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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 23 September 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Perspective: Exposing junk climate science – manipulating data for political purposes https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/09/exposing-junk-climate-science.php

Seismic waves in Oklahoma originate from McAlester Army Ammunition Plant – no body waves https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/mysterious-waves-have-been-pulsing-across-

oklahoma/ar-AAHfRos

Clarifying climate versus weather https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/difference-between-global-

warming-and-climate-change.htm#mkcpgn=rssnws1

Glacial ice on the Tibetan Plateau – the “third pole” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/15/tibetan-plateau-glacier-melt-ipcc-report-

third-pole

Alexander von Humboldt made significant contributions to the field of geology https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2019/09/14/alexander-von-humboldts-contributions-

to-geology/#2dde7be47b0f

Geology of the Verde Valley - exhibit at Clarkdale Historical Society & Museum http://www.sedona.biz/news-from-clarkdale/geology-rocks-geology-of-the-verde-valley-exhibit/

Geological & evolutionary processes create mountain biodiversity https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6458/1114 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6458/1108

Geologist Bill Chenoweth (1929-2018) inducted into New Mexico Mining Hall of Fame https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/gj-geologist-inducted-into-mining-hall-of-

fame/article_f937142e-d51c-11e9-8305-20677ce85d90.html

Geochemists measure composition of the mantle – not what we thought https://scitechdaily.com/different-than-previously-thought-geochemists-measure-composition-of-

earths-mantle/

Two boreholes to be drilled in Bushveld Complex – most valuable mineral province on Earth http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/news/geology-scientists-to-drill-the-most-valuable-mineral-

province-on-earth/ https://www.esi-africa.com/industry-sectors/research-and-development/geologists-to-conduct-

scientific-drilling-in-the-bushveld-complex/

Rocks below the impact site of the Chicxulub meteor https://cosmosmagazine.com/earth-sciences/the-rocks-below-a-famous-crater

Evidence that these Cretaceous dinosaurs nested in colonies – 15 nests including 50 eggs https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlymiller/2019/09/09/first-evidence-that-dinosaurs-nested-in-

colonies-15-nests-and-50-eggs-discovered/#6067cc677d8e

In memoriam: Quinn Morrison Eskelsen (1924- 2019) https://www.standard.net/announcements/obituaries/quinn-morrison-eskelsen/article_d0b8dd81-

6d9e-53c6-9328-33c986f0df1d.html Thesis: Geology of Soapstone Basin: http://cdmbuntu.lib.utah.edu/cdm/ref/collection/etd2/id/329

Coastal volcanic mountains initially warm the climate and then cool it over time https://eos.org/articles/how-volcanic-mountains-cool-the-climate

Machine learning techniques help characterize storms and predict hailstorms https://eos.org/articles/finding-faces-in-hailstorms

Using luminescence signals from marine sediment cores as proxy for past precipitation levels https://eos.org/research-spotlights/a-new-proxy-for-past-precipitation

Weathering of rock in southern Sierra Nevada results more from physical expansion than chemical decomposition

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190918161634.htm

PhD student discovered new mineral named goldschmidtite inside a diamond https://phys.org/news/2019-09-student-unusual-mineral-diamond.html

Continent-sized regions of rocks have remained untouched in the mantle for more than 4 billion years https://phys.org/news/2019-09-gigantic-masses-earth-mantle-untouched.html

Landslides in mine waste at the Kumtor Goldmine in Kyrgyzstan https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2019/09/19/kumtor-goldmine-landslides-1/

District-scale potential established & land position increased at Carlin-type South Grass Valley Gold Project in Nevada

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nevada-exploration-establishes-district-scale-124500030.html

Asteroid dust triggered an ice age and shaped the history of life on Earth https://nypost.com/2019/09/19/asteroid-dust-helped-trigger-life-on-earth-466-million-years-ago-

say-scientists/

Ice on Greenland becoming denser across broader area – less porous – runoff increases https://sputniknews.com/science/201909191076842498-scientist-terrified-ice-sheet-greenland/

Massive gas reservoir identified by seismic pressure wave reflections off SW Japan along axis of rifting in Okinawa Trough

https://www.brightsurf.com/news/article/092019492710/untapped-resource-or-greenhouse-gas- threat-found-below-rifting-axis-off-okinawa-coast.html

Perspective: What if another “great dying” occurred in the ocean? https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvg3zm/this-is-exactly-what-will-happen-after-the-last-fish-in-

the-ocean-dies

Full-wave inversion exploration technique provides new perspective on plays in NW Texas https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/exploration/20092019/cgg-seismic-technology-providing-new-

perspective-on-northwest-texas-plays/

Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) linked to daily patterns of rainfall in the Maritime Continent https://phys.org/news/2019-09-daily-rainfall-sumatra-linked-larger.html

Opal is a hydrous silicon dioxide that exhibits many colors https://geology.com/gemstones/opal/

Earth Science week is 13 – 19 October 2019 http://www.earthsciweek.org/

High-tech requires rare earth minerals – sources in China and in Africa https://www.mining-technology.com/features/into-africa-the-us-drive-for-african-rare-earth-

minerals/

Renewable energy necessitates mining of rare earth minerals https://www.courthousenews.com/renewable-energy-requires-mineral-mining-investment-experts-

tell-senators/

1815 Eruption of Mt Tambora caused 1816 “year without summer” & inspired Frankenstein https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/17/world/tambora-eruption-year-without-summer-scn/index.html

A fun way to learn about the major rock types https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/08/25/3-types-of-rocks/#1cd0d4784686

Facts and fiction of Devils Tower https://www.falloncountyextra.com/2019/09/20/devils-tower-facts-and-myths/

In southern California most mainshocks follow foreshocks for M4+ EQs https://eos.org/editor-highlights/most-southern-california-mainshocks-follow-foreshocks

Silicate melts containing H2) in lowermost mantle are dense and may stagnate https://eos.org/editor-highlights/hiding-deep-hydrous-melts-at-the-core-mantle-boundary

Perspective: Arctic sea ice at lowest ice minimum – just remember that record is only over 40 years https://eos.org/articles/what-the-arctic-ice-tells-us

International team about to embark on Polarstern for year-long study of central Arctic https://phys.org/news/2019-09-scientists-year-long-arctic-center.html

Market Research Reports for natural stones & marble https://commercegazette.com/2019/09/21/natural-stones-marble-market-research-report-by-key-

players-analysis/

Perspective: Glacial geology & geomorphology in Greenland https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/09/a-geologists-front-row-seat-to-greenland-glacial-

melt/

400-year-old prophesy of a giant EQ and great flood in Yorkshire, England https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/news-opinion/prophecy-yeovil-would-swept-away-3326121

Most powerful EQ in 30 years hit Albania – aftershocks gradually declining https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/news/article/major-earthquake-causes-damage-and-

injuries-in-albania http://en.ata.gov.al/2019/09/22/seismologist-earthquake-aftershocks-gradually-declining/

Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 23 September 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Perspective: Exposing junk climate science – manipulating data for political purposes https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/09/exposing-junk-climate-science.php

Perspective: You have humans https://www.counterpunch.org/2019/09/20/im-afraid-you-have-humans/

Emerging & re-emerging disease could cause deadly pandemic https://currently.att.yahoo.com/news/bill-gates-warned-devastating-quirk-153200649.html

100 years of measles dynamics in London, England https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/09/190912140452.htm Paper: https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1007305

Hansen’s disease (leprosy) could hit epidemic proportions in the US https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/460442-is-a-dark-ages-disease-the-new-american-

plague-threat https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/a-medieval-disease-could-resurface-in-

america/ar-AAH58Xp

Company towns that reflect part of US history – mining, manufacturing, milling https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/25-towns-devastated-by-losing-a-single-

company/ss-AAH8zho

Two illicit marijuana vape products linked to significant number of vaping lung illness cases https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/explainer-one-possible-culprit-in-vaping-lung-

illnesses-dank-vapes/ar-AAHgoxW

Hounds from Texas are chasing down rhino poachers in Kruger National Park in South Africa

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/09/texan-hounds-fight-rhino-poaching/

Ebola update: 2,000+ deaths - health minister charged with embezzling funds – indictors that epidemic may be declining

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dr-congo-ex-health-minister-arrested-for- embezzling-ebola-funds-police/ar-AAHiprj

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2019/09/who-urges-caution-amid-ebola- decline-drc

https://who.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/ e70c3804f6044652bc37cce7d8fcef6c

Memphis Zoo helping repopulate & save endangered Louisiana Pine Snake – rarest in North America

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/memphis-zoo-helps-save-north-americas-rarest- snake/vi-AAGUOYT

Contrasting news stories regarding antibiotic drug resistance vs biotech advances https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/healthtrending/biotech-firms-fight-panic-over-spread-of-

superbugs/ar-AAHiRJq

Questioning the adequacy of erosion control given high levels of sediment downstream of Boulder Canyon construction project

https://www.dailycamera.com/2019/09/15/boulder-advocates-flag-sediments-presence-in- boulder-creek/

China focused on soil pollution https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2019/09/china-puts-soil-pollution-spotlight/

Two tourists ignored warning signs, got dangerously close to Old Faithful, now arrested – “complete stupidity”

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/2-men-facing-charges-caught-camera-dangerously-close- 194944716--abc-news-topstories.html

Perspective: Aging inventory of dams in State of Virginia – pose potential failure risk https://www.richmond.com/opinion/our-opinion/editorial-don-t-be-afraid-but-be-aware/

article_40bce52e-432d-5850-9532-dbaee8b30a1d.html

Major US cities have adopted stricter building energy codes in last few years https://www.bdcnetwork.com/least-30-us-cities-have-adopted-stricter-building-energy-codes-

2017

Report card on the progress of cities attempting to attain “smart city” status https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/report-card-us-cities-far-from-smart-status/562850/

Déjà vu all over again – California Bullet Train project delayed by mismanagement of land acquisition

https://www.governing.com/news/headlines/California-Bullet-Train-Slowed-by-Unforced- Errors.html

2013: https://www.kcra.com/article/eminent-domain-to-be-used-to-seize-land-for-high-speed-rail/5917948#

Update: 74-year old woman who gave birth to two IVF babies in Indian now in intensive care https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/words-oldest-parents-intensive-care-twin-girls-

154035194.html

Evidence that particulate pollution may impact fetus by crossing the placenta https://www.yahoo.com/news/soot-particles-found-placenta-babies-164837321.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-11654-3

Perspective: Why Dems want to generate climate panic – “how-do-you-change-the-entire-economy thing”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/heres-why-dems-want-to-generate-climate-panic- as-they-ignore-ways-to-reduce-carbon-emissions/ar-AAHbPbM

47% of all unsheltered homeless people nationwide are in California https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-state-is-home-to-nearly-half-of-all-people-living-on-

the-streets-in-the-us-2019-09-18 Homelessness Report: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/The-State-

of-Homelessness-in-America.pdf

Paiute cutthroat trout being returned to native habitat for first time in nearly a century https://news.yahoo.com/rare-california-trout-species-returns-050306615.html

Invasive burrowing species cause particular disruption in aquatic environments https://eos.org/editors-vox/invasive-species-drive-erosion-in-aquatic-environments

Lanternfly invasion killing trees & grapevines in Pennsylvania – import natural enemy? https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/09/16/760147903/vineyards-facing-an-insect-

invasion-may-turn-to-aliens-for-help

Can drones effectively replace humans for fire lookout? https://www.npr.org/2019/09/15/749547034/a-fire-lookout-on-whats-lost-in-a-transition-to-

technology

Mass producing human embryoids – raises questions of ethics of manufacturing “synthetic” human life

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/09/11/757072996/scientists-create-a-device- that-can-mass-produce-synthetic-human-embryos

Amahuaca villagers in Boca Pariamanu in Peruvian Amazon basin face battle over water vs gold, illegal logging & invasion by settlers

https://phys.org/news/2019-09-legal-respite-temporary-amazon-indigenous.html https://phys.org/news/2019-09-gold-eternal-nags-ecuador-tribes.html

Perspective: Going vegetarian is not necessarily the best diet for the planet https://www.huffpost.com/entry/vegan-vegetarian-climate-change-

diets_n_5d7fa569e4b03b5fc8873dc7

Pollution in our drinking water could cause 100,000 cases of cancer – legal limits could still pose risks

https://www.ehn.org/water-pollution-cause-cancer-2640420606.html Paper: https://www.heliyon.com/article/e02314

Home Depot will phase out some products that contain PFAS chemicals https://www.ehn.org/home-depot-ban-pfas-2640413305.html https://saferchemicals.org/2019/09/17/the-home-depot-bans-toxic-pfas-in-carpets-and-rugs-

it-sells/

Neonicotinoid insecticide threatens survival of wild migrating birds https://www.ehn.org/common-insecticide-threatens-survival-of-wild-migrating-birds-

2640322064.html

Fish farming (aquaculture) dates back to the 5th millennium BCE in China https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/09/fish-farming-may-be-much-older-than-we-thought/

Chemical munitions & radioactive waste pose long-term risks – how to warn future generations? https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/09/how-do-you-leave-a-warning-that-lasts-as-long-as-

nuclear-waste/

Understanding the risks is key to preparedness https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-hazard-science-understanding-risks-key-preparedness?qt-

news_science_products=1#qt-news_science_products

Lead pollution: the good, the bad and the ugly https://sciencetrends.com/be-careful-when-speaking-about-lead-pollution-the-good-the-bad-

and-the-ugly/

Steamboat American Queen will carry sensor to assess water quality along the entire Mississippi River

https://www.apnews.com/6958af3d76ea4bfeaa59fd45a3709da0

Emergency repairs still ongoing at Bonneville Navigation Lock https://www.columbian.com/news/2019/sep/18/corps-mission-trying-fix-broken-bonneville-

lock/

US Army COE & Kansas City Southern RR reach agreement on bridge planned over future Comite River Diversion Canal in Louisiana

https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/article_ea267bda-da50-11e9-b50d- efcb96a7cf36.html

Over-pumping is depleting groundwater in Arizona – wells going dry https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/draining-arizona-residents-say-corporate-mega-farms-

are-drying-up-their-wells/ar-AAHr5xj

Update on Aiken County, South Carolina, stormwater drainage design for Whiskey Road project

https://www.aikenstandard.com/news/county-council-receives-update-on-stormwater- drainage-design-for-whiskey/article_4a151574-d989-11e9-9dd8-2f5e31d3e936.html

Honduras coping with worst outbreak of Dengue fever in Central America https://news.yahoo.com/central-americas-dengue-epidemic-deadly-040633256.html

Three Mile Island – site of worst US nuclear accident – will close https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/three-mile-island-closes-for-good-after-failing-to-

run-profitably/ar-AAHAZl9

Timeline of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/timeline-of-a-nuclear-disaster

Moving the headquarters of the US BLM to Grand Junction, Colorado – far outside the Beltway https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/inside-the-trump-administrations-chaotic-dismantling-of-

the-federal-land-agency/ar-AAHBg6l

North America has lost 3B birds since 1970 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/3-billion-birds-lost-since-1970-north-america

Brazilian Amazon and the Cerrado are both being destroyed along with biodiversity https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-amazon-burns-but-another-part-of-brazil-is-

being-destroyed-faster/ar-AAHE5UQ

Utah campaigned for more tourists – got more than they bargained for – parks pushed beyond limits https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tourists-heeding-utahs-mighty-5-campaign-overpower-

moab/ar-AAHnAER

Facts and figures on the 5 different types of rhinos https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/causes-animals/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-

incredible-rhino/ss-AAHrk0Y

CRS Report: Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL/RL33461

8 MILLION specimens in Sutkus dead fish bunkers – so tell me why species are verging on extinction?

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/09/where-fish-are-stuck-in-time-feature/

Seismic monitoring of Mt Hood - area protected under the 1964 Wilderness Act https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/commentary-heres-the-problem-with-monitoring-

mount-hood-1854072/

Number of teenagers vaping is rapidly increasing since 2017 https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/09/teen-vaping-surge-25-of-12th-graders-report-recent-

use-11-daily-use/

Tech hazard: Millions of medical images & data available on the Internet – “willful neglect”

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/09/millions-of-americans-medical- images-and-data-are-available-on-the-internet/

DRIVER+ project conducted comprehensive disaster management exercise in Austria http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Technologies_for_crisis_management_in_the_event_of_a_disaster_999.html

Planting trees to offset carbon emissions is not a cure-all http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Tree-planting_to_offset_carbon_emissions_no_cure-

all_999.html

China launches Zhuhai-1 hyperspectral satellites to monitor vegetation, water, crops http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

China_launches_new_remote_sensing_satellites_999.html

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 23 September 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Major environmental factors influencing coast plants of the Outer Banks of North Carolina https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/09/coastal-plants-focus-of-sept-18-program/

Habitat restoration plan for Laguna Beach preserve will close unauthorized trail https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2019-09-12/coastal-commission-oks-

habitat-restoration-plan-for-laguna-beach-preserve-that-will-close-unauthorized-trail

Seeking after-the-fact permission for Harbor Patrol changes to dock & beach access in Newport https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/story/2019-09-14/county-seeks-after-the-fact-

state-permissions-for-harbor-patrol-changes-to-dock-and-beach-access-in-newport

Several coastal districts in Istanbul labeled as “first-degree risk” in EQ hazard map update https://ahvalnews.com/earthquake/istanbuls-coastal-districts-under-huge-risk-earthquake

Dolphins in Florida carry bacteria that are showing increased antibiotic resistance – human waste and/or antibiotics are entering the waterway

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2019/09/15/Antibiotic-resistance-in-Florida-dolphins- increases-study-says/2361568414661/

Coastal birds are resilient in simulated hurricane winds https://phys.org/news/2019-09-coastal-birds-weather-storm-sea.html

Boston PDA releases coastal flood resilience design guidelines https://northendwaterfront.com/2019/09/boston-planning-and-development-agency-releases-

coastal-flood-resilience-design-guidelines/ Boston PDA Zoning Viewer: http://maps.bostonredevelopmentauthority.org/zoningviewer/ Resilient Boston Harbor: https://www.boston.gov/departments/environment/resilient-boston-

harbor Guidelines: http://www.bostonplans.org/getattachment/d1114318-1b95-487c-bc36-

682f8594e8b2

History of Percy and Small shipyard https://www.pressherald.com/2019/09/18/coastal-history-percy-and-small-shipyard/

Explore the coastal village of Whitby in North Yorkshire, England https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaredranahan/2019/09/16/exploring-whitby-englands-

picturesque-coastal-getaway/#205e19ffeb57

Legislation intended to put Fort Monroe coastal land under purview of park service https://www.dailypress.com/government/virginia/dp-nw-hampton-luria-fort-monroe-nps-land-

transfer-20190917-aebby3qtjjdxfna7opgommfuge-story.html

$18M will reimburse expenses restoring beaches damaged during H. Florence in Carteret County NC – how soon will the next storm wash it all away?

https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/09/carteret-gets-18m-to-restore-beaches/

A layered approach to coastal resiliency in New York City https://www.princeton.edu/news/2019/09/16/princeton-collaborators-bring-layered-approach-

coastal-resiliency-new-york-city

Beach user fees increased in Cameron County, Texas, to pay for coastal park improvements https://www.kveo.com/news/cameron-county-commissioners-vote-to-increase-beach-user-

fees-for-coastal-park-improvements/

Man-made river diversions have previously led to coastal land loss – a lesson to be learned for Louisiana

https://eos.org/articles/diverting-the-mississippi-river-may-not-save-louisianas-coast

4B bits of microplastics in waters of Tampa Bay, Florida, & 3B bits in surface sediments https://www.treehugger.com/plastic/4-billion-bits-microplastics-water-tampa-bay.html

7 places being ruined by pollution & too many tourists from cruise ships https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/7-places-being-ruined-by-cruise-ships/ss-AAHfL6V

Study suggests new sea defenses in Japan could be “overwhelmed” by future tsunamis https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/news/nr/japans-new-sea-defences-could-be-overwhelmed-by-

future-tsunami-sea-levels-rise-1.865423 Paper: https://apjjf.org/2019/13/Matanle.html

Record high water levels in Lake Erie caused flooding & shoreline erosion in Ottawa County parks https://www.portclintonnewsherald.com/story/news/local/2019/09/20/lake-erie-water-levels-

cause-severe-flooding-devastating-erosion/2344916001/

Costs of shielding New York City from coastal impacts will be astronomical https://phys.org/news/2019-09-herculean-task-shield-york.html

Perspective: Exposing junk climate science – manipulating data for political purposes https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2019/09/exposing-junk-climate-science.php