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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 20 August 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Kilauea https://www.usgs.gov/news/k-lauea-volcano-erupts

“Hatcher” the Triceratops will no longer grace the Smithsonian – “died” of pyrite disease https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2018/08/10/

elegy-hatcher-triceratops/

Giant Late Triassic pterosaur sported lots of teeth and 4 wicked fangs https://www.livescience.com/52574-four-fanged-pterosaur.html http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/caelestiventus-hanseni-triassic-pterosaur-06304.html

Roald Amundsen’s polar ship, the Maud, which sank in Canada in 1930, will return to Norway https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-100-years-roald-amundsens-polar-ship-

maud-returns-norway-180969973/

Naming the newest volcanic cone in Hawaii https://mashable.com/2018/08/13/hawaii-volcano-naming-kilauea/#_iMn1Kx_tkqw

Soft-bodied Ediacaran may have been first animals that survived into the Cambrian https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mysterious-plant-fossil-may-have-been-one-

earliest-animals-180969974/

Anak Krakatau volcano is shooting boulders and lava bombs https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/asia/106244118/.html

Idiwhaa gneisses date to 4.02B years and were formed by asteroid strike http://www.iflscience.com/chemistry/the-earths-oldest-known-rock-formation-was-created-in-

an-asteroid-strike/

Periodic “natural pulses” of warm water impact the West Antarctic ice sheet https://www.carbonbrief.org/scientists-find-natural-pulses-in-recent-melting-of-west-antarctic-

ice-sheet

M6.4 EQ is strongest ever recorded on the North Slope of Alaska https://www.businessinsider.com/ap-strongest-ever-earthquake-hits-alaskas-north-slope-

region-2018-8?r=UK&IR=T

Lots of teeth of Oligocene Carcharocles angustidens found along Surf Coast in Victoria, Australia http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/mega-shark-teeth-australia-06293.html

Floral scents originated in primitive flowers as long as 100 myo – dinosaurs may have liked the smell

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/ Those_fragrances_you_enjoy_Dinosaurs_liked_them_first_999.html

Topography of the ancestral Hudson River channel helps explain how ice sheet expanded https://phys.org/news/2018-08-ancient-hudson-glimpse-ice-sheets.html

Climate is always changing – what we know about the past https://theconversation.com/hothouse-earth-our-planet-has-been-here-before-heres-what-it-

looked-like-101413

After 17 days of grieving during a 1000 mile journey, mother killer whale finally releases dead calf https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45162826

Paper: Rapid 3-D analysis of rockfalls http://www.geosociety.org/gsatoday/groundwork/G374GW/GSATG374GW.pdf

Offshore discoveries in the Mediterranean could increase natural gas production by Egypt https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=36792

USGS warns of poisonous gas (CO2 & H2S emissions in Yellowstone National Park https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1003199/Yellowstone-volcano-gas-poison-USGS-

warning-yellowstone-national-park

InSAR being used to monitor groundwater withdrawal and consequent land subsidence in California https://asunow.asu.edu/20180719-discoveries-asu-scientists-use-satellites-measure-vital-

underground-water-resources

Oroville Dam – Before & After – July 2017 to July 2018 https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/13/oroville-dam-see-before-and-after-video-of-

construction-progress/

Estimating highly radioactive cesium-rich micro-particles released by Fukushima power plant in 2011

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180814162611.htm

Magnetic nanoparticles separate last droplets of oil from produced water at wells https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180815171106.htm

Symbiotic relationship between corals and algae now dates to the Jurassic https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180815171106.htm

Travels in geology: the pyramids of Giza https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-pyramids-giza-wonders-ancient-world

Mineral resource of the month: tin https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/mineral-resource-month-tin

Down to Earth with: volcanologist Scott Rowland https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/down-earth-volcanologist-scott-rowland

Plate tectonics will continue for at least 1.45 billion years https://www.iflscience.com/environment/new-research-reveals-when-plate-tectonics-might-

stop/

Turkey observes 19th anniversary of the 7.4M Marmara earthquake https://www.aa.com.tr/en/life/turkey-observes-19th-anniversary-of-marmara-earthquake/

1234211

Chemical analyses adds support that 3.4B year old micro-structures are fossils https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemical-analysis-adds-to-evidence-for-early-

microfossils/3009392.article

Amazon River pirating 25,000 square miles of drainage basin from upper Orinoco River https://phys.org/news/2018-08-amazon-river-pirating-neighboring-rio.html

Water use for hydraulic fracking surged up to 770% from 2011-2016 – brine wastewater up to 1440%

https://phys.org/news/2018-08-fracking-risen-percent.html

Applied mathematics & analytics software predicts boundary of landslide two weeks in advance https://phys.org/news/2018-08-landslide-boundaries-weeks.html

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 20 August 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

CDC monitoring measles outbreak in 21 states – most of 107 cases were not vaccinated http://fortune.com/2018/08/15/cdc-measles-outbreak-21-states/ Potential in Texas: https://patch.com/texas/downtownaustin/conditions-texas-measles-

outbreak-school-year-feared

ExxonMobil intends to use some capacity of $2B Permian Highway Pipeline in Texas https://www.ogj.com/articles/2018/08/exxonmobil-signs-intent-to-ship-gas-on-permian-

highway-line.html

Deadly outbreak of E. coli on romaine lettuce attributed to cow manure in canal water used for irrigation

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/the-poop-of-100k-cows-may-be-to-blame-for-that- deadly-romaine-e-coli-outbreak/

A link between plastics and obesity and diabetes https://theconversation.com/obesity-and-diabetes-2-reasons-why-we-should-be-worried-

about-the-plastics-that-surround-us-97838

Reality versus expectations: Road expansion causes more (not less) congestion http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/wisniewski/ct-biz-road-congestion-report-

getting-around-20180807-story.html# Report: http://activetrans.org/sites/files/2018modesharereport.PDF

CRS Report: a chronology of concepts related to climate change – human & natural influences https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R45086.pdf

Glyphosate & Roundup – the stuff of lawsuits and changing regulations – Bayer denies causing cancer

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-monsanto-cancer-lawsuit-germany/germany-aims-to-end- use-of-glyphosate-in-this-legislative-period-spokesman-idUSKBN1KY12U

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/aug/13/australia-urged-to-restrict-monsantos- roundup-after-us-court-rules-it-caused-cancer

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-45176295 https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/lawsuit-brings-289-million-verdict-against-maker-

of-roundup-weed-killer/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45154362 http://fortune.com/2018/08/15/roundup-in-cheerios-weed-killer/ EWG test results on cereals:

https://www.ewg.org/childrenshealth/glyphosateincereal/#.W3STCc5KiM_

Glacier National Park has long-term impacts from Howe Ridge Fire – assessment after containment http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/nature/a-fuming-glacier-national-park-faces-long-term-

consequences/

Hetch Hetchy projects will repair storm damages & erosions https://sfbay.ca/2018/08/17/hetch-hetchy-repairs-underway-after-storm-damage/

Air pollution and PM2 – 6th highest risk factor for death across the world https://undark.org/breathtaking/

Haze and smoke from California wildfires threaten health of many – impacts of poor air quality https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/health-and-medicine/article216538230.html

Just how difficult would it be to hack the US electric grid? https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/hacking-the-electric-grid-is-damned-hard/

Global warming alarmism is alive and well at the New York Times and elsewhere https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/climate/summer-heat-global-warming.html https://www.apnews.com/5b37cb0f82f34645ade0ee3168691bfb/Gore:-Trump-not-yet-as-

damaging-to-environment-as-he-feared

Oriental cuckoos adapt their egg sizes to match host species when parasitizing nests http://www.sci-news.com/biology/oriental-cuckoos-egg-sizes-host-species-06292.html

MERS coronavirus evolves to infect cells of different species over past 15 years https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180814134211.htm

Jakarta, Indonesia, is the fastest-sinking city in the world – that’s what happens when you build on swamp

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-44636934

When did the human big toe evolve? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45183651

Hippos are dangerous animals – bite kills Taiwan tourist in Kenya who stalked & photographed hippo

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-45162747

Yasuni National Park in Ecuador is home to indigenous people fighting against invasion of oil wells https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/village-ecuadors-amazon-fights-life-oil-wells-move

Tahlequah the mother orca, traveled 1000 miles over 17 days while grieving for dead calf https://www.nrdc.org/onearth/grieving-her-dead-calf-tahlequah-orca-proves-shes-just-you-

and-me-sort

Charles Darwin studied the evolution of the finches of the Galapagos – where did they come from? https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jul/30/origin-of-the-species-where-did-darwins-

finches-come-from

US crude oil exports to China are declining https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/U-S-crude-exports-to-China-falling-despite-

13152040.php

You are what you eat – diet poor in fruits & veggies means scurvy is making a comeback https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1003331/scurvy-symptoms-NHS-uk-diet-fruit-

vegetables

Hollywood version in the movie “Alpha” compared to what we know about dog domestication https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-wolves-really-became-dogs-

180970014/

Smallpox was declared eradicated – why would new drugs be needed to fight the disease? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05936-x

Federal judge orders full environmental review of revised Keystone XL Pipeline route https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pipeline-court-keystone/judge-orders-keystone-xl-

pipeline-review-in-setback-for-trump-idUSKBN1L10A5

War zone makes distribution of new Ebola vaccine more challenging https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05921-4

Engineers call for statewide plan & minimum standards to manage flood risk in Texas https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2018/08/15/engineering-group-calls-for-

statewide-flood-plan.html

US Forest Service announces new strategy for managing catastrophic wildfires & impacts of invasive species, drought, insects and disease epidemics

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAOC/bulletins/20670fb Shared Stewardship: https://www.fs.fed.us/sites/default/files/toward-shared-stewardship.pdf

$1B natural-gas fired power plant now under construction in St Clair County, Michigan – online 2022

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2018/08/dte_set_to_break_ground_on_1_b.html

Cost of Delta water diversion tunnels project in California escalates to nearly $20B https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/water-and-drought/delta/article216813145.html

WOTUS revived in 26 states by injunction issued by federal judge in South Carolina https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060094313

Confirmation of Darwin example of evolution of peppered moth – industrial melanism https://phys.org/news/2018-08-truth-darwin-moth.html

Human wastewater contains nutrients that could promote agricultural sustainability https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180816153137.htm

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 20 August 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Engineers believe $50B master plan, including diversion of waters from the Mississippi, will restore Louisiana coast

https://www.enr.com/articles/44968-mississippi-river-diversions-could-save-louisianas- drowning-coast

Expansion of port facilities in Alabama expected to add $22.4B to state economy https://alabamanewscenter.com/2018/08/10/alabama-port-looks-add-22-4-billion-economic-

impact-expansions/

HREP-HICO created images of coastal areas https://phys.org/news/2018-08-hyperspectral-imager-legacy-contributions-coastal.html

Photo contest to promote National Estuaries Week 15-22 September

https://www.coastalreview.org/2018/08/photo-contest-to-promote-estuaries-week/

Coastal officials vote to order tear down of sea wall protecting mansion in Laguna Beach, California http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-seawall-laguna-beach-20180809-story.html https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-laguna-beach-seawall-20180808-story.html https://archinect.com/news/article/150077537/laguna-beach-homeowners-hit-with-1-million-

fine-over-illegal-seawall

More than 30 dead harbor seals wash onto beaches in southern Maine over two days https://www.pressherald.com/2018/08/13/11-dead-seals-discovered-on-saco-beaches/

Perspective: Litter is a threat to coastal areas of Ireland https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/editorial/the-irish-times-view-on-ireland-s-litter-problem-a-

threat-to-coastal-areas-1.3595150

“Nature is very resilient” proven by Gulf Coast ecosystem a year after Hurricane Harvey https://www.texastribune.org/2018/08/15/year-after-harvey-scientists-continue-study-its-

environmental-effects/

A most successful year of coastal stewardship along Mississippi River Delta https://www.klfy.com/news/local/audubon-louisiana-posts-most-successful-year-of-coastal-

stewardship-along-mississippi-river-delta/1372308370

Global warming hype – sea level rising, coastal cities at risk – don’t even talk about over-population & building in hazard-prone areas – just spend lots and lots of money

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/waters-rise-coastal-megacities-mumbai-face-catastrophe https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1003842/tsunami-warning-global-warming-rising-

sea-levels-china-news https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180813125230.htm https://www.earth.com/news/europe-coastal-overhaul-flooding/

North Carolina issues licenses to hunt alligators in Hyde County to reduce gator population https://www.wral.com/20-new-alligator-hunting-permits-given-to-hyde-county-hunters/

17766608/

FEMA issues new flood maps for coastal Cameron County, Texas https://valleycentral.com/news/local/fema-presents-new-flood-maps-for-coastal-cameron-

county

India lost significant portion of coastline to soil erosion over 15 years https://www.livemint.com/Politics/WUB106rU9ljoHMVgMVpQfJ/India-lost-onethird-of-

coastline-to-soil-erosion-in-199020.html Report download:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326696903_National_Assessment_of_Shoreline_changes_along_Indian_Coast_Status_report_for_26_years_1990_-_2016

Meadow spittlebugs are vanishing/undergoing population shift along the California coast http://www.dailydemocrat.com/environment-and-nature/20180815/why-are-meadow-

spittlebugs-vanishing-and-why-should-we-care

Australian coastal cities experiencing growing population as national population hits 25M https://thewest.com.au/news/australia/growing-population-squeezes-into-changing-nations-

coastal-cities-ng-b88919610z

First coastal erosion monitoring tower will be placed at Hellshire Beach in Jamaica http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/regional-coastal-erosion-monitoring-tower-to-be-

installed-at-hellshire_141653