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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 8 April 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Fossils record the time of the Chicxulub asteroid impact – seismically coupled local seiche https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47755275 https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/animals-in-north-dakota-died-from-chicxulub-

asteroid-in-mexico-65684 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/04/astonishment-skepticism-greet-fossils-claimed-

record-dinosaur-killing-asteroid-impact https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a27006197/k-t-boundary-graveyard-

north-dakota/ Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/03/27/1817407116

How large firenadoes form https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/inside-inferno-how-large-firenadoes-form

Travels in geology: freshwater springs in Florida https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-finding-floridas-hidden-freshwater-

gems

Down to Earth with: paleoanthropologist & underground astronaut Lindsay Hunter https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/down-earth-paleoanthropologist-and-underground-

astronaut-lindsay-hunter

Seeking an explanation for a spate of small earthquakes in the Florida Panhandle https://www.wptv.com/news/state/scientists-hunt-for-cause-of-recent-earthquakes-in-florida

Calving glaciers can cause tsunamis – tourists beware!

https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/nature_and_travel/2019/04/01/ tourists_escape_waves_from_calving_glacier_on_video/

Is there an earthquake drought in California? https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/04/02/study-california-experiencing-100-year-

earthquake-drought/

Glacial tongue in freshwater lake looks different from ocean-found glaciers in Greenland https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/hu-bag040219.php

Transpolar Drift is receiving less sea ice https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402081557.htm

Analysis of landslides triggered by Ms6.9 Milin EQ in 2017 in Tsangpo Gorge area of Tibet https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2019/04/02/tsangpo-gorge-1/

Duration of lava flow following a volcanic eruption https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/04/01/how-long-does-lava-flow-last-during-a-

volcanic-eruption/#48bd24ab6d46

Oroville Dam Spillway conveyed water to the Feather River – first time since reconstruction https://www.apnews.com/7512ff5939dd4f12abb6ba840b01a2c4

Terrestrial laser scanning data used to create detailed cm-scale image of surface deformation during M6.6 Norcia, Italy, earthquake

https://eos.org/editor-highlights/imaging-an-earthquake-rupture-in-high-definition

Thermosphere (upper atmosphere) responds to weaker than average solar cycle https://eos.org/research-spotlights/the-thermosphere-responds-to-a-weaker-than-normal-

solar-cycle

Distributed acoustic sensing using fiber-optic networks as seismic sensor arrays https://eos.org/meeting-reports/fiber-optic-networks-find-a-new-use-as-seismic-sensor-arrays

Subglacial water can accelerate ice flow in East Antarctic Glacier https://eos.org/research-spotlights/subglacial-water-can-accelerate-east-antarctic-glacier-flow

After the 1994 Northridge EQ, Californians saw a “giant silvery cloud” – the Milky Way! https://www.treehugger.com/conservation/after-94-northridge-earthquake-mysterious-cloud-

was-seen-over-la-heres-what-it-was.html

Peregocetus - Land-walking whale discovered in Peru https://www.treehugger.com/animals/ancient-four-legged-whale-webbed-feet-and-toe-

hooves-discovered-peru.html

Drone-based tornado fieldwork tracks a supercell thunderstorm across the Great Plains https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298179&org=GEO&from=news

Mammut pacificus - new Pleistocene species of mastodon

http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/pacific-mastodon-07045.html

NASA begins final year of Operation IceBridge – airborne polar ice mission http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

NASA_Begins_Final_Year_of_Airborne_Polar_Ice_Mission_999.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

A_Decade_of_Exploring_Alaskas_Mountain_Glaciers_999.html

Recent intensification of the Walker Circulation (equatorial Pacific wind system) is unrelated to human influences

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ Natural_climate_processes_overshadow_recent_human_induced_Walker_circulation_trends_999.html

Paper: https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/03/26/1815060116

Metriorhynchid crocodylomorph Cricosaurus – new species of Upper Jurassic crocodile https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190404124755.htm

Post wildfire step-pool streams – dissipate energy, resist erosion, regulate flow & sediment dynamics

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190404124815.htm

Using dendrochronology in Amazonia to reveal pre-colonial human disturbance https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190403155443.htm

Permian Choiyoi magmatic province contributed to atmospheric gas content in Antarctica https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402124423.htm

Unexpected tension crack in slope caused delays & increased cost for A465 Heads of Valley road scheme in South Wales

https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/geological-feature-delays-a465-heads-of-the-valley-scheme/ 10041757.article

New detailed map of famous geologic fault at foot of the Teton Range https://www.kcwy13.com/content/news/Teton-Fault-Map-Now-Avaliable--508067741.html The Teton Fault (2019) map download: http://sales.wsgs.wyo.gov/the-teton-fault-2019/

Preparing for the “Big One” on the Hikurangi Subduction Zone http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1901/S00017/preparing-for-the-big-one-on-the-hikurangi-

subduction-zone.htm

Two moderate-sized EQs (M5.7 & M5.3) in southern Sichuan, China, probably caused by fracking https://phys.org/news/2019-04-sichuan-earthquakes-linked-fracking.html

Using lightning storms to measure the density of ionospheric region D in upper atmosphere of Earth https://phys.org/news/2019-04-lightning-storms-density-earth-upper.html

Geoethics - professional & personal integrity while doing field work https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/geoethics-field-leading-example

Large section of Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica – home to British Research Station – about to break off

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/nu-lai040519.php

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 8 April 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Candida auris is impervious to antifungal medications – deadly for compromised immune systems https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/deadly-germs-lost-cures-a-mysterious-infection-

spanning-the-globe-in-a-climate-of-secrecy/ar-BBVFPi7

African Swine Fever – risks – vaccine? - concerns – detected in Japan https://www.porkbusiness.com/article/researchers-analyze-risk-asf-introduction-us-airports https://www.agweb.com/article/agritalk-asf-vaccine-development-is-a-tough-order/ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/04/02/national/infectious-form-african-swine-fever-

virus-detected-first-time-japan-meat-china/#.XKYgGndFyUm https://www.foodsafetymagazine.com/enewsletter/african-swine-fever-will-accelerate-the-

transformation-of-chinae28099s-pork-industry/

1M+ acres of farmland impacted by floodwaters – demanding local control – drinking water problems

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/exclusive-more-than-1-million-acres-of-us-cropland- ravaged-by-floods/ar-BBVoRKX

https://www.apnews.com/0adc0b5bed74411da8f9645a8797ed5f https://apnews.com/b8af2fd016744e7597d6fd5b5f5885d0

Levees are breeched throughout Midwest by floodwaters – when will they ever learn?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/breaches-everywhere-midwest-levees-burst-and-tough- questions-follow/ar-BBVrOxo

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/31/us/midwest-floods-levees.html

California using goats & sheep to help with wildfire prevention https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/californias-secret-wildfire-weapon-goats-sheep-chew-

through-flammable-grass-brush/ar-BBVqeAM

Cities of the future – without automobiles? https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/04/to-build-cities-of-the-future-stop-

driving-cars/

From forest to a crowded city in just two years in Uganda https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/04/how-bidibidi-uganda-refugee-camp-

became-city/

Starving grizzly bear had eaten porcupine, then attacked people https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47701220 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-bear-attack-theoret-coroner-report-1.5074154

Funding pledge for Great Lakes Restoration Initiative https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/ohio/trump-pledges-to-fully-fund-great-lakes-

restoration-initiative/95-f1703819-0be8-4b66-b8a7-e571d7aa2446 https://www.mlive.com/news/2019/03/trumps-turnaround-on-great-lakes-funding-has-gop-

enthusiastic-democrats-skeptical.html GLRI: https://www.glri.us/ & https://www.usgs.gov/centers/glri

Gowanus Canal sewage retention tanks now expected to cost $1.2B https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2019/03/25/millions-to-billions-a-price-breakdown-of-the-

gowanus-canals-costly-sewage-tanks/

New permit issued for Keystone XL pipeline …. Court says no…protests continue https://www.apnews.com/d62e3aaa796c402cbe29bcece6cee009 https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/30/trump-pushes-to-jump-start-completion-of-

keystone-pipeline-system-first-proposed-in-2005/ https://www.worldoil.com/news/2019/3/31/trump-issues-new-permit-for-keystone-xl-pipeline-

circumventing-court-order

Humans are stealing dragons – Komodo island temporarily closed to tourists https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/komodo-island-is-closing-to-tourists-because-

people-are-stealing-dragons/ar-BBVvpEJ

Bill to expand mitigation programs – Resilient Homes Initiative – introduced in California https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2019/04/02/522644.htm

USDA announces redirection of toxoplasmosis research – cats will no longer be used https://www.usda.gov/media/press-releases/2019/04/02/ars-announces-toxoplasmosis-

research-review-discontinues-research

Building safety during seismic shaking in Los Angeles remains a concern – retrofitting needed https://www.dailynews.com/2019/03/31/14-percent-of-soft-story-structures-compliant-with-

2015-l-a-seismic-retrofit-law/

Federal judge orders PHMSA to take closer look at plans for potential oil spills on Great Lakes https://www.apnews.com/e98d6039075e4a5e99486ea7e020395f

Another deadly chemical plant fire in Houston area in Texas https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/one-dead-in-fire-at-kmco-chemical-plant-in-crosby/ar-

BBVxDas

Perspective: After a disaster, should you return to Paradise? https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/comment-after-disaster-should-you-gamble-returning-

paradise-edition

“Yucca Mountain is the law” for high-level radioactive waste disposal – Perry testified at Senate Hearing

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2019/apr/02/despite-senators-concerns-perry-says-yucca- mountai/

Melting glaciers will unleash estimated 66 tons of human feces on Denali in Alaska https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/melting-glaciers-will-release-tons-human-

waste-denali-180971852/ https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/eveeek/climate-change-could-expose-tons-of-

human-poop-left-on-alaskan-glacier

Historic levels of snow in the Sierra – does not mean California has fully recovered from the drought https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/state-water-officials-sierra-snowpack-a-

california-water-supply-dream/ar-BBVxVsm

International Soil Modeling Consortium Conference summary https://eos.org/meeting-reports/modeling-digs-beyond-soil-properties-and-processes

Speaking about water – lots of jargon – lots of definitions – public vs. scientists https://blogs.egu.eu/geolog/2019/03/28/geosciences-column-flooded-by-jargon/

USDA to release 2017 Census of Agriculture https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAOC/bulletins/23be39b

Chytrid fungi that have been killing amphibians around the world have been spread by humans https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/amphibian-apocalypse-frogs-

salamanders-worst-chytrid-fungus/ e-cigarettes & vaping need further study – Precautionary Principle alone dictates increased concern

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-019-0431-5

Third visitor to Grand Canyon dies in a fall – OMG!!! We better close the park to protect stupid people

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/grand-canyon-rangers-recover-the-body-of-the-third- visitor-to-die-in-eight-days/ar-BBVDCUC

Al Gore still has not given up - will “educate” business & community leaders on global warming https://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/climate-change/al-gore-to-head-climate-

change-week-in-queensland-in-june-20190401-p519jp.html

Agriculture has had most dramatic impact on the Earth – why did humans start farming? https://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/why-did-humans-start-farming.html

Perspective: Fishing subsidies hurt the ocean and human health https://www.ehn.org/fishing-subsidies-hurt-oceans-2633681112.html Related Paper: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/6/eaat2504

FDA issues warning letters to four homeopathic companies – product safety & contamination https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/04/fda-slams-homeopaths-for-uncontrolled-snake-

venom-germs-in-kids-products/

Potential for technological hazards – technology improves despite lack of human understanding http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Can_technology_improve_even_though_people_dont_understand_what_they_are_doing_999.html

Junk in outer space – Indian satellite debris poses risk to ISS http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Indian_satellite_destruction_created_400_pieces_of_debris_endangering_ISS_NASA_999.html

Have aliens put Earth in quarantine or part of a wilderness area or zoo? http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Is_Earth_Quarantined_Researchers_Meet_to_Try_Shed_Light_on_Alien_Riddle_999.html

Land conservation in New England led to improved local employment rates https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298180&org=GEO&from=news

Tasmanian devils threatened with extinction by contagious cancer – now adapting very rapidly http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Tasmanian_devils_prove_quick_adaptors_in_bid_for_survival_999.html

Did “Earth Hour” accomplish anything or was it just a symbolic gesture? http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/

Lights_out_around_the_globe_for_Earth_Hour_environmental_campaign_999.html

20 percent of deaths globally associated with poor diet https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190403193702.htm Paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30500-8/fulltext Paper: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)30041-8/fulltext

Trying to find pristine air – what it tells us about impacts of air pollution

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190402113045.htm

Colorado Project may be model for state-specific hazard planning https://hazards.colorado.edu/article/guiding-communities-colorado-project-is-a-roadmap-for-

state-specific-hazard-planning

Newcastle disease now confirmed in backyard chickens in Arizona https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/newsroom/stakeholder-info/sa_by_date/2019/sa-04/vnd-

arizona

Civilian Conservation Corps was established 31 March 1933 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/benchmarks-march-31-1933-civilian-conservation-

corps-established

Habitat restoration increases native fish populations in Murray River in southern Australia https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/fu-amr040419.php

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 8 April 2019 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Newport Dinner Train cited for herbicide use in coastal zone without approval in Rhode Island https://www.ecori.org/pollution-contamination/2019/4/1/railroad-company-cited-for-herbicide-

use-in-coastal-zone

New Orleans sues several O&G companies over coastal erosion https://www.klfy.com/news/louisiana/city-of-new-orleans-sues-several-oil-gas-firms-over-

coastal-erosion/1893034265

North Carolina streamlines permit process for installation of marsh sills https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/04/marsh-sills-general-permit-now-available/

Wilmington, North Carolina, port was site of shipping tons of molasses https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/04/molasses-a-bittersweet-part-of-nc-history/

Coastal communities are fighting for fish tax in Alaska https://www.nationalfisherman.com/alaska/fish-funds-coastal-communities-fight-for-alaskas-

fish-tax/

Faulty foundation & cost cutting by developer cited in lawsuit - 58-story Seaport tower in NYC is leaning

http://gothamist.com/2019/04/03/seaport_tower_maiden_lane.php

Wildfire raging along eastern coast of South Korea – National emergency https://www.npr.org/2019/04/05/710197740/wildfire-rips-along-south-koreas-eastern-coast-

prompting-national-emergency

India hoping that this time structural controls (coastal wall or breakwater) will prevent erosion – Good luck!

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2019/apr/05/wall-to-the-rescue- for-sea-erosion-at-thiruvananthapuram-coast-1960327.html

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2019/apr/02/the-unheard-cries- of-the-fisherfolk-1958952.html

Freshwater coastal erosion plays a role in global carbon budget https://phys.org/news/2019-03-freshwater-coastal-erosion-global-carbon.html

Using “sand cubes” in attempt to protect Capistrano Beach https://www.danapointtimes.com/capistrano-beach-restrooms-demolished-sand-cube-

placement-next/

Pitching a losing battle to protect coastal properties from erosion along New Smyrna Beach https://www.hometownnewsvolusia.com/news/coastal-property-owners-trying-to-fight-

erosion/article_efa27722-4f08-11e9-80b0-27ca2df99827.html

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens settlement includes construction of fish passage to Sheepscot River

https://www.mainepublic.org/post/coastal-botanical-garden-settlement-includes-fish-passage

Small cruise ships ply the waters of the Pacific Coastal Channels https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/small-cruise-ships-sailing-pacific-coastal-

channels

Invasive & destructive feral swine to be removed from Currituck Banks Reserve https://www.coastalreview.org/2019/04/feral-swine-to-be-removed-from-reserve/

Three lessons from Cuba to improve coastal climate resilience http://blogs.edf.org/growingreturns/2019/04/04/cuba-lessons-coastal-climate-resilience/

Coastal cycling from Bolgheri to Baratti along the Etruscan Coast in Italy http://www.theflorentine.net/travel/2019/04/bolgheri-baratti-populonia/