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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 25 December 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Vote for the 2017 Volcanic Event of the Year http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/rockyplanet/2017/12/18/time-to-vote-for-the-2017-

volcanic-event-of-the-year/

Modern snowfalls in the Alaska Range are highest in at least 1,200 years https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-alaska-snow/climate-change-driving-

record-snows-in-alaskan-mountains-study-idUSKBN1ED0YM

Osbornite found in meteorite impact site on the Isle of Skye in Scotland http://www.techtimes.com/articles/217190/20171219/60-million-year-old-meteorite-impact-

in-scotland-contains-rare-minerals-from-outer-space.htm https://www.axios.com/meteor-strike-may-have-shaped-the-scottish-isles-2518491112.html

New theory on origins of magma in Yellowstone http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Heat_beneath_Pacific_Ocean_drives_Yellowstone_volcanism_research_shows_999.html https://phys.org/news/2017-12-traditional-theory-yellowstone-formation.html

Continental Drift – theory & definition https://www.livescience.com/37529-continental-drift.html

Videos & images hint at cause of massive catastrophic Villa Santa Lucia landslide in Chile

https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/12/18/villa-santa-lucia-1/ https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2017/12/19/villa-santa-lucia-landslide-2/

Vaderlimulus tricki - First Triassic horseshoe crab fossil found in North America http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/triassic-horseshoe-crab-vaderlimulus-tricki-

05532.html

Controversial “squiggle” fossils suggest life on Earth originated 4 billion years ago http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/12/life-may-have-originated-earth-4-billion-years-

ago-study-controversial-fossils-suggests

This TV meteorologist challenges the Flat-Earth Movement https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tv-meteorologist-flat-

earth_us_5a336e3be4b040881be9356d?section=us_science

23 critical mineral resources – economic & environmental geology & prospects for future supply https://www.usgs.gov/news/critical-minerals-united-states USGS PP 1802: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/pp1802

Simulations provide an explanation of why meteors explode before they reach Earth http://www.sci-news.com/space/why-meteoroids-explode-before-they-reach-earth-

05530.html

Pairs of linked eddies spinning in opposite direction (like smoke rings) detected in southern ocean http://www.sci-news.com/othersciences/geophysics/smoke-rings-earths-oceans-05541.html

New mechanism to explain El Niño influence on East Asian and Western North Pacific climate http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

New_mechanism_to_explain_how_El_Nino_influences_East_Asian_and_WN_Pacific_climate_999.html

Cosmic rays from supernovae help growth & formation of condensation nuclei & influence weather on Earth

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219091320.htm

Diverse population of Cambrian microscopic animal fossils found at northern tip of Greenland https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171219093415.htm

In the footsteps of Jacques Cousteau – clues about climate since last ice age from the Blue Hole stalactite

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171218120253.htm

New discoveries related to EQs in Kansas & Oklahoma – can they be predicted? https://phys.org/news/2017-12-geologists-discoveries-kansas-oklahoma-earthquakes.html

Travels in geology: geological riches of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-geological-riches-quebecs-gaspe-

peninsula

Down to Earth With: Volcanologist Jess Phoenix https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/down-earth-volcanologist-jess-phoenix

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 25 December 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

NIH lifts ban on researching high-risk viruses – potential benefits & significant risks https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nih-removes-funding-ban-high-risk-virus-

research-180967598/

New “social” disease: selfitis may be sign of poor mental health – or is it the cause – or nothing to worry about? Study of university students

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/selfitis-selfies- obsession-real-condition-social-media-narcissism-research-notthingham-trent-a8112066.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/psychologists-obsessive-selfie-taking-selfitis-2017-12? r=UK&IR=T

Paper: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11469-017-9844-x.pdf

Designated “safe” levels of chemical exposures are harming human health http://www.ehn.org/chemical-exposures-are-small-doses-harm-2518446452.html

New data suggests almost 36B tons of soil lost annually due to water, deforestation & land use changes

http://www.enn.com/climate/article/53469

http://www.eurasiareview.com/19122017-almost-36-billion-tons-of-soil-lost-every-year-due- to-water-deforestation/

Volcanic simulation teaches students about crisis management http://www.enn.com/health/article/53486

Cruise ships provide a captive audience for disease outbreaks

http://www.newser.com/story/252946/on-cruise-ship-5-nights-332-people-sick.html

More $81B federal tax dollars for disaster aid? Could top $133B for hurricanes & wildfires https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-18/house-gop-is-said-to-agree-on-81-

billion-in-disaster-spending

Winter ticks & brainworms have caused significant drop in moose population in Vermont http://digital.vpr.net/post/despite-hunting-cutback-vermonts-moose-population-not-

bouncing-back#stream/0

Pseudogymnoascus destructans, invasive fungus that causes white-nose syndrome has decimated bat populations across the country, some resistance evolving

https://consumer.healthday.com/general-health-information-16/animal-research-956/new- insight-on-killer-fungus-threatening-bats-729191.html

Website: https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/

Following principled realism to safeguard our country & our people https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/new-national-security-strategy-new-era/ Summary: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-

announces-national-security-strategy-advance-americas-interests/

Human activity could soon mean the end of these species https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/12/16/570816522/photos-animals-that-

could-disappear-because-of-us

Puerto Rico had too much trash in landfills before Hurricane Maria – where does the storm debris go?

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/14/570927809/after-maria-puerto-rico- struggles-under-the-weight-of-its-own-garbage

Arctic foxes are not only cute, they are ecosystem engineers who grow beautiful gardens https://www.treehugger.com/animals/arctic-foxes-grow-gardens.html

Your furnishings could be off-gassing and causing indoor pollution https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/your-furnishings-could-be-causing-indoor-

air-pollution/2017/12/18/626ad808-d91c-11e7-b1a8-62589434a581_story.html

US FDA released draft guidance to boost enforcement of manufacture, marketing & safety regulations for homeopathic products – will specifically target high-risk products

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/fda-plans-crackdown-on-quackery-homeopaths- say-bring-it/

https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm589243.htm Draft FDA Guidance:

https://www.fda.gov/downloads/Drugs/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM589373.pdf

Tis the season for new electronic gadgets – but only 20% of global e-waste is being recycled https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/just-20-percent-of-e-waste-is-being-recycled/ UN-ISWA Report: http://ewastemonitor.info/

New technology partnership in waste treatment for managing radioactive medical waste http://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/

Australian_waste_treatment_technology_plays_major_role_in_management_of_radioactive_waste_999.html

New satellite-based global drought severity index http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

UCI_scientists_unveil_new_satellite_based_global_drought_severity_index_999.html

Plastic rubbish in the ocean kills hundreds of marine turtles every year – with increase in plastic debris having disproportionate impact on hatchlings and young turtles

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171218154235.htm

Cleaning up air pollutants may have collateral impacts – formation of organic hydroperoxides https://phys.org/news/2017-12-scientists-unexpected-side-effect-urban.html

Understanding changes in the ozone layer and recovery as anthropogenic compounds are controlled & reduced under the Montreal Protocol

https://phys.org/news/2017-12-perspective-key-elements-ozone-layer.html

Reducing amount of nitrogen entering a lake may have little impact on algal blooms & eutrophication

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-12/iela-rhm121817.php

Climate change, disruption of the environment & pandemic diseases contributed to fall of Roman Empire

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-climate-change-and-disease-helped- fall-rome-180967591/

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 25 December 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Storm erosion creates “dangerous” conditions causing closure of Australian beaches https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/dangerous-beach-access-blocked-off-after-storm-

ng-b88695722z

Archeological sites on the fjords and coasts of Greenland threatened by coastal erosion https://phys.org/news/2017-12-coastal-erosion-threatens-archaeological-sites.html

Mortgage companies may pull out of coastal living long before residents at risk of flooding https://www.inman.com/2017/12/18/coastal-mortgage-time-bomb/

The story of the southern pines https://www.coastalillustrated.com/columns/coastal_columns/article_7655e1b0-9da8-5f72-

a8d2-b64c6495b95b.html

Report outlines resiliency options for towns along New Jersey coast http://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/12/17/nj-coastal-towns-resiliency-report-

severe-weather/108697362/ Report: http://www.njfuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/New-Jersey-Future-Resilient-

Coastal-Communities-Project-Report-2017.pdf

Permeable pavement reduces runoff in coastal areas https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/12/soaking-special-pavement-reduces-runoff/

New Zealand provides guidance for local government on coastal hazards & climate change https://reliefweb.int/report/new-zealand/coastal-hazards-and-climate-change-guidance-

local-government Guidance: https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/coastal-hazards-guide.pdf

Photo-essay: US Coast Guard patrols & protects exclusive economic zone of the nation http://www.businessinsider.com/us-coast-guard-captivating-photos-2017-12 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/coast-guard-frees-sea-turtle-trapped-floating-

cocaine-bales-n830816 http://www.13abc.com/content/news/Coast-Guard-urges-caution-around-ice-with-

fluctuating-temperatures-465086553.html

Perspective: time is ticking for our coasts https://www.nrdc.org/experts/alexandra-adams/time-ticking-our-coasts

Will coastal issues become a key POCD (Plan of Conservation & Development) topic? http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/branford/entry/

will_coastal_issues_become_a_key_pocd_topic/

Dungeness crab season is delayed on US West Coast – prices rising due to short supply https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/prices-rise-as-dungeness-crab-season-

delayed-on-us-west-coast

Smaller quotas could become the norm for US & Canadian West Coast halibut https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/supply-trade/smaller-quotas-could-be-on-the-

horizon-for-us-canadian-west-coast-halibut