all-developed-nations/ar-BB1gthzy

Technological hazard: ransomware attack prompts shutdown of major fuel pipeline in eastern US – paid $5M to hackers – need to fix the real problem

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/cyberattack-prompts-shutdown-of-major-fuel- pipeline-in-the-us/ar-BB1gvyiW

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/colonial-pipeline-paid-hackers-nearly-5-mln- ransom-bloomberg-news-2021-05-13/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/opinion-the-failures-that-led-to-the-colonial- pipeline-ransomware-attack/ar-BB1gHduj

Camping and more recently glamping have nearly ruined the outdoors https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/camping-was-so-popular-it-became-basic-and-nearly-

ruined-the-outdoors/ar-BB1guMAX

“Juliet” may be the last wild blue-and-yellow macaw in Rio de Janeiro https://www.yahoo.com/news/last-wild-macaw-rio-lonely-035922521.html

Efforts to save the remaining mountain lions in Los Angeles, California – Liberty Canyon Wildlife Crossing

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/inside-campaign-save-la-mountain-175701433.html

People who are paid to adopt wild mustangs are selling them at slaughter auctions https://www.yahoo.com/news/wild-horses-adopted-under-federal-144243469.html

Our southern border is not secure and American citizens are at increased risk of violence and disease

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/there-will-be-no-new-immigration-law-under-biden- unless-he-changes-course/ar-BB1gzgmw

Wokeness is instigating risks to our public safety and to individuals being accused of “thought crime”

https://amgreatness.com/2021/05/09/tuning-out-wokeism/

Man infected with Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease), Anaplasma phagocytophilium * Babesia microti – all from single tick bite while on trip to Northeastern US

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/man-caught-three-whole-diseases-from-a-single- tick-bite/ar-BB1gzxOM

Two boys accidentally ride bikes into rattlesnake den near Lethbridge, Canada https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/teen-accidentally-rides-bike-into-den-of-

rattlesnakes/ar-BB1gzUd8

Mosquitoes are deadliest animal in the world – 2nd deadliest is humans killing other humans https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/this-is-the-single-deadliest-animal-on-earth-

according-to-data/ss-BB1gz9eo

Thousands sign petition to stop killing Bison at Grand Canyon National Park https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/thousands-sign-petition-to-stop-grand-canyon-bison-

hunt-lottery-after-45-000-volunteer/ar-BB1gzrhN

https://www.change.org/p/united-states-department-of-the-interior-help-stop-the-call-by-the- grand-canyon-nps-to-kill-off-100-bison-by-volunteers-bff333af-0895-4f36-8076-72151258020d

Tiger roamed around Houston, Texas, suburb before being recaptured https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tiger-briefly-on-the-loose-in-texas-suburb-viral-video-

shows/ar-BB1gzWre

Recall for Hershey’s chocolate topping that contained almonds but was not properly labeled https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/hershey-s-accidentally-put-something-in-this-

chocolate-that-shouldn-t-be-there/ar-BB1gzUwT

Finland begins construction for underground tunnels for disposition of nuclear waste https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/excavation-gets-underway-in-finland-for-worlds-first-

final-deposition-nuclear-tunnels-11-05-2021/

Perspective: More trees could help mitigate flood potential in New Orleans https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_a7ffd502-af43-11eb-a2ef-b3485aff77da.html

Podcast: Debate about net energy metering – could mean high costs for residential solar https://renewableenergysmartpod.buzzsprout.com/1730150/8495325-cloudy-forecast-for-

solar-power

Humans continue to mine groundwater & put themselves at greater risk https://theconversation.com/water-wells-are-at-risk-of-going-dry-in-the-us-and-worldwide-

160147

Changing demographics in China – population growth is declining https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/china-crisis-looms-as-population-growth-

tumbles/vi-BB1gBqPc https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-s-baby-population-declines-by-18-in-1-year-

data-shows/ar-BB1gCfU4

Battle for water in California is not the result of climate change – it is history of poor water management

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/california-s-drought-is-back-as- environmental-interests-dictate-the-flow-of-water/ar-BB1gCml5

Dumping massive amounts of water on fire in abandoned mine atop Big Mountain – burning since April

https://www.yahoo.com/news/1-6-million-gallons-water-171700148.html

USEPA grants to assess and clean up a number of brownfield sites https://www.yahoo.com/news/epa-sets-grants-restore-brownfields-194214786.html

Falling trees: under-reported & potentially deadly danger during severe weather https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/falling-trees-an-underreported-deadly-

danger-during-severe-weather/ar-BB1gEwve

Contemplating how best to stabilize Poyang Lake to preserve unique wildlife haven https://chinadialogue.net/en/nature/poyang-lake-caught-between-a-dam-and-a-sluice-wall/

New South Wales announces $50M to tackle mouse plague https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/nsw-government-announces-50-million-package-to-

tackle-mouse-plague-20210513-p57rfu.html

Louisiana continuing to battle poor drinking water quality – frequent boil water notices https://www.wwno.org/news/2021-05-13/louisiana-boil-water-notices-paint-a-picture-of-the-

states-failing-drinking-water-infrastructure

The premise on solar geoengineering is wrong – hence, any conclusions are also wrong https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01243-0

Proposed legislation in Nevada would wastefully spend $100M on EV charging stations https://apnews.com/article/nv-state-wire-nevada-technology-business-environment-and-

nature-a18bcce4a8338f1b9bc4d3f686beac19

“Cats at Work” – Chicago releases 1,000 feral cats to counter rat problem https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/shelter-releases-1-000-feral-cats-on-to-chicago-streets-

to-combat-rat-crisis/ar-BB1gJJuM

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics) & CDC tracker https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/ interactive map s: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html CDC Weekly Tracker: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/covid-data/covidview/

Wuhan lab theory remains very plausible – always comes down to ‘follow the money’ – “gain of function” research at Lab supported by NIH funds and Fauci

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/how-fauci-may-have-funded-the-creation-of-the- coronavirus/ar-BB1gCkDh

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/more-evidence-that-the-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-is- the-correct-one/ar-BB1gtFWK

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/wade-on-the-lab-leak-theory-of-covid/ https://nicholaswade.medium.com/origin-of-covid-following-the-clues-6f03564c038 https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/congress-is-finally-asking-the-right-questions-

about-covid-s-origins/ar-BB1gztCT https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/rand-paul-reveals-dr-fauci-s-deception/ar-BB1gF806

European Medical Agency reviewing reports of heart inflammation & nerve-degenerating disorder (Guillain-Barre syndrome) as potential side effects of shots

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/ema-safety-committee-reviews-heart- inflammation-rare-nerve-disorder-reports-after-pfizer-astrazeneca-covid-19-shots/ar-BB1gu4gP

Booster shot? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/what-s-going-on-with-covid-booster-shots/ar-

BB1gv8Sk

CDC considering fudging the numbers – based on “excess death” model crunching by researchers & not based on medically confirmed deaths will yield totally distorted view of virus impacts

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cdc-reviewing-higher-covid-19-154814582.html

“no economically productive deed should go unpunished” https://www.yahoo.com/news/shot-arm-shot-foot-biden-225252071.html

Stating the obvious: world may have to live with endemic virus https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-world-may-need-to-learn-to-live-with-the-virus/ar-

BB1gzKay

Preclinical study results in mice on intranasal vaccine candidate https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/altimmune-s-intranasal-covid-19-vaccine-

candidate-shows-sterilizing-immunity-after-single-dose/ar-BB1gzpKK

Guidance on face masks – when will it end? https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/how-much-longer-will-we-be-wearing-face-

masks-here-s-what-experts-predict/ar-BB1enUAr

Push for more lockdowns is anti-science – lockdowns never were based on science https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/it-is-anti-science-to-push-more-lockdowns/ar-

BB1gCDsi

Vaccine passports not about public health – “matter of social currency” – continued worship of Fauci https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/it-is-anti-science-to-push-more-lockdowns/ar-

BB1gCDsi

Vaccinated people do or do not shed virus or spike proteins? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fact-check-covid-19-vaccinated-people-don-t-shed-viral-

particles-from-the-vaccine/ar-BB1gtWwf

Efficacy of CoronaVac against virus https://www.businessinsider.com/china-sinovac-covid-vaccine-efficacy-effective-real-world-

study-2021-5 https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/china-s-sinovac-vaccine-may-be-better-than-

previously-thought-it-was-94-effective-at-preventing-symptomatic-covid-19-in-a-real-world-study-indonesian-officials-said/ar-BB1gE4yr

Wanton hubris: WHO outlines approach to “stop the next pandemic” – https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-can-we-stop-the-next-pandemic-here-s-what-a-

who-panel-recommends/ar-BB1gE1JI

Enlarged lymph significant on mammograms – post-COVID vaccine adenopathy – “a lot that’s unknown”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/doctors-fear-covid-19-vaccines-are-messing-with- mammograms/ar-BB1gEfBO

Evidence shows SARS-CoV-2 may insert itself into the human genome https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/strongest-evidence-yet-shows-sars-cov-2-may-

insert-itself-into-the-human-genome/ar-BB1gDDVm Paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.12.12.422516v1.full.pdf+html Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/21/e2105968118

Mixing vaccines is not a good idea – adverse effects https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/mixing-covid-19-vaccines-which-is-happening-in-

some-countries-linked-to-worse-and-more-frequent-side-effects-study-says/ar-BB1gGjvW

CDC failing to “follow the science” https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-cdc-keeps-failing-to-follow-the-science/ar-

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 17 May 2021 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

100s of diamondback terrapin turtle hatchlings rescued from storm drains along New Jersey shore https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nj-shore-town-volunteers-rescue-turtles-from-storm-

drains/ar-BB1gu0he

Common sense! Cannot hold back shoreline erosion & coastal retreat – can only move out of the way – expensive hard structures (seawalls, rip-rap, sand replenishment, etc.) futilely waste money

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/op-ed-we-can-t-hold-back-rising-oceans-we- can-only-move-out-of-the-way/ar-BB1grL8I

Guardians of sea turtle nests in Florida are called detrimental to the turtles & environment https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/florida-plans-kick-sea-turtle-191800398.html

Turkey to construct canal in Istanbul to connect Black Sea & Sea of Marmara – estimated cost $15B & may cause significant ecological impacts

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-07/turkey-s-new-canal-across-istanbul- will-cost-15-billion

https://ajot.com/news/turkeyas-new-canal-across-istanbul-will-cost-15-billion

Construction begin Project 11 to widen & deepen 52-mile Houston Ship Channel https://www.valdostadailytimes.com/news/business/history-is-made-as-project-11-begins-

construction/article_6ce760d4-5c0f-59ad-8ea2-8dd61e9f12d1.html https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210510005836/en/

Suurhoff Bridge floated on pontoons to put in place across Maas River in port of Rotterdam https://apnews.com/article/rotterdam-europe-business-

80bd4e968a9b33c57585b8b1debad060

Two dead endangered fin whales dislodged from hull of Australian destroyer docked in San Diego https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/australian-destroyer-arrived-in-san-diego-with-2-dead-

whales-stuck-to-its-hull/ar-BB1gDWbl

New law in Florida intends to protect state from coastal flooding – to prepare flooding & resiliency plan

https://apnews.com/article/fl-state-wire-florida-climate-change-environment-and-nature- government-and-politics-d4f508eebbed763060980c60e96c0909

Egypt plans to widen and deepen southern part of Suez Canal following grounding of transport vessel

https://apnews.com/article/africa-middle-east-egypt-suez-canal-business- 78c8dd76a784a0addb8441a63fc82a9b

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1857206/business-economy

Modeling coastal defense innovation for Port of San Diego https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-coastal-defence-innovation-in-san-diego-12-

05-2021/

Red Tide off Fort Myers Beach causing sick birds, killing marine life https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/red-tide-spike-off-fort-myers-beach-causes-dead-

animal-influx/vi-BB1gKeft

Florida coastal waters may be “in for another summer of slime” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/impending-disaster-worsening-algae-bloom-on-florida-

s-lake-okeechobee-threatens-coasts-again/ar-BB1gL0Ul

California 1,230-mile coastal trail is about 70% complete https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/digital-map-of-california-coastal-trail-unveiled/

2543902/ Interactive Map Links: https://the-california-coastal-trail-1-coastalcomm.hub.arcgis.com/

Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack means gas shortage & hit to tourism in North Carolina https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/coastal-business-owners-in-north-carolina-see-hit-to-

tourism-due-to-gas-shortage/19679058/

Oceanfront home with a view described as “poster child” for coastal cliff erosion https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063732593

Military and environmentalists join forces to protect key coastal salt marsh from development https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/military-and-environmentalists-align-to-protect-key-

coastal-salt-marsh/

California Coastal Commission halts Hotel Laguna remodel after failure to obtain proper permits https://patch.com/california/lagunabeach/coastal-commission-delays-hotel-lagunas-remodel-

report

Invasive green crabs continue to spread in coastal estuaries of Washington State https://www.knkx.org/post/invasive-green-crabs-continue-spread-washington-especially-

coastal-estuaries

Indonesia developing “tank boats” for coastal patrol

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/05/12/indonesia-boat-tank/

Rockets launched from coastal region refugee camp towards Israel https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/lebanon-israel-rockets-launched-coastal-town