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Geosciences Bulletin Board –11 July 2016- compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Famous sidewalk displacement in Hayward, California, has been “fixed” but the fault will continue to creep
“Independence Day – Resurgence” is about fighting to save the Earth’s core
Do you know the role geology played in these Civil War battles?
Corals off the coast of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia, are recovering after bleaching event
IllulissatIcefjordis perfect place for glaciologists to do research
Incredible geology, and some cultural reasons, to visit Alaska
Planetary geology: Listen to the sound of Jupiter and the impact of the bow shock!
Tracking down and finding meteorites in Arizona
New model increases accuracy of season forecasting of North Atlantic & Gulf Coast hurricanes
Small Japanese town is built inside crater of Aogashima, an active volcano (video)
100M tons of rock in landslide in Glacier Bay National Park…new method for detecting killer slides
Pacific Ocean radiation back near normal after Fukushima
Why do diamonds cost so much? Successful advertising!
New theory on how flow occurs in the mantle beneath oceanic plates
Two massive blob-like structures within Earth’s mantle…origin & composition not yet known
A much warmer Earth in prehistoric time may have facilitated rapid evolution
Pipelines in Canada may be “ticking time bombs”
Expanding sea ice around Antarctica is linked to natural climate fluctuations
Opal found within a brecciated ureilite meteorite from Antarctica
50 million year old fossil unearthed in Wyoming represents new bird species that is close relative of living kiwis, ostriches, and emus
Partners in microbial partnership thriving in acidic hot springs of Yellowstone have been isolated
New dendrochronology study chronicles the history of forest fires in Oklahoma & Tennessee
Warming pulses in climate record link volcanoes, asteroid impact & dinosaur extinction
Three-dimensional elevation data is costly and valuable
Droughts in California are caused by changes in winds, not moisture
First fossil facial tumor discovered in Telmatosaurustranssylvanicus,a duck-billed dinosaur
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Enviro-Sciences Bulletin Board – 11 July2016– compiled by Elaine J. Hanford
Rates of syphilis are rising dramatically across the world; yes, it can become antibiotic resistant; Lubbock County in Texas under a “syphilis alert”
“Superbacteria” pose significant threat at Olympic events in Rio de Janeiro
First Zika-related death confirmed in the US, an elderly person in Salt Lake City, Utah
Emerging vector-borne diseases threaten livestock and may become zoonotic threat to humans
Genetically “pure” bison in Utah may help conserve the species, despite human-forced hybridization among other herds
Call for aggressive regulation of toxic household chemicals, Targeting Environmental NeuroDevelopmental Risks
Wetland Reserve Enhancement Partnership to support 10 wetland enhancement projects in 12 states
Battle over dust in Oceano Dunes State Vehicular Recreation Area costs $$$ in attorney fees
Estimated cost is $266M to eliminate combined sewer overflows into Lake Erie & Rocky River
Changing demographics of those illegally crossing the southern US Border
20 years later, “Dolly” the sheep, cloning, ethics
“Fast Facts” extolling virtues of proposed California WaterFix (Delta Tunnels) are rebutted
Accelerating resistance to antibiotics
Minnesota directs talking points on overuse of antibiotics at doctors, patients, farmers & consumers
Study links acetaminophen (Tylenol & many other products) use during pregnancy to autism
After recent death, tests show high levels of brain-eating amoeba in North Carolina water park
To Bison …. Or not to Bison….that is the question near North Rim of the Grand Canyon
Where to put tons and tons of coal ash? Community concern and health issues follow
Redefining success in post-disaster recovery
To reduce air pollution, Paris, France, has imposed a weekday ban on older cars
Microbes and wood chips may help reduce the size of the “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico
US, Canada & Mexico to create a “butterfly highway” to preserve the Monarch Butterfly
US Department of Veterans Affairs to launch studies in effects of Agent Orange to look at teratogenic impacts
Eruptions of Mount Curry and Mount Sourabaya are threatening one of the largest penguin colonies in the world
Suggestion that political parties in Japan should discuss best measures to reduce natural disaster damages
Land degradation encompasses more than 29 percent across the nation of India
Floods in China from heavy rain in Yangtze River Basin have taken 128 lives