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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 7March 2016- compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Book Review: “Earthquake Time Bomb” by Robert Yeats…geology really is fun!!

Brazil starts building new $100 M research station in Antarctica

Evidence found of active seabed doming and gas emissions in the Gulf of Naples, Italy

What have we learned from 60 years of research on ice crevasses?

New prediction tool developed at MIT may provide 2-3 minute warning of incoming rogue wave

There is a cacophony of sounds deep in the Marianas Trench…some natural & some man-made

95 percent the population of Turkey live in a major seismic belt…awareness is paramount

Mapping the offshore geological architecture that produced the 2011 Tohoku-oki EQ

Was T-Rex an invasive species in North America?

“Anthropocene” may be more political statement than scientific

Fossil of abelisaur helps solve 100 year oldStromer’s Riddle

New study shows increase in number of tornadoes in outbreaks since 1954 though mean annual number of tornadoes has remained essentially steady

New model may help predict changes in the global ocean-carbon sink

Why does lightning to strike? A newly recognized type of discharge called fast positive breakdown

NASA maps shift in precipitation pattern in the US due to current El Niño for December 2015-February 2016

NASA mapped different patterns in the 2015 El Niño compared to 1997-1998 (visualization video)

Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) requests information to advance the "Arctic Spatial Data Pilot"

When you think of geothermal energy….does West Virginia come to mind?

NASA developed PRISM, an airborne environmental monitoring instrument that assesses surface water quality

Large-scale field mapping and seismic signals combined to re-assess the May 2014 rain-on-snow-induced rock avalanche in West Salt Creek valley in Colorado

New theory connecting deep ocean sound waves and gravity waves may help detect tsunamis

Major Jurassic fossil site discovery covering 23,000 square miles in Argentina is finally announced

Fossilized central nervous system found in China in Chengjiangocariskunmingensis, a crustacean-like animal that lived 520 myo

Elk City landslide in February on South Fork of Clearwater River in Idaho was captured on video

Extensive groundwater extraction (6X that of San Joaquin Valley in CA) in Indo-Gangetic Plain over 5 decades significantly contributed to the April 2015 Nepal EQ

Despite previous slope stabilization projects, rock fall occurs in Tennessee and will block highway for weeks

Nutritional deficiencies may have also contributed to the demise of the Mammoths

New modeling tools provide alternatives for stormwater management in San Antonio, Texas

How strong is the magnetic field outside the heliosphere?

GRACE data being used to track groundwater in Pakistan as resource is mined without limits

Where to find brimstone? Go to the core of the Earth

The early ocean on Earth was not a hot primordial soup

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Enviro-Sciences Bulletin Board – 29 February 2016– compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

A tale of two water systems – contrasts in water quantity, population growth & infrastructure

Not “Eureka” but “that’s funny..” moments in science….from picas to wasp faces to streptococcus…

Rules, like the new rule in Britain, should not inhibit scientists from advising policy makers

Waging an ongoing war against mosquitoes in Brazil

PFOA, a toxic chemical linked in some studies to an increased risk for cancer, thyroid disease and serious complications during pregnancy in drinking water in Hoosick Falls, NY

Assessing national risk & preparedness: a terrorist attack or natural disruption of the US agriculture sector

Photo essay: 5 years since the devastating March 2011 EQ and tsunami, Japan is slowly recovering

Canal across Nicaragua slow to make progress because of environmental issues, economics & logistics

China proposes to spend $1T to rebuild the Silk Road connecting with European countries by land & sea

Study finds e-cigarettes contain high levels of PAHs & flame retardant PBDE that affects reproductive system

Scheme for another structural attempt to prevent Gulf Coast storm damage would cost at least $11B

The Eastern Quoll, a spotted carnivorous marsupial may not yet be extinct on mainland Australia

US warns its citizens that collapse of the Mosul Dam in Iraq could occur catastrophically

US EPA moves to cancel flubendiamide pesticide registrations since it chemically breaks down in the environment into more toxic materials

Despite worldwide ban, carbon tetrachloride is persistent & still accounts for 10-15% of ozone depletion

160-acre Harvard Refuse landfill in the Cuyahoga River industrial valley is now a player in the battle between Corps of Engineers and Port of Cleveland over dredge spoil disposal

Be careful what you feed your pet, sugar substitute is highly toxic for dogs and may be deadly

New Danish grocery fighting food waste by marketing perfectly edible items that are labels as expired

Update: Necropsies being performed on 13 dead bald eagles found in Maryland

Rewilding – reintroducing species to their native habitat – is likely a good thing despite the objections of some

Using a ‘bird’s-eye-view’ to manage public land resources across the Western states

Underestimated flood risk in Wales is putting lives and property at risk

Drinking water from Cumberland Lake reservoir may no longer be “free”

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is shrinking (48% since 1847) due to water diversions on several rivers

US needs to be better prepared for foreign pest infestation or disease outbreak

Developing a new warning system for deadly dust storms in New Mexico (video)

Perdue plans to discontinue using antibiotics in chickens used for nuggets & strips sold in grocery stores

Good news: the Monarch butterfly population surged in its Mexican winter sanctuary

Update on the month-long Burmese Python hunt in the Florida Everglades: 106 total, longest = 15 feet

Providing safe drinking water while foregoing chlorine

Identifying regions in the US to grow biofuels while minimizing impacts on water quantity and quality

Assessing the use of hand sanitizer by the public visiting a hospital

Survey reflects why folks are motivated to be urban farmers: food production, profit & social missions

America continues to battle against massive illegal trade in wildlife

USDA announces plan to invest $25M through National Water Quality Initiative for conservation measures in 187 priority watersheds to contribute to cleaner water downstream

Photo-essay of the river of garbage in Beirut, Lebanon…a consequence of our modern lifestyle

Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant in Nevada stores heat to produce power day and night (video)

Population: Immigration, World Poverty and Gumballs – true in 2010, truer still today

Finding a balance between withdrawal of water from the declining (depreciated) Ogallala Aquifer and agricultural production for profit

Results of 6-year study show how woodland buffer protects amphibians and the biome

New species of the giant endophytic, holoparasitic flowering plantRafflesiaconsueloaehas been found on Luzon, Philippines