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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 27 November 2017 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

NASA visualization of 2017 hurricane paths across the Atlantic Ocean https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-2017s-hurricanes-swirl-across-globe-

nasa-visualization-180967284/

EQ predictions for 2018 – slower rotation of Earth may (or may not) create more large earthquakes

http://time.com/5031607/earthquake-predictions-2018/ http://www.newsweek.com/earthquake-risk-and-earths-slowing-rotation-why-there-wont-be-

huge-spike-716995 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidbressan/2017/11/20/earths-spinning-will-cause-more-

earthquakes-in-2018-not-so-fast/#22761205139e https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/11/20/earths-rotation-is-mysteriously-

slowing-down-experts-predict-uptick-in-2018-earthquakes/#3f06d6166f24

M7 EQ off coast of New Caledonia triggers tsunami alert in Australia https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/australia-tsunami-alert-warning-issued-after-huge-

magnitude-7-earthquake-strikes-off-coast-of-new-a3695401.html

Mastcam helps reveal the geology of Mars https://asunow.asu.edu/20171101-discoveries-finding-targets-interest-mars-means-looking-

through-special-glasses-asu

New high-resolution maps of bed beneath Pine Island Glacier in West Antarctica

https://www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/new-maps-reveal-landscape-beneath-antarcticas-weak- underbelly/

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42052072 Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-01597-y

Northern portion of Cascadia Subduction Zone has better change of powerful earthquake https://phys.org/news/2017-11-seafloor-sediments-earthquake-tsunami-danger.html

Observation of super-hydrated phase of kaolinite may improve understanding of processes that lead to volcanism & EQs

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/ded-cmw112017.php

Gaining new insights into and from the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum https://phys.org/news/2017-11-hydrological-implications-rapid-global.html

Uncertainty phase still in effect for Öræfajökull volcano as seismic & geothermal activity increase http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/uncertainty-phase-still-effect-oraefajokull-volcano

High-altitude volcanic eruptions can enhance the aerosol layer in the tropical stratosphere https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/ioap-ftg112017.php

Turning from solar & wind to energy generated from the ocean https://qz.com/1129474/a-new-wave-in-renewables-harnesses-the-power-of-the-ocean/

Thin patches of dense rock on the core of Earth dampen seismic waves https://news.stanford.edu/2017/11/22/puzzling-patches-earths-interior-billions-years-

making/ https://phys.org/news/2017-11-mysterious-deep-earth-seismic-signature.html

Perspective: Combining chemistry, mineralogy & microbes to manage nuclear waste http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/V-Chemistry-minerals-and-microbes-in-nuclear-waste-

management-22111702.html

How earthquakes cause tsunamis http://www.ibtimes.com/how-earthquakes-cause-towering-tsunamis-2618023

134 EQs rattle the San Andreas – precursors to the “big one” or not? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5106621/134-earthquakes-rattle-San-

Andreas-fault-just-one-week.html

Probing rocks deep beneath the ocean to investigate how life on Earth first began http://www.biographic.com/posts/sto/life-on-the-rocks

Fisherman exploding “seal bombs” to deter seals – may be lawful under MMPA but is potentially harmful to other species including whales

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/california-fishermen-are-throwing- explosives-sea-lions-180967279/

First came the Cambrian explosion, then the Ordovician radiation https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/if-you-liked-the-cambrian-explosion-youll-love-the-

ordovician-radiation/

Special Report: autumn forecasts winter weather using new seasonal forecast model https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/autumnwinter/index.jsp

Exploration of the Fairweather fault – one of the fastest-moving faults in North America https://www.usgs.gov/news/return-alaska-wilderness-usgs-scientists-visit-one-north-

america-s-fastest-moving-faults

USGS releases map & companion pamphlet on historic and geologic history of Arkansas River Valley in north-central Colorado

https://www.usgs.gov/news/new-map-showcases-recreational-mining-and-historical-heart- colorado

Planetary Geology: granular flows on Mars where sand & dust move https://www.usgs.gov/news/previous-evidence-water-mars-now-identified-grainflows

Crust of the Moon underwent resurfacing after forming from magmatic ocean https://phys.org/news/2017-11-moon-crust-underwent-resurfacing-magma.html

November 1929 turbidity current snapped Trans-Atlantic submarine cables https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/benchmarks-november-18-1929-turbidity-currents-

snap-trans-atlantic-cables

Magnetic field on the Moon lasted until at least 3.2B years ago https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/extinct-lunar-magnetic-field-lasted-longer-previously-

thought

Down to Earth with: Deep-sea biologist Stace Beaulieu https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/down-earth-deep-sea-biologist-stace-beaulieu

Chromium isotope system used to trace history of oxygen on Earth may lead to erroneous results

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171117085219.htm

Longest known sauropod trackway found in the Jura Mountains of France http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/worlds-longest-sauropod-trackway-05437.html

New study suggests first of two major explosions at Chernobyl disaster was nuclear – not steam http://www.sci-news.com/physics/new-study-first-seconds-chernobyl-accident-05452.html

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 27 November 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Investigation into efforts by Monsanto to save glyphosate – “intrusive & bureaucratic guerrilla warfare”

Part 1: http:// www.ehn.org/monsanto-glyphosate-cancer-smear-campaign-2509710888.html

Part 2: http://www.ehn.org/monsanto-takes-on-world-health-organization-2509721283.html

Houston, Texas, proposing major revisions to floodplain & building code regulations http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Harris-County-proposing-dramatic-

overhaul-of-12374889.php

Port Arthur chemical plant had largest wastewater spill in Texas after Hurricane Harvey – 100M gallons

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Port-Arthur-plant- had-largest-wastewater-spill-in-12375679.php

New dipstick technology that allows DNA & RNA to be extracted in less than a minute https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/p-adt111417.php Paper: http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.2003916

Korea developing multi-lingual disaster alert system – “Emergency Ready” app for foreign visitors in advance of February 2018 Peyong Chang Olympics

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20171120000826

New uses for old cemeteries – tapping into genealogy, making olive oil, facing mortality http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/afp-

selling_death_australia_cemeteries_get_new_lease_o-afp

Vietnam veterans may be silently fighting cancer-causing parasite https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/11/decades-later-vietnam-vets-may-be-silently-

fighting-cancer-causing-parasite/

Book Review: “Modern Poisons” by Alan S Kolok https://islandpress.org/book/modern-poisons Preview: https://books.google.com/books/about/Modern_Poisons.html?

id=p1obDAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button#v=onepage&q&f=false Review: https://rosemariecawkwell.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/review-modern-poisons-a-

brief-introduction-to-contemporary-toxicology-by-alan-kolok/

Live longer, live healthier!! Get a dog!!! http://start.att.net/news/read/category/news/article/business_insider-

a_study_of_34_million_people_suggests_dog_owners_a-newscred2 https://www.webmd.boots.com/heart-disease/news/20171117/do-dog-owners-live-longer http://www.mdmag.com/medical-news/how-dogs-could-help-patients-with-hiv-live-longer

Floating cities are being considered for international waters – “seasteading” https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/business/dealbook/seasteading-floating-cities.html

Calaveras Dam Replacement Project now costing $810M as part of WSIP to be completed by 2019

https://www.enr.com/articles/43440-moving-mountains-at-the-calaveras-dam-replacement

What foods are most likely to make you sick due to food-borne viruses or bacteria? https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/which-foods-are-most-likely-make-you-

sick-180967241/

Washington DC seeking to reclaim and use stormwater https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-triple-win-for-cities-communities-and-

developers_us_5a09fd00e4b0065239218323

Long Beach, California, phase one construction for stormwater capture is progressing http://www.presstelegram.com/2017/11/16/one-of-the-first-projects-in-la-county-to-capture-

storm-water-is-being-built-in-long-beach/

Alternate slightly longer route approved for Keystone XL Pipeline across Nebraska https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/20/us/nebraska-pipeline-keystone-xl.html http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/361194-keystone-xl-approved-to-run-through-

nebraska

Oil pipeline spill are a near-daily occurrence http://www.hcn.org/articles/infographic-as-nebraska-regulators-ok-keystone-xl-decision-a-

look-at-oil-spills

USEPA seeking 2-year delay in Waters of the US rule

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/epa-seeks-two-year-delay-of-obamas-waters-of-the- us-rule/article/2640946

Singapore begins phase two construction of $10B underground sewage highway http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/work-starts-on-65b-deep-underground-

tunnels-to-transport-used-water-freeing-up

Relationship between economic activity and power use is changing globally https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=33812

Southeastern forests at risk as demand for wood pellets increases https://www.coastalreview.org/2017/11/scientists-pellet-industry-threatens-forests/

UN FAO survey suggests more countries proactive on antimicrobial resistance in food & agriculture

http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.php?Id=2409&yr=2017

Revolutionary changes in the huge hog-farming industry in China https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-farming-pigs/chinas-pig-farmers-go-north-

upending-worlds-top-meat-grain-market-idUSKBN1DM12P

CRS Report: “Flood-Risk Reduction and Resilience: Federal Assistance and Programs” – more ways that the Federal Government is expected to bail out those who by now should know better

https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R45017.pdf

Conflicting perspectives on the Temporary Protected Status visa program for Haitians https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-haiti/haitians-in-us-malign-trump-

decision-to-send-them-back-home-idUSKBN1DM0AR

Study finds “strong association” between high levels of fine particulate air pollution & poor sperm quality

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/22/air-pollution-linked-to-poor-sperm- quality

The Marañón River in Peru may cease flowing once Chadin II project is complete https://news.mongabay.com/2017/11/peru-the-river-that-will-not-flow/

Tracking physical changes on Earth through 1.4 million daily satellite photos https://www.fastcompany.com/40498033/every-day-this-satellite-company-takes-a-

snapshot-of-the-entire-planet

American tobacco industry will begin court-ordered national advertising campaign to publicly admit truth about health effects of smoking

https://www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2017/11/22/after-long-holdout-tobacco- companies-to-issue-mea-culpas/

3M shipments of cosmetics from nearly 30,000 foreign companies are not tested for safety by the FDA – new legislation may lead to regulating toxic contents

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/11/21/lead-arsenic-cosmetics/

Evidence reveals that mountaintop coal mining leads to increased disease and deaths in Appalachia

http://e360.yale.edu/features/a-troubling-look-at-the-human-toll-of-mountaintop-removal- mining

Slums do indeed exist and have their own “heat island” effect – get 5 to 10 degrees F higher than city

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/11/20/564314257/how-much-hotter-is-it- in-the-slums

Perspective: Most Americans drink fluoridated water – is that a good thing? https://ensia.com/features/fluoridated-water/

Providing information to the public on progress of Gowanus Canal Superfund progress https://www.brownstoner.com/development/gowanus-canal-superfund-site-town-hall/

The number of toxic chemicals on supermarket vegetables has risen 17-fold since the 1960s http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/21/number-toxic-chemicals-supermarket-

vegetables-has-risen-17-fold/

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 27 November 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Delaware coastal cleanup in September netted 3.8 tons of trash http://www.capegazette.com/article/delaware-coastal-cleanup-nets-38-tons-trash/146115

Tagging sharks in the Nantucket Shoals to collect data to help the declining population in waters that are treacherous for sharks

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-tool-tracks-interaction-sharks-and- fishing-boats-180967247/

Surfers, scuba divers & anglers may help monitor hard-to-reach coastal areas https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surfing-for-science-ocean-enthusiasts-could-

help-gauge-coastal-warming/

17 coastal projects & programs for restoring the Mississippi Delta http://mississippiriverdelta.org/conservation-groups-identify-priority-projects-restore-

louisianas-coast/ Report: http://mississippiriverdelta.org/files/2017/11/MRD_PriorityProjectReport.pdf

Is coastal living in jeopardy in Oregon? – Part II: State of Housing https://thesiuslawnews.com/article/is-coastal-living-in-jeopardy-part-ii-state-of-housing Part I: https://thesiuslawnews.com/article/is-coastal-living-in-jeopardy-part-i-sos

Storm surge puts coastal area at risk of erosion in Alaska http://www.knom.org/wp/blog/2017/11/21/uaf-storm-surge-research-project-underway-in-

coastal-communities-facing-erosion/

Ocean City, Maryland, ACSPP manages & reduces coastal storm risks http://www.wmdt.com/news/maryland/oc-continues-ongoing-beach-renourishment-project-

that-reduces-coastal-storm-risks/659612522

Increasing population growth & development in southern Georgia pose threats to maritime live oak forest

http://www.coastalillustrated.com/columns/coastal_columns/article_ef305265-554e-568f- 8074-0eaf2cfd804b.html

Coastal erosion threatening homes and infrastructure in West Africa https://blogs.worldbank.org/voices/swallowed-sea-where-coastal-infrastructure-and-jobs-

meet-climate-change

Coastal erosion may release waste from 10% of historic coastal landfills in England clustered around major estuaries

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-11/qmuo-oit111517.php

Quandary: what to do when one endangered species gets eaten by another? https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/orca-quandary-other-protected-

species-are-eating-their-food-in-puget-sound/ Paper: https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/4253872-ChascoEtal-OnlinePDF.html

US F&WS announced it will not list Pacific walrus under Endangered Species Act https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/fish-and-wildlife-service-chooses-to-not-list-

25-species-as-endangered

Washington Board of Natural Resources developing plan to manage coastal forests & protect threatened bird species

https://www.goskagit.com/news/state-plan-could-protect-threatened-bird-and-timber- revenue/article_583d5900-18e5-5889-8547-34025cf6737a.html

DEIS: https://www.dnr.wa.gov/mmltcs