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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 7 August 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Volcanic lightning display wins National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year https://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/national-geographic-travel-photographer-of-the-

year-2017/

Geoengineering super coral? Why is it, that humans cannot let Nature run its course? http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/blueprint-engineering-super-coral-

180964309/

A brief history of eclipse chasers http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/brief-history-eclipse-chasers-180964063/

M4.5 EQ in the Bárðarbunga volcano system on Iceland http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/yesterdays-earthquake-bardarbunga-was-largest-end-2014-

15-eruption

New investigation in Oklahoma City area following more earthquakes, including M4.2 http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OKLAHOMA_EARTHQUAKES_OKOL-?

SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-08-03-17-20-02

Similarity of natural and human-induced earthquakes allows prediction of damages https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170802152517.htm

Mount Sunabung erupting on Sumatra http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/03/asia-pacific/indonesian-volcano-erupts-

sends-pyroclastic-spew-4-2-km/#.WYPFqITyuM8

Soils in the tropics are most prone to erosion http://www.scidev.net/global/water/news/annual-mean-rainfall-erosivity-above-global-

average.html

Shumagin seismic gap in Alaskan subduction zone has potential to produce EQs and tsunami http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

New_images_from_under_Alaska_seafloor_suggest_high_tsunami_danger_999.html https://www.livescience.com/60008-alaska-faces-high-risk-of-deadly-tsunamis.html https://phys.org/news/2017-08-images-alaska-sub-seafloor-high-tsunami.html

Core of the Sun rotates 4 times faster than its surface http://earthsky.org/space/suns-core-rotates-4x-faster-than-surface

“Global warming” was recognized as hype - now we are to be concerned with “committed warming”

http://www.colorado.edu/today/2017/07/31/inevitable-warm-earth

Subsurface magma intrusions may have triggered catastrophic extinction 252 myo https://www.usgs.gov/news/subsurface-magma-triggers-earth-s-most-severe-extinction

EQ deformation just below the surface may be quite different from surface expression https://www.usgs.gov/news/harvesting-earthquake-fault-slip-f-rom-laser-images-napas-

vineyards

Borealopelta markmitchelli is most well-preserved armored dinosaur – may have used camouflage to hide from predators

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/borealopelta-markmitchelli-05097.html https://phys.org/news/2017-08-heavy-armor-dinosaur-camouflage-predators.html

Reconstruction of the ancestral angiosperm flower of 140 myo http://www.sci-news.com/biology/earths-earliest-flowers-05094.html

“Dead Zone” marks extent of hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico is about 50 percent larger than average

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/gulf-of-mexico-dead-zone-is-largest-on-record/

Two decades of activity of Helheim Glacier along eastern Greenland Ice Sheet – first it retreated then advanced

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ Two_Decades_of_Changes_in_Helheim_Glacier_999.html

Measuring rock stress is critical component of subsurface exploration and development https://phys.org/news/2017-08-under-earth-exploration-deepen-stress.html

Model of pockets of “mushy rock” at the core-mantle boundary https://phys.org/news/2017-08-geoscientists-explanation-puzzling-pockets-deep.html

Chemical weathering may occur at faster rate than previously thought https://phys.org/news/2017-08-chemical-weathering-alleviate-climate-effects.html

Shingle beaches are amazing places filled with pebbles https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/rosetta-stones/shingle-beaches-pebble-paradises/

EQ swarm in Yellowstone caldera surpasses 1,500 events http://www.newsweek.com/yellowstone-supervolcano-quake-swarm-646712 http://yellowstoneinsider.com/2017/08/04/uuss-picks-nearly-1600-events-yellowstone-

earthquake-swarm/

Dynamic coast project assesses the risk of erosion risk to the coastline of Scotland http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-40827093

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 7 August 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

August 2, 2017 was Earth Overshoot Day when human demand for ecological resources and services exceeded what the Earth generated – Country Overshoot Day for the US was 14 March

https://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/its-earth-overshoot-day-when-we-go-global- resource-overdraft.html

Don’t forget the environmental footprint of feeding Fido and Fluffy! https://phys.org/news/2017-08-truth-cats-dogs-environmental-impact.html

Climate is once again influencing emergence & spread of infectious diseases https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-08/uol-rte073117.php Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-06948-9

You are what you eat – up to 90% of men in US & other developed countries may be “overfat” http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/90-percent-men-united-states-developed-countries-

overfat-05090.html Paper: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00190/full How to live longer: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170802092008.htm

At a minimum, one has to question the ethics of doing this, then the moral question & the scientific question of the impacts of efforts to “safely and efficiently correct defective genes”

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/health/scientists-successfully-edit-dna-of- human-embryo-for-first-time-20170728-gxl8dp.html

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/five-things-know-about-new-embryo-editing- research-180964312/

Like the American Bison, Musk Oxen were almost hunted to extinction but are slowly recovering http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/understand-elusive-muskox-researchers-

must-become-creatures-worst-fear-180964287/

Terrorism is a threat world wide https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/new-rules-coming-aussie-airports/3209167/

1814 Flood in London killed 8 people…but it was a 15-ft tsunami of beer, not water, from vat that broke

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1814-beer-flood-killed-eight-people- 180964256/

Declining male fertility is cause for concern now and in the future http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2017/july/sperm-decline-fertility

Another new natural gas pipeline to be built across Texas from Permian Basin to Corpus Christi http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Houston-startup-plans-2-billion-

Permian-pipeline-11725554.php

Just because there are bacteria on your kitchen sponge doesn’t necessarily mean cause for concern

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/kitchen-sponges-are-festering-germ-dens-and- sanitizing-them-doesnt-help/

Ebola detected in semen of survivors 2 years after infection – WHO needs to update guidelines on sexual transmission due to long-term persistence and intermittent detection

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170802152532.htm

Predicting eradication of mosquitoes from South Pacific islands within a decade – need to consider potential collateral impacts

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-017-02179-0

Exposing the hypocrisy of Al Gore and his “inconvenient reality” regarding the environment Electricity use: http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA679.html GWB vs AG: http://www.snopes.com/politics/bush/house.asp

Pesticide “drift” of Dicamba is causing massive damage to agricultural crops http://start.att.net/news/read/article/bloomberg_news-

farmers_cry_foul_as_pesticide_wreaks_havoc_across-rbloomberg

Pd fungus that causes white-nose syndrome in bats may also spread during summer months aided by human activity

https://www.usgs.gov/news/deadly-fungus-affecting-hibernating-bats-could-spread-during- summer

A few books to perhaps add to your “summer environmental reading list” http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2017/july/a-kinda-sorta-environmental-

summer-reading-list

Dust sources from shrinking Salton Sea have ecological & health impacts https://phys.org/news/2017-08-sources-salton-sea-negative-ecological.html

The first step toward “Big Brother” monitoring employees with implanted microchips http://www.oleantimesherald.com/wisconsin-company-starts-microchipping-workers/

youtube_00a80232-a720-5e2e-be5c-d583454ec730.html

TransCanada will make final decision on Keystone XL Pipeline by December 2017 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-transcanada-results-idUSKBN1AD1FZ http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/344383-developer-might-not-build-keystone-xl-

pipeline

Department of Homeland Security waives environmental regulation to allow 15-mile segment of border wall in San Diego to upgrade fencing & build prototypes, but will respect environmental stewardship

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/344772-trump-admin-waives-environmental- laws-for-border-wall-construction

Federal Appeals Court ruling keeps Great Lakes wolves on Endangered Species list http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/great-lakes-wolves-endangered-species-

court_us_5980d01ce4b0353fbb332221

Heavy rainfall and huge hail battered Istanbul, Turkey, causing disruption, damage, flooding & closure of the Eurasia Tunnel

http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/192308/heavy-rainfall-causes-floods-in-istanbul

Perspective: Natural disasters can stimulate new ways of thinking

http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v10/n8/full/ngeo3004.html

Hormone contaminants in water can cause inter-sex fish – not transgendered fish http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-bad-science-headlines-echo-across-

internet-180964259/

Anthrax is common in Tai National Park in Ivory Coast & poses serious threat to wildlife https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170802134758.htm

Southern Nuclear to finish Vogtle nuclear power plant http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/business/aroundregion/story/2017/jul/29/southern-

nuclear-takes-over-bankrupt-westingh/440893/

Record number of whale entanglements along West Coast may spawn lawsuit by environmental group

http://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Whale-entanglements-record-environmental-lawsuit- 11723816.php

Island Conservation to restore habitat for endangered Mona Island Rock Iguana in Puerto Rico where introduced Australian pines have caused degradation

https://www.islandconservation.org/habitat-native-mona-island-iguanas/

Horry County, South Carolina, adjusts stormwater policies to reduce flooding http://wbtw.com/2017/07/31/horry-county-adjusts-stormwater-policies-to-reduce-flooding/

Perspective: Capitalizing on African biodiversity as biological source of new medicines http://www.nature.com/news/capitalize-on-african-biodiversity-1.22388

Policies to protect sturgeon and the sturgeon fishing industry http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/07/31/539591489/to-help-keep-sturgeon-

sustainable-farm-and-fishery-work-together

Are Chupacabras really stalking pets in Riverside, California? Or are they smoking something? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/california-

chupacabras_us_5979311ee4b02a4ebb72d5dd

Dian Fossey will be celebrated in new National Geographic series “Dian Fossey: Secrets in the Mist”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/dian-fossey-series-national- geographic_us_5976ee27e4b0c95f375dfc35

What was thought to be a distinct species of butterfly is shown by DNA to be female of a known species

http://www.technology.org/2017/08/02/a-case-of-mistaken-identity-dna-links-male-female- butterfly-thought-to-be-distinct-species/

Two grizzly bear attacks 50 years ago changed attitudes toward wildlife

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/08/03/the-true-story-of-two-fatal- grizzly-bear-attacks-that-changed-our-relationship-with-wildlife/?utm_term=.967850c0e990

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 7 August 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Tangier Island Mayor challenges Al Gore: Island is eroding and sinking into Chesapeake Bay https://www.yahoo.com/news/pro-trump-mayor-sinking-island-debate-al-gore-

152106775.html http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/01/commercial-crabber-of-50-years-tells-gore-sea-level-

hasnt-changed-since-at-least-1970/

The 3-level Big Istanbul Tunnel, a mega project, will cross under the Bosporus https://www.dailysabah.com/business/2017/07/29/work-on-big-istanbul-tunnel-starts

August is the deadliest month for swimmers in coastal waters of Britain (video) http://start.att.net/player/article/sky_news_uk_studios-

britain_enters_deadliest_month_for_swimmers-5min

Shipwrecks & sunken treasures lie beneath coastal waters of Albania http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/wrecks-sunken-treasures-lie-under-albanias-

coastal-waters/

Saltwater intrusion along coastlines creates “ghost forests” http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2017/08/

nj_ghost_forests_show_climate_change_before_your_e.html

Seawalls also present barriers to turtle hatchlings trying to reach the ocean http://www.islandpacket.com/news/local/community/beaufort-news/article164536882.html

Record number of whale entanglements along West Coast may result in lawsuit by Center for Biological Diversity

http://www.sfgate.com/local/article/Whale-entanglements-record-environmental-lawsuit- 11723816.php

1871 Halfway Rock Lighthouse in Casco Bay, Maine, is being restored http://coastaljournal.com/2017/07/27/restoration-halfway-rock-lighthouse-underway/

Human activity draws manatees to Hilton Head Island, putting manatees at risk of death due to boat strikes

http://www.thestate.com/news/local/article164912357.html

Rare, critically endangered angel shark found off the coast of Wales http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/835260/angel-shark-wales-coast-rare-endangered

Proposed $1.3B Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion on west bank of Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, is one step closer to beginning construction

http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/08/international_firm_tapped_to_o.html

Pre-Columbian Attakapas Crevasse in southern Louisiana provides lessons in coastal restoration http://www.nola.com/environment/index.ssf/2017/07/build_diversions_to_catch_mud.html

Coastal flood risk – sorting out the causes and effects http://www.npr.org/2017/07/27/539506529/mapping-coastal-flood-risk-lags-behind-sea-

level-rise

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, officials investigating cause of flesh-eating infection https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/08/viral-claims-about-flesh-eating-bacteria-case-

cause-splash-in-myrtle-beach/

Land subsidence and changing sea levels threaten Mekong Delta http://vietnamnews.vn/environment/381250/land-subsidence-rising-seas-threaten-

mekong-delta.html#G2vA6WMG4wS04ILB.97