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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 23 April 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

On the anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake – 5:12 am on 18 April 1906 http://www.businessinsider.com/earthquake-expert-san-francisco-where-not-live-dangerous-

2017-9?r=UK&IR=T https://www.necn.com/news/n https://www.necn.com/news/national-international/San-Francisco-112-Years-Anniversary-

1906-Earthquake-480106893.htmlational-international/110th-Anniversary-of-the-Earthquake-That-Shook-San-Francisco--375404151.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/chilling-photos-of-1906-earthquake-in-san-francisco-2016-5

San Francisco building taller & taller structures despite seismic risk of another great earthquake https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/04/17/us/san-francisco-earthquake-seismic-

gamble.html

“Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom” – new (final) trailer for the movie http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/jurassic-world-2/45807/jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom-

the-first-trailer Ian Malcolm motives: http://www.contactmusic.com/jeff-goldblum/news/jeff-goldblum-ian-

malcolm-jurassic-world-fallen-kingdom_6070715

ASU Bateman Physical Sciences Center F-Wing lobby renovated with new rock slab exhibit https://sese.asu.edu/public-engagement/rock-slab-exhibit-psf

Exploring the life forms of the Twilight Zone in the ocean https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/illuminating-ocean-twilight-zone-

180968768/

Geological record & possible solution for Fermi’s paradox and future of humankind https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2018/04/21/the-geological-record-a-possible-

solution-for-fermis-paradox-and-the-future-of-humankind/#26e9b4a966c9

Unconventional “solution” to fix sinking Millennium Tower in San Francisco will cost at least $200M https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/matier-ross/article/Pricey-retrofit-proposed-for-sinking-

Millennium-12833795.php

Evidence of the history of climatic conditions on Earth (with Paleoclimate video) https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/everything-you-ever-wanted-know-about-

earths-past-climates-180968797/

65 years of deep-sea catch data reveals deep-sea trawling is extremely destructive to fish populations

https://news.mongabay.com/2018/04/boom-and-bust-cycle-of-deep-sea-trawling- unsustainable-study-finds/

Deep-sea mining likely as polluting as that on land https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/18/deep-sea-mining-possibly-as-

damaging-as-land-mining-lawyers-say Paper: http://harvardelr.com/2018/04/16/broadening-common-heritage/#_ftn3

Congregation of octopuses deep in the ocean where humans said they could not survive https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=245123&org=GEO&from=news

“HayWired” Earthquake study released by USGS https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-rolls-out-groundbreaking-earthquake-study-haywired-

earthquake-scenario?qt-news_science_products=1#qt-news_science_products Fact Sheet 2018-3016: https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/fs20183016

Tratayenia rosalesi – new species of mid-late Cretaceous carnivorous dinosaur from northwestern Patagonia unveiled

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/new-carnivorous-dinosaur-tratayenia-rosalesi- 05915.html

Mesozoic era lepidopterans (moths & butt flies) had iridescent colors http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/mesozoic-butterfly-moth-wing-colors-05909.html

Late Triassic explosive diversification of dinosaurs followed the Carnian Pluvial Episode http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/dinosaur-expansion-carnian-pluvial-episode-

05919.html Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03996-1

Contemplating what geological evidence might be left by other civilizations – “Silurian Hypothesis” http://www.sci-news.com/featurednews/silurian-hypothesis-05921.html

Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1804.03748.pdf

This study suggests animals cannot predict earthquakes – calls data unscientific & anecdotal – but that does not mean it is not true

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ Dogs_probably_cant_predict_earthquakes_scientists_say_999.html

Warming at the end of the last ice age enabled the formation of peatlands http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Rising_temperatures_enabled_peatland_formation_at_the_end_of_the_last_ice_age_999.html

Link proposed between formation of supercontinents and strength of ocean tides – super-tidal cycle http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Study_proposes_link_between_formation_of_supercontinents_strength_of_ocean_tides_999.html

New perspective on Permian-Triassic mass extinction and subsequent recovery of marine life https://phys.org/news/2018-04-oxygen-scientists-clues-recovery-mass.html

How the granite-greenstone geometry of the Pilbara continental crust may have formed by “gravitational overturn”

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-pilbara-billion-yearsago.html

Book Review: “American Eclipse” https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/geomedia-books-solar-eclipses-past-present-and-

future

Acid rain may have triggered deadly landslide in China in June 2009 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/acid-rain-triggered-deadly-chinese-landslide

Did the Vikings navigate with crystals? http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/04/viking-seafarers-may-have-navigated-legendary-

crystals

New supercomputer model of the Yellowstone magmatic system http://www.iflscience.com/environment/supercomputer-simulation-takes-peek-yellowstones-

fiery-underbelly/

The “gold rush” in China is actually a search for dinosaur fossils https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/great-chinese-dino-boom-180968745/

Two studies provide stronger evidence for weaker overturning circulation in the Atlantic http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2018/04/stronger-evidence-for-a-weaker-

atlantic-overturning-circulation/

Phase two construction of Oroville Dam scheduled to start in early May http://www.chicoer.com/article/NA/20180418/NEWS/180419719

Geologists & epidemiologists find link between heavy metals in soil and cancers https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180420122857.htm

Using satellite imagery to study soil erosion in the Midwest https://phys.org/news/2018-04-midwest-soil-erosion-space.html

Measuring devices must withstand extreme conditions in geothermal borehole https://phys.org/news/2018-04-devices-world-extreme-environment.html

Where geothermal boreholes are placed is important – optimizing spacing to reduce seismicity https://phys.org/news/2018-04-optimized-positioning-geothermal-boreholes-seismicity.html

Mount Io erupts in Japan after 250 year period of quiescence – alert level raised http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20180419/p2g/00m/0dm/077000c https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/ring-fire-volcano-mount-io-12395467

Two cephalopods battling in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico caught on video https://www.sciencealert.com/two-cephalopods-battling-thousands-of-feet-underwater-is-the-

best-thing-we-ve-seen-this-week

Swarms of tiny marine creatures could cause ocean currents https://www.sciencealert.com/how-giant-swarms-of-tiny-marine-creatures-could-be-creating-

powerful-ocean-currents

Human dispersal coincided with reduction in average body size of mammals during the Pleistocene https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/mammals-are-smaller-than-they-used-to-be-and-its-

our-fault/

USGS & partners created new took to ascertain whether vermiculite insulation contains amphibole asbestos

https://www.usgs.gov/news/usgs-scientists-develop-new-tool-determine-if-vermiculite- insulation-contains-asbestos

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 23 April 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

The work of clinical lab scientists is critical to modern health care – MLPW is 22-28 April 2018 https://infectioncontrol.tips/2018/04/20/telling-story-wesaveliveseveryday/

Antibiotics persist in treated farm waste & wastewaters & contributes to antibiotic resistance worldwide

http://www.newswise.com/articles/remnants-of-antibiotics-persist-in-treated-farm-waste%2C- research-finds

Pharmaceuticals (analgesics, antibiotics, anti-platelet agents, hormones, psychiatric drugs, antihistamines) persist in the environment – can harm wildlife as well as humans

https://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/worlds-rivers-are-clogged-pharmaceutical- waste.html

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/11/drug-waste-clogs-rivers-around-the- world-scientists-say?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Extensively drug-resistant (XRD) typhoid epidemic in Pakistan could spread across the globe https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/first-xdr-typhoid-is-on-the-verge-of-being-

untreatable-spreading-globally/

Mycobacterium ulcerans – flesh eating bacteria native to West & Central Africa is causing increasing number of cases of Buruli ulcer in parts of Australia

http://start.att.net/news/read/article/fortune- what_we_know_about_the_mysterious_flesheating_bact-rtime/category/news

Paper: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2018/208/7/tackling-worsening-epidemic-buruli-ulcer-australia-information-void-time-urgent

Corporate agriculture leads to big production, big profits & potential for big disease outbreaks

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/15/business/egg-recall-salmonella.html

Horse owners not always receptive to idea of protecting their animals from Hendra virus https://thehorse.com/157193/study-communicating-hendra-virus-risk-to-horse-owners-

proves-challenging/

Attracting beneficial bugs to your garden is a good thing https://www.care2.com/greenliving/how-to-attract-beneficial-bugs-to-your-garden.html

Duh! 20-year study confirms that when it comes to water quality, “sewage bad, stormwater projects good”

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/environment/bs-md-water-quality-study- 20180413-story.html

Journey vicariously to Wrangell-St Elias National Park in Alaska – largest in the US https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/journey-into-big-unknown-americas-largest-national-

park-180968741/

USDA/NRCS announces new US soil property maps that meet GlobalSoilMap standards https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDANRCS/bulletins/1eb10cc https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/survey/partnership/?

cid=nrcs142p2_053409

“City Nature Challenge” continues to grow – Congrats to Lisa & Richard and a successful 3rd year! http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/citizen-science-salon/2018/04/19/competition-meets-

collaboration-the-city-nature-challenge/#.WtoHny7waM8

Atacama Desert is one of the driest spots on Earth – but has incredible landscapes and life https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/south-america/chile/atacama-desert-

volcano-salt-flat-stargazing/

Massive male sex organs have perks – but a little modesty is a good thing when it comes to evolution

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/what-large-penises-tiny- crustaceans-tell-us-about-evolution-180968810/

Investigating potential chemical spill from explosives storage plant at proposed super dump site http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/conservation/environment-department-

investigates-potential-chemical-spill-at-super-dump-site-20180413-p4z9jk.html

Canada to measure use of marijuana by testing sewage at wastewater treatment plants in major cities

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/13/599747395/canada-to-measure- marijuana-use-by-testing-sewage

San Jacinto Waste Pits removed from priority NPL toxic site list as cleanup progresses – 3 other sites added

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/16/601867839/epa-takes-toxic-site- flooded-by-harvey-off-special-cleanup-list

Recognize a situation and humans will figure out how to make money from it – extreme weather https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/17/603230754/as-climate-costs-grow-

some-see-a-money-making-opportunity

10 largest US grocery companies graded efforts to reduce food waste – no one got an “A” https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/04/16/602813694/grocery-stores-get-mostly-

mediocre-scores-on-their-food-waste-efforts

Alcohol companies funding research to convince us that drinking is healthy – alcohol is poisonous https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/alcohol-companies-want-you-to-drink-more-and-theyre-

funding-research-to-make-it-happen_us_5ad123bce4b077c89ce8a835 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/health/nih-alcohol-study-liquor-industry.html

Scientists accidentally tweak bacterial enzyme process to create improved ability to break down PET

https://www.treehugger.com/plastic/scientists-accidentally-create-plastic-eating-mutant- enzyme.html

Warnstofia fluitans – floating hook moss – effectively removes arsenic from water https://www.treehugger.com/clean-water/miracle-moss-removes-arsenic-drinking-water.html

Remodeling your kitchen could result in release of PCBs into your household posing health risks http://www.ehn.org/pcbs-emitted-from-finished-kitchen-cabinets-2560954110.html

More than 50% of human population now lives in growing “urban jungles” https://www.newcivilengineer.com/world-view/growing-cities-human-jungle/10030218.article

US saw increase in rate of pregnancy-related deaths during interval from 2000 and 2015 https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/a-crummy-drop-down-menu-appeared-to-kill-

dozens-of-mothers-in-texas/

Zombie GMO myths including “needed to feed a growing world” are wrong but refuse to die https://globalecoguy.org/zombie-gmo-myths-a59123a403f2

Pot heads are worried about the pesticides on the weed they smoke https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/ziggy-marley-we-need-to-ban-pesticides-in-pot-

w519082

Perspective: Poseidon desalination plant was a costly energy-guzzling pollution-causing mistake https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2018/04/17/opinion-poseidon-desalination-plant-a-super-

costly-horrifically-polluting-bad-water-solution-2/

Otter poop used to track pollution in Duwamish River Superfund site https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/otter-poop-helps-scientists-track-pollution-at-a-

superfund-site/

As city of Cerro de Pasco grows, it contends with historic and current mining pollution & health impacts

http://www.pulitzercenter.org/reporting/city-built-around-mine

Just how much plastic do you “consume” in a year? 12-mo nth collection became “Mural By The Sea”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/17/i-kept-all-my-plastic-year-4490-items- forced-rethink

“Consensus messaging” is not a good thing – especially when it is untrue https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/acceptance-of-climate-science-can-reach-

saturation/

“Curing patients” is not a sustainable business model because it is bad for profits https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/04/curing-disease-not-a-sustainable-business-

model-goldman-sachs-analysts-say/

Analyzing numbers of mosquitoes and frequency of mosquito bites in Baltimore, Maryland https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=244938&org=GEO&from=news

Painkillers taken during pregnancy may have teratogenic effects on offspring http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/painkillers-pregnancy-fertility-05918.html Paper: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/ehp2307/

Monoculture farming is damaging to microbiome of bees – not enough bacterial diversity http://www.seeddaily.com/reports/

Monoculture_farming_is_harming_bees_microbiome_999.html

Franken-mice? Human brain organoid implants grew inside mice for months http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Miniature_human_brain_implants_survive_grow_inside_mice_for_months_999.html

Some cancers unique to humans may be result of evolutionary accidents in evolution of the species https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180417115719.htm

New species Listeria costaricensis isolated from water at industrial drainage area in Costa Rica is currently deemed non-pathogenic

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/04/180417130106.htm US F&W determines two endangered species of mussels will not be threatened by building NC540 across southern Wake County in North Carolina – construction will likely move forward

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article209022054.html

Global Virome Project seeks to build a global database of zoonotic viruses http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/96/4/17-205005/en/

The human cost of building the Panama Canal https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-panama-canal-took-huge-toll-on-contract-

workers-who-built-it-180968822/

Applying “Lazarus ecology” to the Carolina parakeet

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-carolina-parakeet-go-extinct- 180968740/

Houston County Flood Control District estimate will need to spend $155M to study & fix damage from Hurricane Harvey with $12.5M just to assess damages – discussing $1B referendum – but City still has not spent $33M for Hurricane Ike repairs from a decade ago

https://www.chron.com/news/politics/houston/article/Harris-County-Flood-Control-District- beginning-12841415.php

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/03/29/houston-texas-affordable-housing-hurricane-ike- harvey/

Conflicts between shepherds and ecologists over future of the Lake District in Britain – Cumbria is one of my favorite places in England: great glacial geology & beautiful scenery!

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/britain-lake-district-immortalized-beatrix- potter-beloved-landscape-180968736/

Nectar-feeding bat removed from US Endangered Species List – successful recovery of the species https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nectar-feeding-bat-species-becomes-first-be-

removed-endangered-list-180968829/ https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=bi-national-success-%E2%80%93-lesser-

long-nosed-bat-has-recovered-&_ID=36256

Photographic tour of 59 US National Parks https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/destinations/north-america/united-states/59-

national-parks-photos/ Views from space: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/lists/parks/national-parks-

from-outer-space-aerial-photos/

US BLM to start “scoping” process for environmental review of impact of leasing drilling rights in ANWR

http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/383910-trump-admin-kicks-off-major-step- toward-alaska-refuge-drilling

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2018-08302.pdf

Dodo specimen in Oxford Natural History museum did not die of natural causes – was shot by humans – species discovered in 1598 & was extinct by 1662

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/04/19/shot-lewis-carrolls-dodo-forensic-scans- reveal-mystery-death/

USGS & USDOE with AWEA release “US Wind Turbine Database ((USWTDB) & Viewer https://www.usgs.gov/news/us-geological-survey-and-us-department-energy-release-online-

public-dataset-and-viewer-us-wind Database: https://eerscmap.usgs.gov/uswtdb/

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 23 April 2018 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Monitoring the oyster bed of Delaware Bay – are pollutant levels low enough to reopen harvesting? http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/the_associated_press-

this_red_tide_might_be_good_news_for_new_jersey_oy-ap

Giving baby turtles an assist to release into the ocean https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/turtle-hatching-success/3388420/

Swimming in the ocean puts humans at risk of being stung by deadly jellyfish https://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/news/young-girl-stung-by-jellyfish-thought-she-was-

goin/3388331/

Photo-essay: Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao mega-bridge http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-16/chinese-mega-bridge-more-than-an-engineering-

challenge/9644638

Perspective: massive offshore wind projects drive domestic jobs & prosperity https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/04/15/american-energy-dominance-means-

massachusetts-wind/xJgMsiIbTAZRYVX9CuWdNM/story.html

Making global warming alarmists happy – designs for new ways to stop Miami Beach from flooding http://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/04/15/harvard-design-team-miami-beach-flooding/

New flood protection scheme – blasting holes through pebbles on the sea shore

http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/marine-civils/marine-civils/icee-cuts-holes-through- seashore-pebbles-with-a-powerful-waterjet-to-aid-flood-protection-scheme

Coastal Alabama coping with tourists & clogged roads – want 2020 census to support federal funding

http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2018/04/coastal_alabama_officials_want.html

Del Mar, California, decided to include “managed retreat” as a last-resort option if sea level rises http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/sd-no-managed-retreat-

20180417-story.html

Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance appeals MDEQ permit for dune development http://michiganradio.org/post/saugatuck-dunes-coastal-alliance-appeals-mdeq-permit-dune-

development

Economic impact of closure of Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant near Avila Beach, California http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article209168729.html

Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife issues new coastal recreational bottomfish limits https://fortress.wa.gov/dfw/erules/efishrules/erule.jsp?id=2117

Stormwater management solutions presented to residents of Holmes Beach http://www.islander.org/2018/04/holmes-beach-warned-coastal-erosion-issues-are-real/

Royal Dornoch to protect golf course with rebuilt natural coastal defenses http://www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/royal-dornoch-to-tackle-coastal-erosion-with-

rebuilt-natural-defences http://www.thegolfbusiness.co.uk/2018/04/pioneering-golf-project-to-stop-coastal-erosion/

New US LNG export terminal facility commenced operations near Lusby, Maryland https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/dominion-energy-begins-first-u-s-east-coast-lng-

exports/

Kashia Band of Pomo successful in getting their ancestral coastal California lands returned – the tribe now holds a unique private deed and management rights

http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/decolonize/how-this-tribe-got-their-coastal-california- lands-returned-20180402

Coastal hurricane flooding has swamped the National Flood Insurance Program – it is insolvent https://www.bna.com/swamped-flood-insurance-n57982091175/

South Coast Steelhead Coalition hope to return steelhead to the waster os Southern California http://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/news/tn-dpt-me-commentary-trout-20180417-

story.html

“Danger” signs posted by US Coast Guard to alert boaters along the Potomac – a call for dredging https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/new-danger-markers-on-a-

virginia-waterway-threaten-livelihoods-and-ignite-calls-for-dredging-funds/2018/04/21/41a4a652-4196-11e8-bba2-0976a82b05a2_story.html