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  • Authentically Wired
    Water and a lot more from Paul F. Miller.
  • AWRA
    The water resources blog of the American Water Resources Association.
  • Blue Marble Earth
    An articulate Earth scientist with an MS in Geography from Oregon State University, Courtney van Stolk explores the 'whys' of this fantastic planet.
  • California Water Blog
    A biologist, economist, engineer and geologist walk onto a bar…From the Center for Watershed Sciences at UC-Davis.
  • Campanastan
    That's 'Campana-stan', or 'Place of Campana', formerly 'Aquablog'. Michael Campana's personal blog, promulgating his Weltanschauung.
  • Chance of Rain
    Journalist Emily Green's take on water and related issues.
  • Dr. Anne Jefferson's Watershed Hydrology Lab
    Anne blogs from Kent State University on a variety of earth science topics.
  • Great Lakes Law
    Noah Hall's blog about - what else - all things wet and legal in the Great Lakes region!
  • International Water Law Project
    Gabriel Eckstein, Professor of Law at Texas A&M University School of Law, comments on international and transboundary water law and policy.
  • John Fleck
    Former science writer @ Albuquerque Journal and current director of the Water Resources Program at U of NM. Topics: Colorado River basin, Western USA water, more!
  • Legal Planet: Environmental Law and Policy
    From the UC-Berkeley and UCLA law schools, it highlights the latest legal and policy initiatives and examines their implications.
  • Maven's Notebook
    A water, science, and environmental policy blog by Chris Austin, aka 'Maven'. Focus is on California.
  • On The Public Record
    A 'low level civil servant who reads a lot of government reports writes about California water and related topics.
  • Wettit - the water reddit
    Water blog with tons of news items, other blogs, etc.
  • Texas Agriculture Law Blog
    Don't let the name fool you - there are lots of water issues in agriculture and Tiffany Dowell of Texas A&M University does a fabulous job with this important Internet resource. Give it a read - I do every day!
  • The Water Blog
    From the Portland, OR, Water Bureau.
  • The Way of Water
    Dr. Jennifer Veilleux records her fieldwork, research, and thoughts about water resources development and management, indigenous rights, ethics, and a host of other issues.
  • Thirsty in Suburbia
    Gayle Leonard documents things from the world of water that make us smile: particularly funny, amusing and weird items on bottled water, water towers, water marketing, recycling, the art-water nexus and working.
  • This Day in Water History
    Michael J. 'Mike' McGuire, engineer extraordinaire, NAE member, and author of 'The Chlorine Revolution', blogs about historical happenings in the fields of drinking water and wastewater keyed to calendar dates.
  • WaSH Resources
    New publications, web sites and multi-media on water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH).
  • Waste, Water, Whatever
    Elizabeth Royte's ('Bottlemania', 'Garbage Land') notes on waste, water, whatever.
  • Water Matters
    News from the Columbia University Water Center.
  • Watershed Moments: Thoughts from the Hydrosphere
    From Sarah Boon - rediscovering her writing and editing roots after 13 years, primarily as an environmental scientist. Her writing centres around creative non-fiction, specifically memoir and nature writing. The landscapes of western Canada are her main inspiration.
  • WaterWired
    All things freshwater: news, comment, publications and analysis from hydrogeologist Michael E. Campana, Professor at Oregon State University and Technical Director of the AWRA.

Elaine Hanford's Bulletin Boards

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 17 October 2022

Monday, 17 October 2022
 
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On October 5, the University of Arizona community suffered a huge loss with the tragic and senseless death of Dr. Thomas Meixner, professor and department head of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences. He was beloved by friends and family and highly regarded by his colleagues. At the WRRC, Meixner was considered a kindred spirit: he led efforts to make University of Arizona (UArizona) water science locally and regionally relevant, encouraging his students and colleagues to do the same.
 
Assistant Dean for Faculty Advancement in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Jean McLain, who was the WRRC’s Associate Director for six years, wrote that when she first met Tom, “I was struck by his no-nonsense attitude — he would enter a meeting with a goal or an agenda, and that goal would be accomplished. It was quite impressive — and I quickly learned to trust his judgment.” In her first months at the WRRC, Meixner encouraged her to succeed him as a member of the City of Tucson Citizens’ Water Advisory Committee, believing the committee should have an effective UArizona presence. Not only was he mentoring a colleague new to water resources, but he also was ensuring continued UArizona engagement with the water community. Remembering their interactions, WRRC Director Sharon Megdal stated “Tom was an absolutely wonderful colleague — as good a colleague as there could be. … He was brilliant. Tom was generous with his time and counsel and was always responsive. He helped the campus community in so many ways … I can still hear him saying "understood." He understood so much! … My heartfelt sympathies to the family and all who knew and/or worked with Tom.”

Please support Tom's family - Kathleen, Sean and Brendan through Go Fund Me.

Rest in peace, Tom!

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Geoscience Bulletin Board - 17 October 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Seequent will offer free 6-hour online training on Leapfrog Geothermal on 9-10 November 2022

Best hikes in Chile

Latest pictures from Hawaiian Volcano Observatory of Halema‘uma‘u at the summit of Kīlauea 

Strange tale of James Hutton – warning:  may contain metamorphic schists – Hutton loved a laugh

South Africa has fantastic geological prospectivity

500 myo marine sedimentary formation discovered in Sudan

Impact crater field in Wyoming

New insight into formation of the Giant’s Causeway

The next destructive earthquake in the Hikurangi subduction zone of New Zealand frictional-viscous flow at shallow crustal levels

Current & future O&G production and exploration in the Lake Eyre Basin in Australia

The molecular-level processes being crystals, strips and basalt columns

The Moon is slowly distancing from Earth – 3.8 cm per year currently means slower rate of Earth rotation – Milankovitch cycles frequency determines climatic precession cycle

New species of Tardigrades (aka Water Bears or Moss Pigs) living in the glaciers of New Zealand

Great Hurricane of 1780 – winds 320 km/h (199 mph) – 22,000 died across Lesser Antilles – wide-spread destruction on Caribbean Islands

Atmospheric ice-nucleating particles (IPNs) play critical role in cloud formation & precipitation

Computer models trace tectonic plate pathways back a billion years (animations)

Toward understanding impacts of plasma jets on Earth magnetic shield

Two different formation mechanisms yield long-lived warm core rings emanating from the Gulf Stream

Visualizing the largest iron ore producing countries – Australia, then Brazil, then China…

The Caucasus Region is first defined by geology, then population and politics

First (and only) cobalt mine in the US opening in Idaho

USS Gerald R. Ford has now deployed – nuclear powered advanced aircraft carrier has EMALS launch system

Water levels in the Salton Sea steadily declining – created in 1905 by breach of irrigation canal

Delineating major ocean currents & quantifying energy of currents larger than 1,000 km

No surprise – corals pass mutations to their offspring

Toward understanding Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

33rd Anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake

Alternate fossilization pathway for dinosaur soft tissues

Some Megafauna species survived in the highlands of Papua New Guinea until 20,000 years ago

New species of Ordovician horseshoe crab discovered in Canada

Crystal traces in late Oligocene fossil leaves originate from calcium oxalate

Erect-crested penguins reject first egg and then lay a second larger egg

Oceanographic mission to probe geologic history of southern Aegean and Santorini volcano

Submarine volcanic eruption stimulated rapid massive bloom of ocean phytoplankton in Tonga

New weather model more accurately predicts typhoon intensity

NASA S-MODE will deploy new generation of tools to monitor whirlpools, currents & air-sea dynamics in the Pacific Ocean

Geologic kits and sets from National Geographic in time for early Christmas shopping

Interview:  The geology of fracking

Active, dormant and extinct – classifying volcanoes

Stunning remote sensing imagery reveals geology

British Geological Survey publishing new series of high-resolution offshore geological maps

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) reached the North Pole

The deepest spots in the ocean

Contemplating another Little Ice Age

Minerals are the foundation of everyday life

Environmental Science Bulletin Board - 17 October 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Interactive map to learn which Native American lands you are now living on – also languages and relevant treaties

Ignorant "woke" perspective invokes misguided politics & wants Indigenous Peoples Day cancelled - "any civilization that attacked, enslaved, and conquered people...is not worth honoring or celebrating"

Population ever increasing in areas prone to wildfires – now finally raising the right question:  should rebuilding occur?

China began hoarding PPE in August & September – months before outbreak of covid was recognized in December 2019

Government policies have resulted in 8.5% median decline in real wages – most severe in 25 years

In college (i.e., in all levels of education) students should not “get” a grade but should earn them

Some states continue to deploy military to US Southern Border amid ongoing illegal immigration crisis

 

CDC issued health advisory to raise awareness of outbreak of Ebola – case fatality rate around 50%

Coal ash pollution persists for decades in sediments in North Carolina Lakes

Benefit of regular colonoscopies to screen for cancer may be overestimated

California high-speed rail off the tracks due to politics, unrealistic cost estimates, flawed engineering & “too big to fail” attitude – ultimate cost now estimated as high as $105 billion

Giant Saguaro of the Sonoran Desert in SW US – threatened by drought & invasive species

Tale of woe – the first RSV vaccine catastrophically made illness much worse in children

More than 40% of surveyed Americans lied about covid risk & vaccination status during pandemic & ignored draconian “safety precautions”

Covid lockdowns harmed children more than the virus – still seeing higher levels of anxiety & depression than before covid

While some humans continue to fear-monger, the virus is winning the war by mutating – declining death rate decoupled from infection rate beginning in January 2021 – case fatality rates below 2% for almost 80% of countries and at/below 2.5% for 89 % of countries (only 1.1% in the US)

“California’s entire state government…is completely clueless about energy policy” – ‘green bureaucracy’ gets verbal smackdown

How much does it cost to charge an EV? If the grid can supply the electric power

Coalinga, California, running out of water – did little to conserve over many years of drought

Prescribed burns – the good, the bad and the ugly

States consider mileage tax to offset loss of estimated $140B gas tax revenue – add to cost of using EV

Florida Dept of Health analysis showed 84% increase in relative incidence of cardio-related death among males 18-39 years old within 28 days of mRNA vaxx – Twitter blocked sharing then restored the post

Pfizer exec admits to European Parliament that covid-19 vaccine was never tested on ability to prevent human-to-human transmission

Confirmed that 6 endangered wolves found dead in NE Washington were poisoned 

New Zealand proposed plan to tax cow & sheep burps and peeing not being well-received by farmers

OMG!  Self-imposed climate change by microbial life may have ended life on Mars – they did not burn any fossil fuels

115 animals seized in Lassen County, California, during massive neglect investigation

Technological hazard – Stephen Hawking believed technology could also pose major threat to humanity

National Parks of Alberta, Canada, through an Indigenous lens

Global fertility rate may drop below 1.7

Ligers, zorses and pizzlies, oh, my!!

Dominican Republic crackdowns on migrants from Haiti to enforce border policies

Vaxx updates have lost momentum – US government order for 170M booster doses off by more than 90% at cost of $5 billion taxpayer dollars – “experts” say lack of boosters will cause new variants which is counter-intuitive since virus mutates in response to vaccines & boosters – FDA approves booster for kids

Plastic Pollution Prevention & Packaging Producer Responsibility Act in California may not be as good as it sounds – like asking the fox to guard the hen house & provides for exemptions for “unique challenges”

Dredging reopened parts of the Mississippi River to shipping but parts of Ohio River closing due to declining water levels

Visualizing the most surveilled cities – big brother is watching with CCTV – 54% of cameras in China

Visualizing range of EVs vs. gas-powered cars – no contest as median gas car travels twice as far

On the 60th anniversary of the publication of “Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson

Poll finds voters overwhelmingly support chemical regulation & want products from of harmful chemicals

The dangers of skin lightening products that contain mercury

How “green” are biofuels? – impacts on agriculture and land use – plowing up grasslands, clearing trees & draining wetlands

Numerous factors (not always identified) can lead to instability of complex ecosystems

Die-off of amphibians in Costa Rica & Panama leads to malaria spike

Nevada launches interactive “Nevada Trail Finder” for recreational trails across the state

Yakima Basin groundwater (and connected surface water) is being depleted for irrigation – plan to import water via new 10-mile pipeline to divert Yakima River water with fees based on acreage irrigated

Lifetime risk of developing disease is influenced by genetic, demographic, behavioral, physiological and socio-economic factors – question is how to properly assess that risk?

UN admits it might give science a more prominent role in forming global policymaking – that assumes that a one-size-fits-all global policy approach is a good thing

Explosions and fires at hazardous materials recycling business in Fernley, Nevada

The Left made a unilateral decision to shut down all opposition/skepticism about “climate change” by pronouncing the debate was over since mythical “scientific consensus” has been reached - another step toward totalitarianism – scientific inquiry means questioning and challenging conventional wisdom

Perspective:  Civilization is fragile beneath a thin veneer – our social environment is under attack by regressive progressivism

Hawaii DOT testing asphalt mix with recycled plastic polymer in pilot project

Initiative in Rio Grande basin in New Mexico USFS plans to fight fire with more fires – will past mistakes be repeated?

Perspective:  Los Angeles, California, is running out of time to solve its water crisis

Presumptive model suggests more than 57,000 sites across the US are contaminated with PFAS forever chemicals – “a large underestimation”

USDA releases proposed regulatory framework to reduce salmonella infections linked to poultry products – will hold virtual public meeting & seek public input

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 17 October 2022 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Population ever increasing in coastal hazard zone – now finally raising the right question:  should rebuilding occur after devastating hurricanes?

Mahi mahi dwindling in the Florida Keys – thick monofilament lines used to target them en masse – some lines as long as 11 miles with 70 longline vessels currently targeting mahi mahi

5 California Native American tribes will use traditional knowledge to protect 200+ miles of coastal land significant to their history - $3.6M in state funds to support continued efforts

Warning issued – at least 3 live Simulator Hand Grenades washed up on central Oregon coast

California Geological Survey updates tsunami maps for 5 San Francisco Bay area counties

Tsunami hazard map for Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada

Kerch Bridge explosion – road & railroad sections between Crimea and Tuzla Island – single beam linked multiple spans of bridge

Why Venice was built on water & what it takes to maintain its “float”

Legal framework established for resolving safety issues in design of New Harbor Bridge Project in Corpus Christi, Texas

Doing the Biden math?  Average offshore oil leasing costs $47 per acre versus $6,000 for wind so report suggests wind is better b/c generates more energy & tax revenue

Alaska cancels season for Bristol Bay king crab and for smaller snow crabs – species abundance declining

Chesapeake Bay will once again (third time) miss self-imposed cleanup deadline

Significant rates of subsidence in Houston, Texas, suburbs

1,373-km HV submarine cable will link 9.5 FW of solar & wind power in Egypt to Attica region of Greece

Speculating on the future of Cape Cod – erosion, sea level fluctuation, and beach properties

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, USGS is retrieving more than 250 water level sensors that measured storm surge and wave heights along Gulf & Atlantic coasts

Septic system waste may seep into coastal homes if sea level rises/land subsides in North Carolina

"It’s not that we don’t trust you to do your job right, we just need proof." - @ass_deans

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Monday, 13 February 2023

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 13 February 2023

From @AWRAHQ: WEBINAR: 'Desalination of the Caspian Sea: A Potential Policy Framework', Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 1-2 PM EST (US). Speakers: Jahan Taganova, Independent Researcher & Nathan Hutson. U. of North Texas. tinyurl.com/nfk9hyj8

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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 13 February 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Mount Washington in New Hampshire reached coldest temperature since 1885 – minus 46 with wind speeds close to 135 mph resulted in minus 108-degree wind chill

KGS report on landslides & debris flows associated with July 2022 flooding in Eastern Kentucky

7.5M aftershock caught on camera following M7.8 event in Turkey – strike-slip faulting near Triple Junction – satellite imagery of impacts – aftershocks along fault zone

Is it true that earthquakes cannot be predicted?  Only if you say “sooner or later there will be a big event”

California will inevitably be subjected to The Big One – how prepared is Bay area?

Israel needs to prepare for moderate or major earthquake “in our lifetime”

Earthquakes in Western New York are rare

Glen Canyon being exposed once again as Lake Powell declines – “America’s lost national park”

Marking the anniversary of Charles Dawin sailing aboard the HMS Beagle on 20 February 1935

Geology of the Owyhee Canyonlands of eastern Oregon

Jupiter Mines Tshipi Borwa open-pit manganese mine in Kalahari field in Northern Cape of South Africa

USGS records $3.6B increase in nonfuel mineral production in 2020 to total of $98.2B

Updated mineral resource estimate for Cerro Caliche Gold Project

Fossil record shows nature coped with toxic metals from hot spring in what is now Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Tracking an accelerating landslide in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rockslide that closed SR208 is slowly being cleared in Lyon County, Nevada (video)

Birds evolved and thrived while other dinosaurs became extinct

Using radiocarbon in paleoceanography

Fiery mud volcano erupts in Wandan Township in southern Taiwan

Examining asteroid impact simulation in slow motion – analyzing lamellar structures

US DOE will finance $700M to developer of Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada conditional on obtaining all permits – Native Americans oppose project that would impact sacred lands & endangered species

Deadly landslides triggered in southern Peru

New molten layer discovered in the asthenosphere

Understanding how penguins “fly” through the water

8 earthquakes that have historically hit Malta since 1693

Comparing end-Triassic extinction event to modern conditions

Relationships among climate, erosion and the global sand budget, including Cenozoic deep-sea sand deposits

80 myo fossil plant was ancestor to coffee, tomatoes, potatoes and mint

Brightness of Southern Ocean clouds links back to phytoplankton productivity

“Minecraft-inspired” geology game consists of box of rocks & bilingual clue cards

Contributions of Thomas Benton Brooks (1836-1900) – geologist, prospector, mining & civil engineer

WHOI webinar on 22 February 2023:  Hydrothermal Vents! Exploring hot springs on the deep seafloor

California could face back-to-back mega-earthquakes along southern & northern sections of San Andreas

Book Review:  “We are all whalers” - The plight of whales

Predicting differences in temperature between the land and the sea

Chucarosaurus diripienda – newly identified late Cretaceous titanosaurian from Argentina

Geology explains North Country earthquakes – Western Quebec Seismic Zone & Southern Lakes Seismic Zone

https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/47330/20230210/slu-professor-explains-the-geology-behind-the-north-country-s-earthquakes

"The rich get richer. The poor offer Gen Ed service classes." -
@ass_deans

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Monday, 06 February 2023

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 6 February 2023

Grad students! From @NSF - Pathways Program - @UNM and @WSUPullman! 

Welcome to Partnerships Along the Headwaters of the Americas for Young Scientists (Pathways) Program! As part of the National Science Foundation’s International Research Experience for Students, Washington State University and the University of New Mexico are hosting the Pathways program. We will be seeking MS and PhD students to conduct research as part of the Transect of the Americas in Central and South America (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, or Peru). A pre-application is due March 15, 2023. If you are invited to apply after the pre-application, the full application deadline will be due in July, 2023. Click here to start the pre-application.

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Geoscience Bulletin Board - 6 February 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow – 6 more weeks of winter! But sadly, in eastern Quebec, “Fred la marmotte” passed away

Exploring the link between geology & culture

USGS seeking public comment on helium supply risk – not on 2022 final list of critical minerals

Legacy uranium mill groundwater contaminant plume with Little Wind River in Wyoming

Effort to make 87Rb & 87Sr geochronology more cost accessible

Rock weathering occurs on geologic time scales – not the pace of human produced emissions

The impacts of Santa Ana winds

Highlighting 5 impact craters on Earth – Arizona, Mexico, South Africa, Australia & Germany

Gaming-based virtual field trips – whatever happened to real field geology?

Exploration update for Kabanga Jirani Nickel Project

Alert level raised around Lascar volcano in northern Chile – increased seismicity suggests possible eruption

Understanding rate-limiting factors for weathering of major rock types

Adding biogeochemistry & fisheries to models to forecast oceanic upwelling

Sequence of volcanic events for Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption of January 2022

Possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023

Explaining the strength amplification of seismic shaking in the Nenana Basin in Central Alaska

US EPA vetoed proposed Pebble copper & gold mine in SW Alaska to protect Bristol Bay & salmon fishery

Update:  Millennium Tower in San Francisco, California – hoping this time is the charm

India proposes stronger legislation to protect geological sites and fossils - infringing on science?

$60M infusion of ash to fund de-extinction of the woolly mammoth – still tweaking DNA

2nd session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2)  to begin in Paris in May 2023 to develop internationally legally binding instrument on full life cycle of plastic – will include marine pollution

On 40th anniversary UNCLOS and 50th anniversary of MARPOL – addressing vessel-source marine pollution

Desert Varnish on the geologic landscapes of Valencia County, California

Tucson, Arizona, Gem Show is considered the gemstone capital of the world

Paper:  Large-scale geological structures of the Egyptian Nubian Shield

Understanding relationships among glaciers, sea level temperatures & precipitation in Uganda

This was not a fossil but the remnants of a very recent beehive

Thoughts on Darwin and the Origin of the Species

Teaching The Rock Cycle – using eggshell geodes!

Perspective:  Geothermal energy once again “gaining traction”

Broad zones of disseminated nickel-copper sulfides identified outside existing high-grade platinum group elements (PGE) reef system at Panton Project in Australia

Portland, Oregon, again postpones Willamette River Crossing project to respond to future Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake - $38M spent so far – final estimated budget not announced

Massive ash clouds from major volcanic eruptions caused cooler weather intervals noted in old records

Reconstructing the history of massive lava flows by combining field observations with thermal modeling

Visualizing global fossil fuel production

New phylogenetic family tree for evolution of paleognath birds

Subsidence area in Joshimath is 15 km upstream of Tapovan-Vishnugad hydropower project

Deepest land trench lies beneath the Denman Glacier in Antarctica

Highly concentrated gold deposits discovered along Pliver River in NW Bosnia-Herzegovina

Simulation of Chicxulub mega-tsunami 66 myo (animation)

Frost quakes (cryoseisms) in the forecast for the Northeast and New England

Environmental Science Bulletin Board - 6 February 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

The hypocrisy of preaching environmentalism while using emissions-spewing private jets

Massive governmental spending (i.e., subsidies) does not equate with “clean energy” success

Siemens Gamesa, massive “green energy” company, reports nearly $1B in losses from Oct-Dec – wants even more massive government subsidies – déjà vu:  Solyndra all over again

CDC reports less than 50% effectiveness from latest vaxx booster

Big surprise:  Covid drug inducing new virus mutations – akin to antibiotic resistance

Big Pharma has already made $billions – but now quadrupling price of vaxx which offers questionable protection but notes “weaker demand” –“obscene covid profits”

Looking for true origin & gain-of-function research, abuse, fraud, over-reach, draconian measures, coercion… during the pandemic – lots to find – good luck getting to the truth

FDA removes positive test requirement for Rx for Paxlovid and Lagevrio antivirals

Use of anti-depressants (e.g., Zoloft & Prozac & Lexapro) linked to increasing antibiotic resistance in E. coli

Massive metastudy shows masks don’t stop spread of covid – don’t hold your breath waiting for an apology

Western bumble bee is a very effective pollinator but is imperiled by pesticides – 57% species decline

It was not the “science” but politicized policy that needs to admit it was very wrong about covid

Rez dogs may pose threat

US Department of Interior issues 20-year moratorium on mining in Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Twenty-nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (TPBMI) will co-manage Joshua Tree National Park

Fort Mojave Indian Tribe pushes for protection for the Colorado River – “a living spirit”

Duke Energy 120-MV Jackpot Solar project in Twin Falls County, Idaho, now operational – how ugly is it?

US Army COE has massive backlog of projects but can produce a “free” cat calendar

Voyageurs National Park Wolf Project in Minnesota – what do wolves do during the summer?

Contemplating removal of Glen Canyon Dam & future of Lake Powell on the Colorado River

Will Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park finally be designated a National Park in the State of Georgia? – potentially one of 11 additional NPS sites

The “end” of the pandemic?  An end to vaxxing, fraud, and some socialist programs

Mexico proposed ban on import of genetically modified corn to be effective 2024

“Super meth” made and illegally transported to the US is causing uptick in overdose deaths

EzriCare Artificial Tears eyedrops linked to antibiotic resistant eye infections in at least 11 States – one death & 3 with permanent vision loss – other infections

Tentative agreement negotiated on water usage from drought-stricken Colorado River – not California

Lots of hype about CO2, but emissions of potent sulfur hexafluoride are 56% higher than EPA estimates

ASCE to address construction standards for solar photovoltaic industry

Ugly 700-acre $140M Cutlass Solar Farm Project competed in Fort Bend, Texas – to power only 20,000 homes

Biden administration expected to approve oil drilling permits for Willow Project for 5 sites in Alaska

Smuggling of illegal aliens and illicit drugs is big business at the US-Mexico Border

Bald eagles suffering lead poisoning from ingesting lead bullets in scavenged carcasses & entrails left behind by hunters

Policy banning low-cost appliances and policy on gas stoves and electric cooking equipment is waffling in the wind – not an outright ban, yet

Cost of Coastal GasLink project now escalating to $10.89B to complete 416-mile pipeline to LNB export terminal in British Columbia

Still waiting for salmon to return to coastal rivers after California storms flushed and scoured riverbeds

Visitor center tunnel opens at former Niagara River falls power station – reveals long history

The value of abandoned shipping containers

“Wyoming has no desire to establish infrastructure that will likely fail” – will not build EV charging stations as part of national charging network

GPS tracking of desert bighorn sheep reveals optimal locations for wildlife crossings

Messing around with forces beyond their ability to grasp – genetically engineered alligator-catfish spawned in lab

Maryland commits to hiring more people at MDE to address backlog of expired pollution control permits

Visualizing per capita consumption in the US of fuel and materials

Recognizing the many benefits of cinnamon:  unique flavor, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-cancer properties, and boosts immune system

Ephemeral wetlands, even small isolated ones, are pollution-catchers

Study finds 246% increase in number of homes & structures destroyed by US wildfires – human fingerprints all over the cause – 76% over two decades caused by human-related ignitions

Diverting Mississippi River water to drought-impacted West while technically feasible is cost-prohibitive and politically not realistic – then consider the massive environmental ramifications

1.5-degree goal to combat “man-made global warming” is not plausible – need to change social behaviors

Need to better understand impacts of light pollution on migrating animals

“Not Deer” in Appalachia are intelligent shape shifters – sometimes they do the hunting

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plans to add more solar power

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/feb/02/tva-turns-to-the-sun-for-more-power-tfp/

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford 

Stream discharge & salinity in St Johns River channel in Jacksonville, Florida – deepened to accommodate shipping in Jacksonville Harbor

Ciba-Geigy Chemical Corp flushed toxic chemical into Toms River & Atlantic Ocean – cancer cluster

Marking 323 years since last major earthquake & tsunami along the Oregon Coast

US DOT announced $384.4M federal grant funding for expanding & improving US Ferry System

Predicting dramatic growth in LNG export capacity – why export when US fuel supplies are not adequate?

Mass die-off of crabs across Teesside and North Yorkshire, England – raises concerns about dredging

Call for “immediate moratorium” on offshore wind energy development to assess impacts on endangered & threatened whales

Sites of conservation interest identified in support of expansion of protected marine & coastal areas in Libya

Florida DEP will begin accepting applications for Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program

Rapid evolution of Chesapeake Bay wetland plants

Artificial lights in coastal megacities in Japan outshine the moon most of the year & put marine species at risk

New Jersey beach town that “fixed” eroding dunes can proceed with lawsuit to recover $21M

Louisiana coastal authority secures $2B for 2-mile-long Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion from Mississippi River to Plaquemines Parish

US F&WS awards nearly $19M for coastal wetlands for wildlife, coastal communities & recreation in 8 States

PiNC (Plumes in Nearshore Conditions) to use non-toxic pink dye & instrumentation to study coastal zone interaction at Torrey Pines State Beach in California

More dumb human activities:  TikToker dies after falling off coastal cliff in Puerto Rico while shooting videos

Aquidneck Land Trust4.91-acre coastal conservation property includes salt marsh & scrub-shrub habitat

US Army COE proposal includes construction of 12 seawall barriers to “protect” NYC

Update:  Harbor Bridge at Corpus Christi, Texas

Saltwater intrusion in San Franciso Bay area potentially threatens levees & seawalls

"Let us permit nature to have her way. She understands her business better than we do."- Michel de Montaigne 

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Monday, 30 January 2023

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 30 January 2023

Grad students! From @NSF - Pathways Program - @UNM and @WSUPullman! 

Welcome to Partnerships Along the Headwaters of the Americas for Young Scientists (Pathways) Program! As part of the National Science Foundation’s International Research Experience for Students, Washington State University and the University of New Mexico are hosting the Pathways program. We will be seeking MS and PhD students to conduct research as part of the Transect of the Americas in Central and South America (Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, or Peru). A pre-application is due March 15, 2023. If you are invited to apply after the pre-application, the full application deadline will be due in July, 2023. Click here to start the pre-application.

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Geoscience Bulletin Board - 30 January 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Preview of Punxsutawney Phil’s forecast

Is the core of the Earth spin changing direction? – multi-decadal periodicity?

NOAA says 82% chance that La Niña will fade to ENSO Neutral by springtime

Federal Government tags $400M to seismically retrofit Golden Gate Bridge – final cost if finished on schedule?

Confirming a meteorite find

Honoring memory of Jesse Earl Hyde – contributed to geology of Hocking Hills & Black Hand Sandstone

The Eye of the Sahara

7 geologic formations in Eastern Montana

Drought remains when considering groundwater resources in Sonoma Valley, California

Learning about Cumberlandite – known for its magnetic properties

The age of Earth

Newberry volcano in Oregon designated as “very high threat”

Kolumbo volcano near Santorini is only temporarily dormant but has magma rising

Majuba Hill Copper drilled longest intercept of copper mineralization at Nevada porphyry project

The geology of the Iron Range in Minnesota

Fatality in underground accident at Nevada Gold Mines in Elko

Sand – ubiquitous and used for just about everything – a strategic resource

Fate of carbon on the seafloor

Visualizing the new era of gold mining

Late Cretaceous theropod diversity in Magalianes-Austral Basin in Patagonia

Balaenognathus maeuseri - Jurassic filter-feeding Pterosaur had more than 480 teeth

Formation of the Bering Land Bridge during last Ice Age

Separation of Fiji & Vanuatu tied to Samoan Sea Mounts

315 myo calamites stem fossil found in coal mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia

Wyoming State Geological Survey publishes 1:24000 geologic map of Phantom Lake Quadrangle

Malefica deckerti – Late Cretaceous duck-billed hadrosaurid discovered in Texas

OnDemand topographic maps officially join USGS National Map Offerings

Ice-entombed dead black mosses reveal 3 distinct phases of glacial advance in northern Antarctica Peninsula over past 1,500-year interval

Toward improved understanding of the Latest Permian Mass Extinction (LPME) event based on distribution of volcanogenic mercury

Mississippi Opal may become the official state gemstone

Geology of San Lorenzo Canyon in Socorro County, New Mexico

Massive Marysvale gravity slide complex in Utah

Volcanic tsunamis

Is this oarfish a precursor to a major earthquake?

Earthquake Origin Myths

Iceberg Cowboys wrangle purest water on Earth

Environmental Science Bulletin Board - 30 January 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

The West will remain in the throes of the 23-year megadrought – California water demand will increase

Greece expanding Border Wall to prevent illegal immigration and traffickers – wants EU support

FDA list of DO NOT USE hand sanitizers now numbers 378 – most made in Mexico & some in China & US

Recurring storms caused flooding & landslides in California – how much money will State demand from Federal government to “fix” things since they were not properly prepared?

Despite drought & declining Colorado River water & reservoirs – Southern Nevada Water Authority approved $70M for projects with about half going to pipelines to bolster economic development in North Las Vegas

CDC still looking at potential stroke risk from Pfizer bi-valent vaxx especially for older adults

WHO concerned about 300+ deaths in children from toxic chemical contaminants in OTC cough syrups

FDA contemplating asking folks to get vaxxed every year – twice a year for some

US military to investigate link between nuclear missile solo work and cases of blood cancer

Wasteful California Rail Projects – estimated $45 Billion

AstraZeneca Evusheld antibody therapy for covid no longer authorized in the US

Louisiana expects to lose $564M in gas tax revenues due to EVs with $15B backlog in road & bridge projects

Giant wind turbines are falling over

Twin Pines Minerals moving forward with plan to operate just outside Okefenokee Swamp & protected wildlife refuge – Georgia EPD released draft plan since US Army COE relinquished oversight – seeking public comment

Final 1.3-mile leg to get Caltrain to downtown San Francisco cost now estimated at $6.7 Billion

The good news is:  Plant-based (fake) meat sales fell significantly in 2022 – have you ever tried to eat that stuff?

US Army COE has been dredging Mississippi River 24/7 for 6 months – did not solve the drought crisis

Plans to build largest renewable hydrogen production facility in drought-stricken California –

E-bikes cause fatal fires – solution?  Build a fireproof storage room – what about fixing the e-bikes?

Dolphins are returning to Bronx River – former “open sewer”

Road & logging restrictions reinstated in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska

FDA proposes new targets to limit lead in baby food to reduce exposure to lead by children

Fate & transport of pharmaceutical drugs after they exit your body – contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) – pharmaceutical pollution

Oregon legislation would ban sale of kangaroo parts – k-leather

Ohio bans sale of Callery Pear Trees

Sources of winter smog in Utah – industrial halogen emissions in Great Salt Lake Basin – temperature inversions

Experimental HIV vaccine fails in late clinical trial – mosaic immunogens were not effective

BLM increased reward of $25,000 for info on shooting deaths of 5 wild horses in Jake’s Valley in Nov 2021

The power grid is woefully inadequate even if all those wind & solar projects are built

El Paso, Texas, cannot cope with the escalating influx of illegals, but is planning a Downtown Deck Plaza – 2,300 feet in length at an as yet undisclosed estimated cost though already spent $1M for design study

Mexican gray wolf “Ashe” captured in New Mexico to be shipped to Mexico to allow wild breeding

Incorporating Indigenous knowledge into modern agriculture

Texas Railroad Commission issues permits for Paxton project in Piney Woods O&G waste disposal site

California receives $29.4M for winter storm damage from US DOT – just a “down payment”

California is not prepared for a potential mega-flood

Proposed rail line connecting Hartford, Connecticut, and Boston, Massachusetts estimated to cost $135M

Cause of January 2022 collapse of Fern Hollow Bridge near Pittsburgh has not yet been determined

Fear-mongering!!! – predicting catastrophic mutating cyber event in 2 years (i.e., 2025) – like Y2K all over again

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 30 January 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

US COAST Guard seizes illegal red snapper catch from Mexican fisherman near South Padre Island, Texas

US Coast Guard outlines how to spot & report retaliation

Woman survives huge wave on North Shore of Oahu by clinging to a hammock

Central California Coast elephant seal population doing well despite being hard hit by coastal storm

US Coast Guard finds “rustic” raft abandoned by illegal migrants

Sinkhole opening up at Cape Kiwanda in Oregon

US Coast Guard phased out legacy CGPortal intranet sites

US Coast Guard airlifts possible stroke victim from Royal Caribbean cruise ship near Galveston, Texas

US Coast Guard reports monitoring Russian “spy” ship off the coast of Hawaiian Islands

OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker pings 12-foot great white shark off the coast of Florida

At least $22.4 Billion in infrastructure demanded to meet 30 GW offshore wind goal by 2030 – not realistic

Visualizing the costs of shipping

Ongoing battle against flooding in Venice, Italy

PFAS forever chemicals used in toxic toilet paper have been found in pod of orcas in British Columbia

Should radioactive water stored at Fukushima be released to the marine exclusion zone?

Herbert Hoover Dike Project around Lake Okeechobee declared complete after 18 years & cost of $1.5 billion

NOAA announced petition against crabbing in Alaskan coastal waters has failed – critical habitat

Another new scheme to respond to coastal erosion

Biggest marine plastic spill (record 1,680 metric tons of plastic pellets) on coast of Sri Lanka

Port of Long Beach plans 400-acre offshore wind turbine assembly terminal

"Million long for immortality who don't know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon." - Susan Ertz 

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Monday, 23 January 2023

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 23 January 2023

Screen Shot 2023-01-22 at 4.22.33 PMMy Ten Cents: Remembering Groundwater Giant John D. Bredehoeft bit.ly/3ZQCaKp #groundwater

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Geoscience Bulletin Board - 23 January 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Significant instability” of Pacific Coast Highway in California – rockslides reported and potential for more

Recognizing complex interaction of factors affects rate of melting of West Antarctic Ice Sheet

Canada nearing decision on selecting site for spent nuclear fuel waste – sometime in next 2 years? – stockpile of 3.1M spent nuclear fuel bundles so far

Czech Republic updating plans for deep geological repositor for nuclear waste

Application filed for license of or the planned Centre Industriel de Stockage Géologique (Cigéo) deep geological disposal facility for high-level radioactive waste.

Capturing geologic and regional history of Jordan in sand art

Torvants – “living rocks” of Romania appear to grow, move and spawn others

New geological model for Empire Mine copper-gold-iron mineralization

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

A plethora of mudslides in California

Distinguishing between sinkholes and caverns due to engineering failures in San Mateo County, California

Geological processes revealed by “superdeep” diamonds

M7.0 Earthquake in eastern Indonesia

Plate tectonics in the 21st century

Rare fossilized feathers revealed in Cretaceous hot spot

Broad mineralized lithium claystone system defined at Clayton Ridge Property in Esmeralda County, Nevada

Human-generated noise disrupts dolphin communication & social behaviors

Tracking ocean waves caused by extratropical cyclones

Southeastern Alps thrust region is still seismically active

Visualizing 25 years of lithium production by country – need 6-fold increase for future demand

Retrospective on the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcanic eruption of January 2022 – multiple magma sources

Airbourne dust from Namibian Coast found in Southern Ocean & peripheral East Antarctic Plateau

Ocean Anoxic Event 2 (OAE2) recorded in preserved planktonic microfossils

Paper:  https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00641-0

Environmental Science Bulletin Board - 23 January 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Wyoming introduces legislation to ban sales of EVs by 2035

Want to catch the XBB.1.5 variant – get vaxxed

Flawed “methodology & key conclusions” in two studies the formed basis of modern pediatric trans medicine – “a penchant for exaggerating what is known…while downplaying serious health risks & uncertainties”

Plan to restore a 1905 flooded region known as Salton Sea when irrigation canal was breached – conditions exacerbated by bad irrigation practices - $250M to start – human error caused the Sea to form so why does it now need to be “saved” from collapse?

Keys to soil Taxonomy 13th Edition

NRCS requesting public comment on proposed changes to Technical Note 430-SS-2 “Soil Color Contrast’

Fearmongering yet again – conflating contagious with virulence – still pushing vaxx

Al Gore goes on another “unhinged” rant on mythical dangers of man-made global warming

US BLM issued trespassing notice to Ioneer Rhyolite Ridge of unauthorized use of Tiehm’s Buckwheat habitat

IPCC climate models grossly exaggerate “man-made global warming” – enforcing Net Zero Emissions will lead to tragic consequences

Arizona governor promises to revise Groundwater Management Act as development plans to exceed resources – demand will exceed resource by 4.4M acre-feet of water over the century

Cyber threat to energy substations and attacks may prompt new energy security rules – like government rules will solve the problem as FERC & power sector collaborate on disclosing components of grid software

Ohio & other states look for money sources to replace lost gas tax - $600M shortfall in Washington State

Laser-induced filaments may provide means to “steer” lightning bolts

Oil & Gas drilling rigs by the numbers

Human activity and only slight increase in rainfall causing lakes in African Rift in Kenya to rise – “there is little that humans can do to intervene” and reduce risks to local populations who built in floodplain

Coastal GasLink 490 km pipeline marks 80% completion

“Advanced” technologies of pyrolysis and gasification for plastics are costly & damaging to the environment – plastic was never designed to be recycled

Measuring airborne mercury

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 23 January 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Impact of high surf on beaches (video)

Not all models for forecasting coast storm wave heights are equal

Pilot Eco Wave onshore wave energy technology unveiled

$34.4B Texas Coastal Barrier funding & $1B widening of Houston Ship Channel dependent on federal funding

NOAA awards $20.5M for coordinated management of ocean & coastal resources

Reconciling coastal protection & water management

The costs of coastal development in North Carolina – not always beneficial

The Undercliff Walk from Brighton Marina to Saltdean has been temporarily closed – falling chalk blocks

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-64308164

Using fire as part of $8M Ocean Ranch enhancement project on Eel River Wildlife Area

Residents fear “hideous” and expensive ($5B) seawalls will block waterfront views in Miami, Florida

Marsh bothering to reconstruct past sea levels

 

"It's not that we have a short time to live but that we waste a lot of it."- Seneca

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Monday, 16 January 2023

Elaine J. Hanford's Bulletin Boards: 1) Geoscience; 2) Environmental Science; 3) Coastal Zone Management - 16 January 2023

FREE to ALL!  WEBINAR: John Matthews! 'Calibrating Water Solutions to Climate Challenges: A Water Resilience Revolution' 18 January 1 - 2 PM ET. Registration required (free!) tinyurl.com/yhwwspje

John Matthews,  Executive Director
Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA)

Screen Shot 2023-01-06 at 8.27.26 PMFollowing a USGS postdoc, John started and led WWF’s freshwater climate adaptation program in 2007 before co-founding the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) in 2010, where he remains the Executive Director. He has led the development of a variety of new climate risk methodologies that have been used in dozens of countries, prepared green bond criteria that have certified more than 15 billion USD in water resilience investments across six continents, and advised well over 100 countries on their national climate commitments. Current work includes developing a new generation of resilience indicators, leading the development and implementation of a national climate planning tool, working with businesses to incorporate resilience within operations, heading a program to engage macroeconomic planners and central bankers to blend resilience with traditional economic evaluation approaches, and contributing to large-scale technical climate risk assessments.

If the time is inconvenient, register so you can get a video of his presentation and PDF of his slides about 10 days after the presentation. But you must register!  

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No global warming for more than 8 years based on latest satellite data

M7.6 Earthquake in Banda Sea – triggers tsunami warning

Reconstructed loss of molybdenum during Early Jurassic Toarcian ocean anoxic event

Using AI to monitor changes in Thwaites Glacier

Monitoring changes in the “Ozone Hole” – “prolonged cold weather and strong winds” are major contributors to the size of the polar ozone holes so the “hole” will never go away but may recover to pre-1980 levels

Subsidence cracks recognized for years by geologists but no action taken to stabilize slope – evacuation recommended of villages in India – no relocation or rehabilitation so far

Kilauea eruptions provide spectacular sights

North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences to reinforce floor & building addition to house “Dueling Dinosaurs”

California hospitals struggling to meet seismic safety deadline – it’s been more than 50 years since Sylmar EQ damaged Olive View Hospital

Zane Grey and ribbons of geologic color near Payson, Arizona

Speculation that skeletal remains found in the desert near Buckeye, Arizona, may be geologist Daniel Robinson who disappeared in the area in 2021

Arizona has many mines reflecting diverse geology & mineralogy

Graphite-bearing areas identified in Ruby Graphite Project in Beaverhead County, Montana

First complete map of the groundwater basins that span the US-Mexico border demarcates 72 shared aquifers

Remote cameras provide real-time views of eruptions on Mauna Loa & Kilauea

USGS continuing to measure record-high streamflows in California

Geology of the Klamath Mountains

Not gold but “fool’s gold” discovered on property at Chester Castle, Hanover, in Jamaica

“Iffyosaur” - specimen in Reutlingen Natural History Museum in southern Germany is not really an ichthyosaur

Complex ridges and valleys of the Zagros Mountains in southern Iran

Racing sand dunes in Namibia – time lapse imagery

A false Christmas Story on Yellowstone

Movement of massive “Arizona Slide” crumbles Highway 101 in Oregon – road surface dropped up to 12 feet

Major rockslide closes State Route 208 in Yerington, Nevada

Contemplating ocean alkalinity enhancement as a scheme for potential CO2 removal – forgetting that the ocean is already part of the global Carbon Cycle – a “climate solution” is not needed as there is no climate crisis

Congressional delegation from Maine put language in federal budget to delay regulations for 6 years to protect critically endangered whales – Government has ruled that whales continue to be protected under ESA

Behavior of minerals deep in the Eart under temperature & pressure conditions in the mantle

Claiming 2022 as warmest year on record – just remember that record only extends to 1880 so it is just a “blip” in geological history when the Earth was both much warmer and/or much colder

Seasonal temperature variations in West Antarctica during the Holocene based on ice cores – validates Milankovitch cycles

What “aftershock faults” mean for seismic hazard assessment

Overview of the source, fate & transport of arsenic in Yellowstone hydrothermal system

Possible explanation for increased storm activity in the Southern Hemisphere

Environmental Science Bulletin Board - 16 January 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Cows in West Virginia prompted awareness of health dangers of PFAS forever chemicals – waste from Dupont Teflon factory contaminated nearby stream & poisoned cows that drank from it

Modern claims about gender identity conflict with biological science

Temporary white-washing of illegal immigrant crisis in El Paso, Texas

Perspective:  Our society & culture has been undermined – The coup we never knew

No global warming for more than 8 years based on latest satellite data

Potentially curbing EVs to save the power grid – an example from Switzerland

Terrorist attack disables solar power plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada

US DOE rejects first batch of bids to replenish Strategic Petroleum Reserve – SPR lowest since 1984

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) include syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea – with steep rise in cases worldwide – WHO estimates 1M new cases of sexually transmitted disease every day – Mycoplasma genitalium (Mgen) is newest concern & is not part of typical STI testing – Mgen may facilitate other STIs – multi-antibiotic resistance increasing in almost all STIs

Elk 1 versus dumb humans 0

Cheyenne & Arapaho leaders seek to have massacre site in Oklahoma renamed – currently Washita Battlefield National Historic Site

Continuing to conflate contagious with virulence – XBB.1.5 is likely more resistant to vaxx

Study suggests inland port could be successful in Bristol-Wytheville region in western Virginia

RSV – just a scary name for one of a number of viruses that cause croup in young children – fearmongering

North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to offer turkey hunting webinars

New strategies to attempt to control insects – apply volatile repellents to surfaces & blocking humidity sensors

Smallpox has plagued humans since ancient times more than 3,800 years ago

Book Review: “Speciesism in Biology & Culture – How human exceptionalism is pushing planetary boundaries”

Monitoring changes in the “Ozone Hole” – “prolonged cold weather and strong winds” are major contributors to the size of the polar ozone holes so the “hole” will never go away but may recover to pre-1980 levels

EU considering revising environmental emissions of pharmaceutical in global manufacturing supply chains

US EPA has proposed new standards for PM2.5 air pollution

Romancing the River – Quo Vadimus 2

Subsidies will encourage production of “green hydrogen” in Texas will consume vast amounts of energy produced from wind & solar power generation & electrolyzer capacity to break down water – and they call that a “green” process but sure sounds like greenwashing

Jet engine lubrication oils are major source of ultrafine (nanometer-sized) particulates

Moderna & Pfizer proposed $400 price hikes on vaxx are “pure and deadly greed” after taking in $billions

Lots of precipitation in the Sierras but snowpack is only about 76% of average annual total

NOAA tabulates 18 major storms with more than $165B damages – still blaming “human-caused global warming” rather than acknowledging that humans building more in areas prone to natural disasters

London, England, is most traffic congested city in the world for 2nd year in a row

Interactive GEM mapping too; to identify potential sites for “clean energy” projects

Humans divert 74% of water from Great Salt Lake – GSL on verge of collapse – arsenic-laced dust poses health risks

Diverting $billions of covid-relief funds – potential for more misuse and abuse (fraud)

Increased weight and "unintended consequences" pose safety concerns from EVs

Instituting a "nanny state" - government dictating what we can and cannot do in the name of "climate friendly" incentives to "protect" us

Results of 2013 Pilot Program revealed pesticide residues up to 90 times permitted maximum levels on Australian fruits & vegetables has finally been released

Book Review:  The Blessings of Disaster: Lessons that Catastrophes Teach Us & Why our Future Depends on it - do humans really learn lessons? - "human nature...cannot be changed at all"

UN warns that large dams could lose quarter of capacity by 2050 due to sediment accumulation

Paxlovid rebound “doesn’t mean person was resistant…nor does it mean they were reinfected” – virus is much less virulent even though it is more contagious”

Ecotourism touted as a good thin for Kakum National Park and Bobiri Forest and Butterfly Sanctuary in Ghana

Taxpayers paying the costs for the current open-border policies – add $$ to personal risks

US EPA steps back from proposal to designate Permian Basin as ozone nonattainment – EPA “to focus on non-discretionary actions”

MOU signed to design & construct south Tulsa-Jenks low-water dam on Arkansas River

New York State Parks begins construction on $1.7M project to restore portion of the original Erie Canal at Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site

“Electrifying everything” cannot happen without a significant increase in the number of qualified electricians

The art of agriculture

Six worst floods in the history of Sacramento, California

CCD & FDA flag possible link between vaxx and elevated risk of strokes in elderly but still recommending shots – other risks still exist

Lawsuit filed against BLM for violating environmental laws with planned drilling in Black Rock National Conservation Area

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/burning-man-accuses-bureau-of-land-management-of-breaking-environmental-laws-in-lawsuit/ar-AA16hfeH

Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board - 16 January 2023 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Gas export terminals pose health & environmental risks to US Gulf Coast residents

Draft coastal master plan for Louisiana promises $11B in hurricane-damage savings – will structural solutions work this time?

Threatened coastal habitats face management challenges – will innovative governance & more $$ help?

Elected officials & 3 water agencies file lawsuit against California Coastal Commission over permitting of desalination project that is “sprawling, expensive and unnecessary”

British Columbia, Canada, seeking public comment on development of coastal marine strategy

US Coast Guard seeking to determine source of large oil slick in waters off Santa Barbara County

Parasites – a critical link in the marine food web – have significantly declined in Puget Sound

Boknafjord Tunnel contractors selected – 8.6 km tunnel with two tubes & 125 m roadway - $900M cost

EAC 4th Report calls for more focus on tidal power & onshore wind in “net-zero” strategy

https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/call-for-more-focus-on-tidal-power-and-onshore-wind-in-upcoming-net-zero-strategy-09-01-2023/?tkn=1

Why you should not play golf along the coast at Pebble Beach during atmospheric river storm

Geology and other features of the Dorset coastline

City of Folly Beach, South Carolina, using new marsh-front data to update 2023 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan

St Augustine, Florida, searching for coastal storm flooding "solutions"

Planning future projects at Port St. Pete, Florida

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." - John F. Kennedy

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