Geosciences Bulletin Board 25 July 2016 - Compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

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Geosciences Bulletin Board – 25 July 2016 - compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

These images transformed the field of geology  http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/illustrating-geology-great-images-transformed-field

Amazing photos & video of microburst over the city of Phoenix, Arizona  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/07/19/watch- this-incredible-microburst-come-crashing-down-over-phoenix/

Significant time-lag (roughly 2 million years) between tectonic uplift & maximum erosion rates in the Argentine Precordillera  http://phys.org/news/2016-07-huge-time-lag-erosion-mountain.html

Funding cuts, as agencies merge, mean earth fissures caused by ground subsidence due to groundwater withdrawal may no longer get mapped in Arizona  https://eos.org/articles/earth-fissures-may-no-longer-get-mapped-in-arizona

Avalanche in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region was a glacier slide  http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/20/c_135526937.htm  http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/07/20/3441s934928.htm  http://eng.tibet.cn/news/1469062866790.shtml Designing a better drill for geothermal exploration & development that can stand the heat  http://phys.org/news/2016-07-geothermal-drilling-tool.html

Assessing age of groundwater to determine source availability in upper Colorado River Basin  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720164828.htm  https://www.usgs.gov/news/groundwater-discharge-upper-colorado-river-basin-varies- response-drought

How did the man in the moon get his right eye? Proto-planet impact  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/07/21/a-rock-as- long-as-new-jersey-may-have-smashed-up-the-moons-face/  http://astronomynow.com/2016/07/20/moons-imbrium-basin-formed-by-protoplanet- sized-asteroid-impact/

GOES-3 decommissioned after 20 years linking to and transmitting data from Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station  http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=139254&org=GEO&from=news

That 3.7M event in Florida was actually an explosion set off by the Navy  http://www.livescience.com/55488-florida-earthquake-was-actually-naval-explosion.html

Are Saudi Arabian oil reserves real? “A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma”  http://www.agsiw.org/saudi-oil-reserves-a-riddle-wrapped-in-a-mystery-inside-an- enigma/

Microscopic analysis of quartz crystals from the Bishop Tuff suggest a year-long warning before super-eruption occurs  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160721105031.htm

Water quality on Little Arkansas River & in Equus Beds aquifer has not substantially changed since 2007 recharge activities began  https://www.usgs.gov/news/water-quality-nearly-unchanged-artificial-recharge-activities- wichita

Massive magma reservoir is growing beneath Toba caldera – erupted 74,000 years ago, how long before it erupts again?  http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/when-will-lake-toba-supervolcano-erupt-again-1571260

Storm chaser produces “Vorticity” video of tornadic storms (video)  http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/storm-chasers-time-lapse-tornado-video- gorgeous-it-terrifying.html

Take a virtual reality tour of Rocky Mountain National Park and the geologic history  http://apps.npr.org/rockymountain-vr/

Do people really still do sacrifices to try to appease the volcano gods?  http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/money-live-animals-thrown-into-volcanic-crater-appease- mountain-gods-1571837

Triceratops & T-rex lawn art  https://gma.yahoo.com/man-builds-incredible-triceratops-lawn-art-daughter-first- 193607303--abc-news-house-and-home.html

IMOS ocean glider made 344 dives, collected data on temperature, salinity & other variables to depth of 1,000 m  http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Ocean_Glider_tells_quite_a_tale_after_74_days_at _sea_999.html

Spring tides trigger small tremors along the San Andreas fault  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tides-trigger-tiny-earthquakes-along-san- andreas-fault-180959833/

Study of graptolites show 400,000 years of impacts before first great extinction event  http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/For_ancient_deep_sea_plankton_a_long_decline_b efore_extinction_999.html

Did you see the “Full Buck Moon” on Tuesday night?  https://www.yahoo.com/news/full-moon-july-2016-rises-tonight-see-many- 150345025.html

Dinosaurs impact on the environment in which they lived  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/dinosaurs-literally-reshaped-planet- 180959814/

Improved conceptual model of water which integrates movement above and below ground level – groundwater flow and transportation  http://phys.org/news/2016-07-hydrology-link.html

Stabilization of ozone “hole” and changing wind patterns have resulted in regional cooling of Antarctic Peninsula  http://phys.org/news/2016-07-antarctic-peninsula.html

Best places to go to see five meteor impact craters  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/big-boom-best-places-see-meteorite-impact- craters-180955460/

Partially shelled fossil turtles suggest shell evolved for burrowing  http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/turtle-shell-burrowing-04036.html

Image captures collision of gravity waves in clouds off the coast of West Africa  http://www.livescience.com/55413-gravity-wave-clouds-off-africa-photo.html

*************************************** Enviro-Sciences Bulletin Board – 25 July 2016 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Centers for Disease Control (originally the Communicable Disease Center) marks 70 years  http://www.cdc.gov/about/history/ourstory.htm

The ancient Silk Road that joined the Mideast to China also facilitated the spread of diseases  http://www.gizmag.com/silk-road-disease/44505/

Lichens are the epitome of symbiosis….of not just two, but three organisms  http://www.businessinsider.com/lichens-are-three-organisms-discovery-2016-7

Creating a better sunscreen to block UVA rays  http://www.technology.org/2016/07/21/sun-cream-compound-offers-unprecedented- protection-uva-radiation/

Insects are important part of soil formation - fungus-gardening ants in Florida can move 1,000 kg in a year  https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/wild-things/tiny-ants-move-ton-soil

New study finds link between drinking alcohol and cancer of the mouth & throat, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon, bowel and breast  https://www.newscientist.com/article/2098269-alcohol-linked-to-at-least-seven-cancers- not-just-liver-cancer USEPA announced $425 million consent decree settlement to reduce air pollution at six petroleum refineries  http://www.allgov.com/news/controversies/us-strikes-425-million-deal-with-petroleum- refineries-to-reduce-air-pollution-160720?news=859183

Reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) may not be enough  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/why-chemicals-us-are-still-innocent- until-proven-guilty-180959818/

People just don’t get it….give wildlife their space or they suffer consequences  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-alaska-goat-20160719-story.html  https://www.yahoo.com/news/alaskan-mountain-goat-dies-fleeing-141213317.html

Using APPs for your health care? They may not provide security required by HIPAA  http://www.allgov.com/news/top-stories/after-7-years-us-health-agency-at-loss-for- extending-patient-privacy-law-to-booming-health-tech-industry-160720?news=859185

Puzzling case of Zika virus in person in Utah with no history of travel… caretaker of Zika victim  https://www.yahoo.com/news/zika-case-utah-experts-stumped-165503211.html  New questions: http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/unique-zika-case-utah- caregiver-investigation-4069155

Zika virus vaccine may have potential…first human trial to start soon  http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/human-vaccine-zika-virus-04037.html

First baby born with birth defect in New York City caused by Zika virus  http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/nyregion/zika-virus-baby-microcephaly-new- york.html

Environmental Working Group identifies 10 chemicals that should be top priority for EPA evaluation under the revised TSCA provisions  http://www.bna.com/chemicals-epa-assess-n73014445107/

The Sahel in Africa has become greener over the past two decades  http://phys.org/news/2016-07-warmer-mediterranean-sahel-green.html

Death of “pet” lion cub prompts Lebanon campaign to halt mistreatment & trafficking of big cats  http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Lebanon_gives_teeth_to_big_cat_protection_efforts _999.html

Gut microbes have a long symbiotic history with humans  http://phys.org/news/2016-07-bacteria-human-gut.html

Obituary: Robert Treat Paine (1933-2016) established the concept of keystone species  http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v535/n7612/full/535356a.html Satellite imagery reveals extent of mountain pine beetles infestation in forests in western North America  https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160719111123.htm

800,000 volunteers plant 50 million trees in 24 hours in Uttar, India – anticipate 60% mortality rate for saplings  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/indian-plants-record-50-million-trees-24- hours-180959839/

Pandas….being released to the wild….but still an endangered species  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/08/giant-pandas-wild-animals- national-parks/  Video: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/pandas_wild  Watch Bei Bei: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/07/pandas-babies-bei-bei-zoo- animals-science/

Greenpeace reports finding elevated levels of radiation is surface waters near Fukushima  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/07/21/national/greenpeace-reports-jump- radioactive-contamination-fukushima-waterways/#.V5EIl_krKM9

Food security in parts of Africa is a thing of the distant past….why?  http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/07/20/486670144/an-archaeological-mystery- in-ghana-why-didn-t-past-droughts-spell-famine

Eat healthy! Better for the environment and can add quality years to your life  http://www.allgov.com/news/unusual-news/overweight-people-die-up-to-three-years- early-160717?news=859167

San Diego may now face $4.6M fine for not properly inspecting construction sites and enforcing rules to prevent pollution of waters  http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jul/19/san-diego-water-violation-fine- pollution/

DNA study shows barley has not evolved much over the last 6,000 years of cultivation…still a landrace species  http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/genome-ancient-barley-04034.html

What did they get for $180M spent on the search for Flight 370? Very little, suspending search  https://www.yahoo.com/news/3-nations-agree-suspend-search-074936687.html