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Geoscience Bulletin Board – 7 December 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Great Barrier Reef coral spawning over three days – video • Great Barrier Reef's massive coral spawning event - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Radiocarbon samples suggest EQs occurred on Gales Creek Fault about 1,000, about 4,200 & about 8,800 years ago suggesting recurrence interval of about 4,000 years • Earthquake fault near Portland more active than previously thought - OPB

Focusing in on highly prospective geology of gold-in-till at Dixie Halo in Ontario, Canada • BTU Metals Corp says till sample results show prospective ‘LP-fault' geology at its Dixie Halo property in Ontario (proactiveinvestors.com)

Planetary geology: what meteorites tell us about Mars • What meteorites can tell us about Mars | UCT News

In Memoriam: Wesley Pate Horner ( 1925-2020) – Geologist, educator and outdoorsman • Horner, Wesley Pate | Obituaries | bozemandailychronicle.com

Mineral resources commodities in 2019 in Ohio valued in excess of $1.5B • Ohio's mineral resources valued in excess of $1.5 billion in 2019 (daily-jeff.com)

Preliminary exploration approved for oil & gas near Kawe, Africa • Reconnaissance Energy Africa : Farmers Give Thumbs Up to Oil Drilling | MarketScreener

Searching for glacial potholes • Quest for potholes sends Back Roads Bill and friends bushwacking (4 photos) - ElliotLakeToday.com\

Two 500-m deep geothermal exploration wells to be drilled into 11 myo Dunedin Volcano • Scientists hope to drill 500m-deep exploration wells into Dunedin Volcano - NZ Herald

Abu Rayhan al-Biruni called father of geodesy anthropology & master of pharmacy • Meet Islam's Da Vinci: Al-Biruni, father of geodesy, anthropology, and master of pharmacy (zmescience.com)

Perspective: When permafrost thaws – putting it in proper context & not assuming “global warming” • When permafrost thaws | Nature Geoscience

Digging salt caves to store hydrogen • Switzerland halves new infections without national lockdown as pubs and restaurants stay open (yahoo.com)

Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted in Indonesia • Volcano in eastern Indonesia erupts, thousands evacuated (msn.com) • Video: Thousands flee erupting Indonesian volcano (yahoo.com)

MacMillan Pass mineral claims on extensions of Fertile Corridor & Boundary Zone • Fireweed Expands Property at Macmillan Pass Over Large Area of Zinc and Lead as well as Silver Targets TSX Venture Exchange:FWZ (globenewswire.com)

Debris flow risk in Santa Cruz County, California • Debris Flows/Mudflows (santacruzcounty.us) • Santa Cruz County discusses debris flow risks during townhall (ksbw.com)

Multiple fusions on the Sun – fusion of protons & secondary fusion in its core • Neutrinos prove the Sun is doing a second kind of fusion in its core - Universe Today

Changes in rates of tectonic degassing may have been responsible for Miocene Climatic Optimum followed by long cooling period • Increased Plate Tectonic Activity May Have Warmed the Miocene Climate - Eos

Snowdrifts recur in same places year after year – less ephemeral than thought • A Census of Snowdrifts in Northern Alaska - Eos • Paper: Snowdrift Landscape Patterns: An Arctic Investigation - Parr - 2020 - Water Resources Research - Wiley Online Library

Contemplating the future of tidal energy • Are Tides And Waves The Missing Piece Of The Green Energy Puzzle? | HuffPost

Planetary geology: damaged Arecibo radio telescope cable collapses onto reflector dish • Huge Arecibo Observatory Radio Telescope In Puerto Rico Collapses | HuffPost • Arecibo radio telescope’s massive instrument platform has collapsed | Ars Technica

Was 2020 Hurricane Season really that bad? • Yes, the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season was bad—but was it really that bad? | Ars Technica

Insect wings evolved from outgrowth on legs of ancestral crustacean • Scientists explain how got their wings (spacedaily.com)

Early Earth grew by accretion & had thick toxic atmosphere like Venus • Ancient Earth had a thick, toxic atmosphere like Venus - until it cooled off and became liveable (terradaily.com)

Cretaceous Titanosaur suffered blood parasites & severe bone inflammation • Cretaceous Titanosaur Suffered from Blood Parasites and Severe Bone Inflammation | Paleontology | Sci- News.com (sci-news.com)

Species of eusauropod survived Early Jurassic global warming in Patagonia, Argentina • Newly-Discovered Long-Necked Dinosaur Survived Early Jurassic Global Warming | Paleontology | Sci- News.com (sci-news.com)

Juvenile Plateosaurus was a “little adult” • Baby dinosaurs were 'little adults': Paleontologists describe skeleton of a juvenile Plateosaurus for the first time -- ScienceDaily

Zircon crystals being used to trace origin of continental crust throughout Neoarchean s on Earth • Geoscientists use zircon to trace origin of Earth's continents -- ScienceDaily

New evidence of complex seismic activity on fast-slipping Alpine Fault in New Zealand • Seismic activity of New Zealand's alpine fault more complex than suspected -- ScienceDaily

A decade of necropsies identifies threats to killer whales • What's killing killer whales? Orca report covering a decade of necropsies identifies threats (phys.org) • Paper: Pathology findings and correlation with body condition index in stranded killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northeastern Pacific and Hawaii from 2004 to 2013 (plos.org)

Predicting climate when the next supercontinent forms • What will the climate be like when Earth's next supercontinent forms? -- ScienceDaily • What will the climate be like when Earth's next supercontinent forms? (phys.org)

Hydrous mineral called Al-phase D transported water into uppermost Lower Mantle • Transportation of water into the deep Earth by Al-phase D -- ScienceDaily

Sediment cores from Dogger Littoral area suggest the island survived Storegga slide tsunami • Sediment cores from Dogger Littoral suggest Dogger Island survived ancient tsunami (phys.org) • Paper: A great wave: the Storegga tsunami and the end of Doggerland? | Antiquity | Cambridge Core

Proto-continents were weak and prone to destruction based on modeling • Continents prone to destruction in their infancy, study finds (phys.org)

What you need to know about majoring in geology – one person’s experience • What You Need to Know About Becoming a Geology Major | Best Colleges | US News • Love of the environment and the outdoors leads ASU grad to a degree in geological sciences | ASU Now: Access, Excellence, Impact

Extreme geology – interview with volcanologist Jess Johnson • Extreme geology | Interviews | Naked Scientists (thenakedscientists.com)

Scouring the Atacama Desert in Chile for meteorites • Why Are These Scientists Scouring A Chilean Desert For Meteorites? (forbes.com)

Geology of the Peach Springs Tuff in Mohave County, California • Mohave County Geology: Peach Springs Tuff | Kingman Daily Miner | Kingman, AZ (kdminer.com)

Kokinopilos area in northern Greece looks like Mars • Kokkinopilos: A Place On Earth That Looks Like Mars - Greek City Times

Book Review: “Facing the Anthropocene” – intersection of Earth System science & eco-socialism • Facing the Anthropocene: An Update - Resilience

Superior Gold announced results of Preliminary Economic Assessment of Plutonic Gold operation in Australia – mineral Resources at 1.89 million ounces of gold • Superior Gold delivers robust PEA for the Plutonic project | Kitco News

Yellow River is “Cradle of Chinese Civilization” and is most sediment-laden river on Earth • The Yellow River: The most sediment-laden river on earth - CGTN

Great Kobuk Sand Dunes in northwestern Alaska resulted from deposition of glacial sand and loess • An Unexpected Expanse of Sand in Alaska (nasa.gov)

Glacial archaeology finds mapped on Langfonne ice patch in Jotenheimen Mountains in Norway • Norway ice melt reveals 'frozen archive' of ancient reindeer-hunting arrows - CNN

“Ice Age Floods – Glacial Lake Missoula” exhibit to open at Bitterroot at Ravalli County, Montana • Glaciers in the Bitterroot at Ravalli County Museum - Bitterroot Star

Superior Gold announced results of Preliminary Economic Assessment of Plutonic Gold operation in Australia – mineral Resources at 1.89 million ounces of gold • Superior Gold delivers robust PEA for the Plutonic project | Kitco News 2020 Outburst flood at Desolation Lake in southeastern Alaska • Outburst at Desolation Lake (nasa.gov)

Yellow River is “Cradle of Chinese Civilization” and is most sediment-laden river on Earth • The Yellow River: The most sediment-laden river on earth - CGTN

Great Kobuk San Dunes in northwestern Alaska resulted from deposition of glacial sand and loess • An Unexpected Expanse of Sand in Alaska (nasa.gov)

Glacial archaeology finds mapped on Langfonne ice patch in Jotenheimen Mountains in Norway • Norway ice melt reveals 'frozen archive' of ancient reindeer-hunting arrows - CNN

Marine pollution is complex mix of chemicals & materials originating primarily on land • New study takes comprehensive look at marine pollution – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (whoi.edu) • WHOI examines connections between the ocean and human health • A Sea of Hazards – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (whoi.edu) • Paper: Human Health and Ocean Pollution (annalsofglobalhealth.org)

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station discharged wastewater containing very low levels of radiation • How safe is the water off the coast of the San Onofre nuclear plant? - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Seeking rare earth minerals to meet critical needs of US technology – “national emergency” - video • The Battle Below | Full Measure

Understanding the kinematics of icebergs and lake ice • Breaking the ice on melting and freezing (phys.org)

Blackfoot Volcanic Field in SE Idaho reflects complex interaction of hot spot & Basin & Range tectonics • The Blackfoot Volcanic Field of southeast Idaho—a result of interaction between the Yellowstone hotspot and tectonic activity (usgs.gov)

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Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 7 December 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Now proclaiming the specter of a “pandemic era” – in reality, risk is not greater than before as long as the world is over- populated with humans who invade & disrupt wildlife habitats • Areas where the next pandemic could emerge are revealed - The University of Sydney • Paper: Whence the next pandemic? The intersecting global geography of the -human interface, poor health systems and air transit centrality reveals conduits for high-impact spillover - ScienceDirect

The mythology of kissing beneath the mistletoe • The Real Reason We Kiss Under the Mistletoe Will Blow Your Mind (yahoo.com) Experimental “sodramjet” engine could allow humans to travel at hypersonic speed & spread disease globally that much more quickly • China's Sodramjet Engine: Is It The Key to Hypersonic Air Travel? (popularmechanics.com) • Paper: The criteria for hypersonic airbreathing propulsion and its experimental verification - ScienceDirect

Rare white penguin on the Galapagos Islands – leucistic pigmentation • They spot a penguin with leucism syndrome in the Galapagos Islands – The Blend

Burning garbage in India – regular occurrence & massive fire in mountain of garbage in Delhi • Sahnewal residents choke on smoke as waste burning continues unabated : The Tribune India • Massive blaze to affect garbage processing work in Pune | Pune News - Times of India (indiatimes.com) • On fire: Delhi’s garbage mountain | Cities News,The Indian Express • Murky skies, poor air quality in New Delhi an eternal crisis of its own making | Daily Sabah

Pachodynerus nasidens – invasive wasp builds nest in Australia threatening airline safety • Australian Wasp Shown to Pose Serious Danger to Aviation Safety | Science Times • Paper: Inventive nesting behaviour in the keyhole wasp nasidens Latreille (: ) in Australia, and the risk to aviation safety (plos.org)

Least visited National Parks – slide show • America's Least-Visited National Parks Are Worth a Look | Far & Wide (farandwide.com)

In Memoriam: Debra White Plume (1954-2020)– Oglala Lakota environmental & civil rights activist • Debra White Plume death: Oglala Lakota environmental and civil rights activist dies aged 66 (yahoo.com) • Debra White Plume Obituary - PINE RIDGE, SD | Sioux Funeral Home

Tough journey for Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles – bad weather & damaged propeller • Rough rescue: Storms, broken plane force layover for turtles (yahoo.com)

Grass-poly found growing on banks of old farmland pond in Norfolk – one of rarest plants in Britain • Surprise discovery of rare plant at Norfolk 'ghost pond' (yahoo.com)

Perspective: Rejecting Pebble Mine was right thing to do • President Trump did the right thing for the environment and the public good | Opinion (yahoo.com)

“Trixie” the largest female whale shark in Georgia Aquarium dies – in captivity since 2006 • Georgia Aquarium whale shark Trixie dies | 11alive.com

Wildlife Refuge in Pantanal shared by Brazil, Bolivia & Paraguay • Exclusive: Brazil's new wildlife paradise revealed (yahoo.com)

Perspective: Wilderness of Mobile River Basin in Alabama slowly being destroyed – habitat destruction, development & lax enforcement of environmental regulations • Op-Ed: One of America's great wildernesses is being destroyed, bit by bit, in a silent massacre (yahoo.com)

Avian flu outbreak in Europe – H5N8 impacting swans & geese – 1,000s culled (killed) by humans but no reported human infections • Swans are spinning in circles, bleeding from their nostrils, and collapsing dead amid an outbreak of avian flu in Europe (yahoo.com) • Bird flu fears grow after spate of mysterious UK swan deaths | Bird flu |

CRS Report: Overview of rare earth elements • An Overview of Rare Earth Elements and Related Issues for Congress

Habitat (range) and populations of platypus in Australia has significantly declined over past 3 decades – call for listing as threatened species • Platypus numbers declining in Australia, UNSW finds becoming threatened species (news.com.au) • Australia's platypus habitat has shrunk 22% in 30 years, report says | Wildlife | The Guardian Charges to be filed for actions that led to tragic consequences during Whakaari volcanic eruption • Deadly White Island Volcano Eruption Leads to Charges (msn.com)

Perspective on antimicrobial resistance • Some Good News for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (asm.org)

US Army COE denied permit for Pebble Mine in Alaska • Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit To Controversial Pebble Mine In Alaska : NPR

Perspective: “We know how to manage stormwater runoff into the Indian River Lagoon” • How to manage stormwater runoff into the Lagoon (floridatoday.com)

Proposed 300-acre solar project north of Richland, Washington, on former Hanford CERCLA site where plutonium for atomic bombs was produced • New solar project planned for 300 acres near Richland | The Seattle Times

Task force to review recommendations to strengthen rules for dam owners in Michigan • State task force reviewing proposals to tighten rules for dam owners (detroitnews.com)

Platypus exhibits biofluorescence – glows green & blue under UV light • Platypuses glow an eerie blue-green under UV light | Live Science

Wombats also exhibit biofluorescence • Stop Everything - It Turns Out Wombats Also Have Biofluorescent Fur (sciencealert.com)

Crawfish River 75-MW solar farm granted conditional use permit in Jefferson County, Wisconsin • Jefferson County OKs 75MW solar farm to be purchased by Alliant Energy | Business News | madison.com

To save threatened plants & , restore habitat on farms, ranches & working lands • To save threatened plants and animals, restore habitat on farms, ranches and other working lands (theconversation.com)

Keeping climate and conservation political issues & favoring “global warming” hype • Biden Will Face Limits Reversing Trump-Era Environmental Policies - Route Fifty (route-fifty.com)

Road maintenance leads to lower fuel consumption & reduced repair costs • Research proves CO2 reduction benefits of road maintenance | Highways News (highways-news.com)

USDA seeking public input on water quantity in Western US • USDA Engages Public for Input on Water Quantity in the West | NRCS

Applying modeling methods from ecology to groundwater and crop production in US High Plains • Modeling Groundwater and Crop Production in the U.S. High Plains - Eos

CRS Report – Salton Sea Restoration • Salton Sea Restoration (congress.gov)

Satellite monitoring should not be viewed as quick fix to monitor water use and set water policy • Can Satellites Fill Gaps in Agricultural Water Monitoring? - Eos

Visualizing the extent of human modification on terrestrial systems – impact 95% of Earth surface • Visualizing the Human Impact on the Earth’s Surface - Visual Capitalist

Human consumerism – visualizing holiday spending around the globe • How Holiday Spending Compares Around the World (visualcapitalist.com)

Want to teach kids about Nature? Start with bugs • Want to teach kids about nature? Insects can help (theconversation.com) New Visitor Management Plan for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area – visitors free to enter • Delaware Water Gap Releases Visitor Use Plan (nationalparkstraveler.org) • VUM Plan: Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, Visitor Use Management Plan, November 2020 (nps.gov)

Exposure to harmful chemicals & pollutants are damaging sperm & health of next generation • Top scientists explain how small exposures have a huge impact - EHN

Avoid toxics when shopping for cleaning supplies • how-to-shop-for-cleaning-products-while-avoiding-toxics - EHN

Cleaner grocery shopping leads to better lifestyle • 10 tips for cleaner grocery shopping - EHN

Ban on neonicotinoid pesticides blamed for infestation in sugar beet harvest in France • Pesticide ban hammers French sugar beet harvest (spacedaily.com)

Do you really want to eat lab-grown “meat” – goes on sale in Singapore • Lab-grown meat to go on sale in Singapore in world first (spacedaily.com)

Acromyrmex echinatior - Leaf-cutter ants have biomineral armor • Leaf-Cutter Ants Have Biomineral Armor | Biology | Sci-News.com (sci-news.com) • Paper: Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants | Nature Communications

The dynamics of human population size and density relative to rise of centralized power • Researchers explore population size, density in rise of centralized power in antiquity -- ScienceDaily

Flightless birds were more common across the globe prior to human-driven extinctions • Flightless birds more common globally before human-driven extinctions (phys.org) • Paper: Anthropogenic extinctions conceal widespread evolution of flightlessness in birds | Science Advances (sciencemag.org)

Is recycled concrete as good as original concrete? Would reduce landfill pressures • Recycled concrete could reduce pressure on landfills (spacedaily.com)

Rate of deforestation in Brazilian Amazon surges • Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon surges to 12-year high (terradaily.com)

Book Review: “Facing the Anthropocene” – intersection of Earth System science & eco-socialism • Facing the Anthropocene: An Update - Resilience

Death of the Kunhar River basin due to gradual environmental degradation & callous human behavior • DEATH OF A RIVER - Newspaper - DAWN.COM

Royal Dutch Shell begins phased closure of 211,146 bpd Convent, Louisiana, refinery • Shell begins permanent shutdown of Convent, Louisiana, refinery (yahoo.com)

Perspectives on recognizing the value of the ocean – use marine ecosystems “sustainably” • World leaders are waking up to the ocean’s role in a healthy planet (nature.com) • Norway’s Prime Minister: Ocean science can boost jobs and wellbeing (nature.com)

USEPA will not require guaranteed funding for cleanup of toxic waste under CERCLA for chemical manufacturing, oil & gas, and coal power plant industries • EPA Won't Require Cleanup Insurance for 3 Major Industries | County 17

Driven to extinction, numbats are released to once again roam Mallee Cliffs National Park • Numbats return to the wild after thought to be extinct for a century (smh.com.au)

Button wrinklewort just one of staggering list of threatened plants in Australia • The tale of the lonely button wrinklewort (smh.com.au)

CRS InFocus: The Annual Energy Outlook – brief overview • The Annual Energy Outlook (AEO): A Brief Overview (congress.gov)

Protected river bank along River Lugg in Herefordshire was stripped of vegetation & flattened • Protected Herefordshire riverbank 'obliterated' by bulldozers (yahoo.com)

The mysterious monolith – don’t leave trash in the desert • 'Don't leave trash in the desert': Utah monolith removal explained (phys.org)

Electronic waste may be declining under laws & regulations regarding 3-waste recycling • Electronic waste on the decline, new study finds (phys.org) • Paper: The evolution of consumer electronic waste in the United States - Althaf - - Journal of Industrial Ecology - Wiley Online Library

How fracking has polluted groundwater in drinking water aquifers in North Dakota • In the northern Great Plains, a search for ways to protect drinking water from fossil fuel industry pollution | Ensia • ND Frack Waste Report: ND-Waste-Report-2020-final-6-2020-2.pdf (earthworks.org)

Chemical from tires causing die-off of salmon • Scientists solve mystery of mass coho salmon deaths. The killer? A chemical from car tires (msn.com)

Trends in conservation for 2021 • What will 2021 bring in the world of conservation? | Ensia

More MegaCities on the way – 10 predicted to have 50+M population by year 2100 • Here Come the Megacities | Ensia Edge

Mpatamacha wildlife auction – private wildlife ranching industry in South Africa • Fenced In - Ensia Edge

CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus COVID-19 statistics by country (click on USA to get State statistics) • https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ • https://time.com/5800901/coronavirus-map/ • interactive maps: https://geodacenter.github.io/covid/map.html

Evolving respiratory therapy – non-invasive techniques are more effective and less deadly • Coronavirus has changed how we support people with failing lungs – a doctor explains why (theconversation.com)

Virus found in US mink farms – hopefully will not condone slaughtering them like Denmark • Oregon mink farm has COVID-19 outbreak after advocates warned of danger in state (msn.com)

Swedish epidemiologist sidelined – but look at the graphs • Swedish government sidelines epidemiologist who steered country's no lockdown experiment as deaths rise (yahoo.com) • Sweden Coronavirus: 243,129 Cases and 6,681 Deaths - Worldometer (worldometers.info)

Switzerland containing virus without national lockdown – “Swiss special way” • Switzerland halves new infections without national lockdown as pubs and restaurants stay open (yahoo.com)

Comparing the virus and Yersenia pestis pandemics in Europe • The curious parallels between our reactions to Covid and Europe's last Great Plague (yahoo.com) Efficacy of the Moderna vaccine • Moderna vaccine has 100% efficacy against severe Covid-19, final results show (yahoo.com)

CDC announces new quarantine guidelines – 7 to 10 days but lock-downs continue • CDC shortens 14-day quarantine recommendation to 7 to 10 days (yahoo.com)

Humans are social animals – what “social distancing” does to the brain • What social distancing does to a brain (medicalxpress.com)

UK defends approval of vaccine against criticism by those playing catch-up • Criticism of UK's vaccine approval is because other regulators are playing catch-up, Jonathan Van Tam says (yahoo.com)

Accusations of hospitals “playing the game” for extra funding • German hospitals accused of exploiting coronavirus to secure funds (yahoo.com)

Testing is seriously flawed – but policy decisions are based on number of positive test results • A global team of experts has found 10 FATAL FLAWS in the main test for Covid and is demanding it’s urgently axed. As they should — RT Op-ed • Landmark legal ruling finds that Covid tests are not fit for purpose. So what do the MSM do? They ignore it — RT Op-ed • Report: Review report Corman-Drosten et al. Eurosurveillance 2020 – CORMAN-DROSTEN REVIEW REPORT • Study: Detection of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) by real-time RT-PCR (nih.gov)

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Coastal Zone Management Bulletin Board – 7 December 2020 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford

Extremely rapid population growth along coastal South Carolina spreads inland • Once a coastal phenomenon, population growth hot spots spread across South Carolina | News | postandcourier.com

Atlantic Hurricane Season has now ended • Record Atlantic Hurricane Season Ends | Coastal Review Online

State Appeals Court overturns ruling against California Coastal Commission members regarding conflicts of interest • Court overturns judgement against California Coastal Commissioners (calcoastnews.com)

Palm Beach Mayor talks about sand • Mayor Gail Coniglio explains the coastal management program (palmbeachdailynews.com)

Switzerland investigating bribery allegations of SMB Offshore • SBM Offshore Faces Swiss Probe Over Legacy Bribery Allegations - WSJ

Offshore Vineyard Wind project is behind schedule and is delayed yet again • Offshore Vineyard Wind decision pushed into 2021 (heraldnews.com)

The Bahamas plans to start offshore oil drilling just 150 miles from southern Florida • Bahamas is set to start offshore oil drilling just 150 miles off South Florida (phys.org)

EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy (ORES) plan is presented • EU sets out vision for offshore power (petroleum-economist.com) • Plan: offshore_renewable_energy_strategy.pdf (europa.eu)

Japan opens first-ever auction for fixed bottom offshore wind projects • Japan Launches First Fixed Bottom Offshore Wind Auction | Offshore Wind

Offshore Tax Havens – which countries for tax benefits & outsourcing jobs • Offshore Tax Havens: Which Countries to Consider? - Lexology • Council Post: Should You Send Your Work Offshore? (forbes.com)

Maritime security threat along Southern African coastline threatens offshore gas opportunities • Insurgency Threatens Mozambique's Offshore Gas Opportunity (maritime-executive.com)

Pollution washes off roadways into the sea • When Rubber Hits the Road—and Washes Away | Hakai Magazine

Discharges & Environmental Monitoring Annual Report - Corporate Report includes information on beach monitoring, groundwater & effluent discharge projections • Discharges and Environmental Monitoring Annual Report 2019 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Louisiana wants $3B for hurricane risk reduction, includes proposed 98-mile-long levee around Houma • Louisiana wants billions for hurricane risk reduction included in federal appropriations bill | Environment | nola.com

Attempting to save the beaches that were constructed in Barcelona prior to the 1992 Olympic Games • Barcelona tries to save its disappearing beaches (yahoo.com)

Kelp forests may help ameliorate ocean acidification • Acidifying Oceans Could Get Help from Kelp - Eos

National Park Service drawing up plans to restore sea walls along Lake Erie • NPS Needs To Restore Seawalls At Perry's Victory And International Peace Memorial (nationalparkstraveler.org)

Caribbean coral reefs being overgrown by aggressive crust-like algae • Caribbean coral reefs under siege from aggressive algae (terradaily.com) • Paper: An unusual microbiome characterises a spatially-aggressive crustose alga rapidly overgrowing shallow Caribbean reefs | Scientific Reports (nature.com)

Hunting for possible site for nuclear waste disposal facility in Copeland – includes two inshore areas • Inshore areas explored for Copeland nuclear waste disposal | In Cumbria (in-cumbria.com)

Planned Hilton Head airport terminal will triple in size at estimated cost of $37.5M • Hilton Head, SC airport new terminal plan | Hilton Head Island Packet