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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 1 May 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Oroville Dam Spillway – Political versus water chief perspectives (video) http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/04/25/water-chief-oroville-emergency-spillway-worked/

An early start to the Atlantic storm season http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Atlantic_storm_season_starts_early_putting_energy_industry_on_notice_999.html

Large volumes of hard rock added to stream channels by landslides in the Himalaya increases flood risk downstream

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/uoe-hrf042617.php

Animated Life: Pangea, Wegener & Continental Drift (8-minute video) https://aeon.co/videos/how-an-earth-science-outsider-finally-put-the-pangea-puzzle-together

Maritime archaeology seeks paleo-landscapes resulting from eustatic sea level change https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/26/the-first-brexit-submerged-landscapes-of-the-

north-sea-and-channel

New Book: Geologist Walter Alvarez pondering the improbability of life on Earth http://news.berkeley.edu/2017/04/25/walter-alvarez-a-geologist-ponders-the-improbability-of-

life/

Atlas of Submarine Glacial Landforms - Sea floor images reveal scars carved by icebergs https://www.newscientist.com/article/2129043-seabed-images-show-the-scars-icebergs-carve-

into-polar-sea-floor/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425092307.htm Atlas: http://www.submarineglacialatlas.com/

Microfossils in 2.4B year old volcanic rock in South Africa may be oldest fungal life http://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-think-they-might-have-found-the-world-s-oldest-fungus-

buried-under-south-africa

Robust relationship between solar flux, solar wind speed & North Atlantic Oscillation: day-to-day and year-to-year variation & inter-decadal response of air-sea system to solar activity

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/ Interdisciplinary_studies_reveal_relationship_between_solar_activity_and_climate_change_999.html

Giant shipworm, Kuphus polythalamia, was “the unicorn of mollusks” but now finally seen alive http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/giant-shipworm-finally-found-after-180962944/

Preservation of bodies in the bogs of Europe http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/europe-bog-bodies-reveal-secrets-180962770/

“Steve” is not a “proton arc” but is an aurora associated gas ribbon http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amateur-skywatchers-spot-entirely-new-

atmospheric-phenomenon-180963009/

Latest report says: “Water under Oroville spillway probably caused February collapse” http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-oroville-spillway-20170424-story.html

Mathematical approach to calculate temperature drops inside tornadoes

https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/tallying-temperature-drops-inside-tornadoes

Drone footage captured peak storm flow in San Lorenzo River will help predict sedimentation, accretion & erosion (video)

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/technology/20170420/santa-cruz-commissions-post-winter- storm-drone-footage-of-san-lorenzo-river

First fracking-related patent for an “oil well torpedo” was issued in 1865 to Edward Roberts who developed practice of “shooting the well”

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/civil-war-colonel-invented-fracking-1860s- 180962979/

Coseismic calcite veins at Loma Blanca fault in New Mexico reveal half-million year seismic record https://phys.org/news/2017-04-coseismic-calcite-veins-date-mexico.html

Coal mining has a violent history including a gunfight in 1920 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/forgotten-matewan-massacre-was-epicenter-20th-

century-mine-wars-180963026/

“The Fish on My Plate” explores relationship between fish consumption & health of the ocean http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/04/24/525111293/what-fish-is-good-for-me-and-the-

planet-new-documentary-explores

EQ survey in South America could help predict future events along Ecuador-Columbia subduction zone https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/nu-nmc042617.php

“Strombolian type” eruptions with lava flowing from two new craters on Nishinoshima Island http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003662626

Submarine eruptions near El Hierro in Canary Islands in 2011-2012 wiped out all life forms within 3.5 mile radius making way for new species Thiolaa veneris in the sulfurous environment

http://newatlas.com/venus-hair-bacteria-tagoro-volcano/49193/

These Mesozoic hamster-sized rodents were not so cute and cuddly – they had poisonous spurs http://siberiantimes.com/science/others/news/ancient-hamster-that-outlived-the-dinosaurs-

found-in-siberia/

Oregon House passed 10-year ban on fracking - no current operational wells but potential for coalbed methane fracking in the Willamette Valley

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2017/04/25/oregon-house-passes-10-year- fracking-ban/100855204/

New theory explains how Early Earth became oxygenated http://www.livescience.com/58827-how-early-earth-got-its-oxygen.html http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Study_Early_organic_carbon_got_deep_burial_in_mantle_999.html

Newly discovered arthropod, Tokummia katalepsis, reflects origins of mandibulates https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170426131024.htm

Assessing “climate sensitivity” https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/once-more-with-feeling-climate-models-dont-

exaggerate-warming/

Study suggests West Virginia groundwater is not affected by fracking but surface water is https://nicholas.duke.edu/about/news/west-virginia-groundwater-not-affected-fracking-surface-

water

Mapping surface ecological marine units https://www.usgs.gov/news/mapping-world-s-ocean-ecosystems

Mercury, methylmercury, deep brine layer and ducks in the Great Salt Lake http://www.terradaily.com/reports/

Mystery_of_the_missing_mercury_at_the_Great_Salt_Lake_999.html

4-step framework for assessing if a relationship exists between extreme weather event and climate https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425182132.htm

Climate and oceanic circulation affect distribution of marine micro-plastics https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425092245.htm

Scientists did not believe in meteorites till they fell in town of L’Aigle in Normandy, France, in 1803 http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1803-rain-rocks-helped-establish-existence-

meteorites-180963017/

New theory says Edvard Munch’s “The Scream” was inspired by mother-of-pearl clouds http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scream-might-have-been-inspired-rare-kind-cloud-

180963052/

Were some type of hominids hunting Mastadons in North America 130,000 years ago? (video) http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/new-evidence-human-activity-north-america-

130000-years-ago-180963046/ New study challenges long-held theory that tsunamis acquire energy mostly from vertical movement of seafloor

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170426164703.htm

The Matterhorn, like other mountains, present obstacles for men to climb, but sometimes they fail http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tragic-story-first-ascent-matterhorn-180962998/

New numerical model of the speed and path of a propagating magmatic dike https://eos.org/research-spotlights/an-improved-model-of-how-magma-moves-through-the-crust

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 1 May 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Black bears will not be protected in Florida under Endangered Species Act http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/bears-under-fire-in-florida-170421?news=860152

Decomposing human corpses alter soil chemistry by adding concentrated elements & pollutants https://phys.org/news/2017-04-humans-earth-chemistry-grave.html

Resident groundwater in the upper kilometer of the crust may become contaminated http://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/national/study-suggests-ancient-underground-water-

sources-not-immune-to-today/article_db923f92-8f98-5763-8268-6d92905a5d52.html

Increasing urbanization increases plant diversity but reduces evolutionary diversity of plants & stability of ecosystem

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170426093154.htm

Technological risk: man-made space junk puts astronauts & operational spacecraft in danger http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/

Man_Made_Space_Junk_Puts_Astronauts_Operational_Spacecraft_in_Serious_Danger_999.html

200 million chickens, turkeys & cows are causing hypoxia in the Shenandoah River https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/04/26/nearly-200-million-

chickens-turkeys-and-cows-are-making-a-mess-of-the-shenandoah-river/?utm_term=.96dba67a80ad

“Sudan” the last male northern white rhino on Earth is now on Tinder and protected 24/7 by armed guards http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sudan-northern-white-rhino-

tinder_us_58ff0d28e4b0288f5dc7a7ca

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) in Kansas will serve as buffer against catastrophic outbreaks that threaten agriculture and food industry

http://themercury.com/articles/nbaf-update-the-lab-as-a-buffer-against-catastrophic-outbreaks NBAF: https://www.dhs.gov/science-and-technology/national-bio-and-agro-defense-facility

Three snow leopards snuggle in front of monitoring camera in China (video) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/snow-leopards-snuggle-

panthera_us_58feec6fe4b0b6f6014a549c

20 houseplants that are good for your health – but may not be good for your pets to eat http://www.care2.com/greenliving/20-houseplants-to-clear-toxins-from-your-home.html http://www.care2.com/greenliving/24-common-plants-poisonous-to-pets.html

Unusual seizure at JFK: Yak meat, dung pods & seeds from Nepal https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/national-media-release/us-customs-and-border-protection-

seizes-prohibited-yak-meat-dung

LOL: engineers think they can solve the problems of over-populated world as population increases from 7.4 to 9.7 Billion (info-graphic)

http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/14776/INFOGRAPHIC- Engineering-for-the-Developing-World.aspx

Salt ponds in Australia look like abstract art from the air….not sure I would call that “beautiful” http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/australia-salt-ponds-look-beautiful-abstract-act-

above-180962781/

Michigan investigating dead fish in canal near Lake St. Clair – possibly due to viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSv)

http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/249663200-story

Just because they could, did it mean that scientists should have used CRISPR-Cas9 to create a strain of re-eyed mutant wasps?

http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/crispr-cas9-red-eyed-mutant-wasps-04796.html

Summary of National Bio-Surveillance System workshop http://www.porknetwork.com/news/industry/workshop-focuses-national-bio-surveillance-system

Incidence & trends of food-borne pathogens & surveillance testing 2013-2016 https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6615a1.htm

USDA NAHMA will begin “Antimicrobial Use on US Feedlots 2017” to monitor & collect data

http://www.hpj.com/livestock/usda-to-launch-new-study-on-antimicrobial-use-on-feedlots/ article_65e7220b-7449-564b-aff0-86c40d121835.html

Six antibiotic myths explained – reducing need for antibiotics is key to preserving their use Part 1: http://www.beefmagazine.com/antibiotics/where-we-stand-antibiotic-dilemma Part 2: http://www.beefmagazine.com/antibiotics/6-antibiotic-myths-explained

Discovery of new antibiotic resistance gene in bacteria from dairy cows may impact use of cephalosporins to fight MRSA

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170426123004.htm

How our diets impact the planet – but they should also consider the sheer number of people http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/04/22/525113726/chew-on-this-for-earth-day-how-

our-diets-impact-the-planet

Air pollution increases respiratory illness in humans…but how do bacteria respond? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/air-pollution-might-make-dangerous-bacteria-

harder_us_58fe256fe4b0f02c3870ecde

Sounding the alarm yet again over potential for avian flu pandemic http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/apr/21/congress-who-sound-alarm-over-pandemic-

bird-flu-or/

At least 120,000 babies in Africa will receive the first malaria vaccine in pilot program http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-thousands-babies-receive-worlds-first-

malaria-vaccine-180963013/

Project Five Thirty Eight: Death and geography in the US over time http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-causes-death-change-across-america-

180963003/ Interactive Maps: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/mortality-rates-united-states/

Naked mole-rats can go without breathing for 18 minutes using metabolic process associated with plants http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/naked-mole-rats-can-survive-18-minutes-without-

oxygen-180963002/

Environmental DNA is used to track rate & elusive species & assist with conservation http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-teeny-bits-leftover-dna-help-scientists-

track-elusive-species-180963011/

Using “digesters” to put cow manure and garbage to good use instead of in a landfill http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/04/23/524878531/waste-not-want-not-why-arent-

more-farms-putting-poop-to-good-use

“Tragedy of the Commons” is applicable to the conflict over land in Nigeria: grazing or farming?

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/04/23/525117431/clashes-over-grazing-land-in- nigeria-threaten-nomadic-herding

Greater wax moth caterpillars can biodegrade polyethylene plastic http://www.sci-news.com/biology/wax-moth-caterpillars-polyethylene-04807.html

New approach to growing rice could reduce emission, use half the water & less fertilizer https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-04-26/rice-farming-is-a-big-polluter-in-

arkansas-farmers-test-a-cleaner-way

New study shows nano-particles in vehicular emissions “cross the barrier” from lungs into blood vessels http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/deadly-toxic-air-enters-bloodstream-15-minutes-after-

cyclists-inhale-a3524466.html

Residents along the South Platte River in Colorado are not happy about impacts of too much water http://h2oradio.org/SouthPlatte_Highwater.html

Body size changes more rapidly as climate cools than when it heats up https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/cooler-climates-linked-to-rapid-evolution/

You are what you eat – Scientific method at work as Wasink research being scrutinized https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/the-peer-reviewed-saga-of-mindless-eating-mindless-

research-is-bad-too/

You are what you eat – Cohort study claims link between diet sodas and stroke & dementia https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/04/study-claims-a-link-between-diet-sodas-and-stroke-and-

dementia/ http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/consumption-sugary-beverages-brain-04810.html

Live a very long and healthy life? May depend on chromosomes 4 and 7 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170425102538.htm

Benefits of being “first arrival” to ecological area may depend on competitiveness of later-arriving species https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170426092349.htm

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 1 May 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Residents of Damb, small seaside village in India, demand compensation for wave action that destroyed parts of the village but no response from the government

https://www.dawn.com/news/1329302/govt-stays-silent-as-tides-swallow-up-parts-of-coastal- village

Rising water temperatures increase nitrites in marine environments, endangering health of coastal ecosystem

http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/rising-water-temperatures-endanger-health-of-coastal- ecosystems-study-finds/

River-front recreation park proposed for site of former Fisk coal-burning power plant in Chicago https://www.timeout.com/chicago/blog/a-riverfront-park-could-occupy-the-former-fisk-coal-plant-

site-042417

Westhampton Beach pitching waterfront revitalization plan http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Westhampton-Beach-Surrounding-Areas/516313/

Waterfront-Revitalization-Pitched-In-Westhampton-Beach

Virginia Institute of Marine Science turns to crowd-sourcing to save bay scallops http://www.dailypress.com/news/science/dp-nws-save-the-bay-scallops-20170422-story.html

Mumbai, India: salt pans once again classified under Coastal Regulation Zone 1 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/new-coastal-management-plan-safeguards-city-

salt-pans/articleshow/57927478.cms

Increased sediment concentrations inhibit vertical transfer after high-discharge events in the Guadalquivir River Estuary in southwestern Spain

https://eos.org/research-spotlights/dam-discharge-events-alter-water-flow-in-an-estuary-in-spain

Ebey Waterfront Trail is opened near City of Marysville, West Virginia, from Ebey Front Park to Qwuloolt Estuary

http://www.northcountyoutlook.com/story/2017/04/26/opinion/community-celebrates-opening- of-the-ebey-waterfront-trail/11025.html

http://www.heraldnet.com/news/marysvilles-qwuloolt-trail-opens-this-weekend/

Bay of Plenty polluted by E. coli bacteria from local dairy farms in New Zealand http://www.radionz.co.nz/programmes/water-fools/story/201841352/water-fools-sacred-pipi-

beds-polluted

Coastal debris that pollutes the ocean and shoreline is turned into colorful artwork in Africa http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/how-one-company-in-africa-turns-ocean-

pollution-into-colorful-artwork/70001481

Perspective: On shared water resources http://www.onegreenplanet.org/environment/water-issues-are-people-issues-too/

“Save the Sound” and “Soundkeeper” will join forces to protect & restore Long Island Sound http://www.milfordmirror.com/73567/save-the-sound-soundkeeper-to-join-forces/

Devastation caused by coastal El Niño provides lessons for future disaster response http://www.nature.com/news/surprise-el-ni%C3%B1o-causes-devastation-but-offers-lessons-for-

ecologists-1.21891

Since early 19th century, humans have measurably & negatively impacted water quality in Chesapeake Bay https://phys.org/news/2017-04-chesapeake-bay-pollution-early-19th.html

Funds approved for wetland & waterfowl conservation & access to public lands https://www.fws.gov/news/ShowNews.cfm?ref=secretary-zinke-announces-boost-to-wetland-

waterfowl-conservation-a&_ID=36036

President Trump signs America First Offshore Energy Executive Order https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/secretary-zinke-commends-president-trumps-offshore-

executive-order http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/04/27/525959808/trump-to-sign-executive-order-

on-offshore-drilling-and-marine-sanctuaries