Geoscience Bulletin Board – 14 November 2022

Geoscience Bulletin Board – 14 November 2022

Early Cambrian sedentary medusozoans yield clues to ocean conditions and animal evolution

·????????https://eos.org/research-spotlights/fluid-dynamics-of-tiny-ancient-marine-animals

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November 5 was designated by the UN as World Tsunami Awareness Day

·????????https://www.times-standard.com/2022/11/05/lori-dengler-world-tsunami-awareness-day-2022-raises-awareness/


The biggest waves – Mavericks in California, Jaws in Maui, Teahupoo in Tahiti – are at Nazaré, Portugal

·????????https://nautil.us/how-it-feels-to-surf-the-worlds-biggest-wave-245476/

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Dresser Formation stromatolites as a biosignature of potential life on Mars

·????????https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/970492

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Plan to study processes that trigger earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides & volcanic eruptions in plate tectonic convergence zones – SZ4D Implementation Plan

·????????https://carnegiescience.edu/news/new-report-outlines-major-initiative-study-geologic-hazards-related-subduction-zones

·????????https://news.ucsc.edu/2022/11/subduction-zone-report.html

·????????SZ4D:?https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:hy589fc7561/SZ4D%20Implementation%20Plan%202022.pdf

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Siccar Point is an iconic angular unconformity

·????????https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/environment/international-recognition-for-berwickshire-landmark-3897925

·????????https://iugs-geoheritage.org/geoheritage_sites/siccar-point/


Interactive map of the First 100 IUGS Geological Heritage Sites with links to details on each site

·????????https://iugs-geoheritage.org/designations/

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New geologic map of Miami County, Kansas, wins Excellence in Cartography award

·????????https://today.ku.edu/2022/11/02/kansas-geological-survey-map-miami-county-wins-award

·????????Map:?https://www.kgs.ku.edu/General/Geology/County/klm/miami.html

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Oldest know ice in Antarctica

·????????https://phys.org/news/2022-10-oldest-ice-antarctica.html

·????????https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/11/04/und-geologist-unearths-worlds-oldest-ice/

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13 new orogenic shear structures in South Pass Gold Field in Central Wyoming – regional shear zone

·????????https://finance.yahoo.com/news/relevant-gold-announces-13-orogenic-120000730.html

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Updates: tiny endangered toad and the future of geothermal energy in Dixie Valley, Nevad

·????????https://thebulletin.org/2022/11/the-geothermal-moonshot/

·????????https://thebulletin.org/2022/11/geothermal-energy-dixie-valley-toad-biodiversity/

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First known mass extinction occurred 550 myo near end of Ediacaran Period

·????????https://phys.org/news/2022-11-geobiologists-earth-mass-extinction-event.html

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Rogue waves of the eastern Mediterranean Sea

·????????https://phys.org/news/2022-11-rogue-eastern-mediterranean-sea.html

·????????Paper:?https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-20355-9


How to access & download historical Soil Surveys on new NRCS Website platform

·????????https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAFARMERS/bulletins/337450a

·????????Access instructions:? ?https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USDAFARMERS/2022/11/10/file_attachments/2326316/How%20to%20access%20historical%20soil%20surveys%20on%20the%20new%20NRCS%20website.pdf

·????????Download instructions: ?https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/How-to-download-scanned-soil-survey-manuscript.pdf


How water affects deep Earth processes

·????????https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01077-z

·????????Deep Water collection:?https://www.nature.com/collections/gfhdgcjgbd

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Milankovitch cycles record in 2.5B year old sediments reveal that a day was about 17 hours long

·????????https://eos.org/articles/a-day-in-the-life-used-to-be-17-hours

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Geospatial database for Prince Edward Islands in the Southern Ocean

·????????https://eos.org/articles/geospatial-database-for-the-prince-edward-islands

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Maximum – T. rex skill could sell for $15M

·????????https://www.huffpost.com/entry/south-dakota-dinosaur-skull-auction_n_636a81c7e4b04925c891bf4b

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Human footprints in Spain dated with optically-simulated luminescence to Middle Pleistocene round 295,800 years ago

·????????https://phys.org/news/2022-11-footprints-human-presence-spain-middle.html

·????????Paper:?https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-22524-2

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Earth-Sun distance (not man-made global warming) alters ENSO and the seasons in equatorial Pacific on 22,000-year cycle

·????????https://phys.org/news/2022-11-earth-sun-distance-seasons-equatorial-pacific.html

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Subtropical vs tropical or extratropical storm systems

·????????https://phys.org/news/2022-11-subtropical-storm-tropical-extratropical.html

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Stenoscelida aurantiacus?– Triassic crocodile-like reptile endemic to South America

·????????https://www.sci.news/paleontology/stenoscelida-aurantiacus-11378.html

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Experts say Telangana has stable geology far from plate boundaries – safe from earthquakes

·????????https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/101122/experts-vouch-for-hyd-safety-from-earthquakes.html

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In Memoriam:?Vassilis Papazachos (1930-2022) – Greek seismologist linked to 1978 Thessaloniki EQ

·????????https://en.protothema.gr/famous-greek-seismologist-vassilis-papazachos-dies-at-92/

·????????https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2022/11/10/papazachos-seismologist-death/

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WMO documents receding cryosphere

·????????https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/climate-change/receding-cryosphere-what-latest-wmo-report-warns-us-about-85901

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Seismic surveys for natural gas exploration off western & southwestern Crete in Mediterranean Sea

·????????https://www.keeptalkinggreece.com/2022/11/10/greece-natural-gas-seismic-surveys-began-off-crete/

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High-resolution SkySat imagery of Williamson Mine tailings dam breach in Tanzania

·????????https://blogs.agu.org/landslideblog/2022/11/10/williamson-mine-3/

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Subsidence of tectonic plates causes varying width of the Andes Mountains

·????????https://thedailytexan.com/2022/11/09/three-professors-unveil-reason-behind-the-andes-mountains-varied-shape/

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Book Review:?“Catastrophes and Lesser Calamities – The Causes of Mass Extinctions”

·????????https://blogs.agu.org/mountainbeltway/2022/11/12/catastrophes-and-lesser-calamities-by-tony-hallam/

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Electro-magnetic imaging of the Mahomet Aquifer in Illinois

·????????https://www.news-gazette.com/news/project-to-provide-a-better-picture-of-what-mahomet-aquifer-looks-like/article_4deef3ab-64ee-5f9b-b109-b146ba504321.html

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Couple find 1.90 carat diamond at Crate of Diamonds State Park while on their anniversary trip

·????????https://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/chatfield-couple-mine-1-90-carat-diamond

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7.3M earthquake in Tonga

·????????https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/73-magnitude-earthquake-in-tonga/W6M6V5ZZLJEYZJPJTFU6CMQD2M/

·????????https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ip0l/executive

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5.7M earthquake in Nepal

·????????https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/earthquake-magnitude-56-strikes-nepal-emsc-2022-11-08/

·????????https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000incn/executive

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7.0M earthquake near Fiji

·????????https://www.livemint.com/news/world/usgs-records-magnitude-6-9-earthquake-in-fiji-region-no-threat-of-tsunami-11668238536358.html

·????????https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000ip8h/executive

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5.7M earthquake in Italian resort of Rimini causes people to panic

·????????https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11407805/Terrified-locals-run-streets-earthquake-strikes-Italian-resort-Rimini.html

·????????https://www.emsc.eu/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1187048#summary

·????????https://www.ingv.it/it/stampa-e-urp/stampa/comunicati-stampa/5260-terremoti-faglie-complessita-geologica-e-i-meccanismi-dei-terremoti

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Computer simulations suggests huge eruptions of flood basalts may be initiated deep with the Mantle

·????????https://phys.org/news/2022-11-magma-erupt-deeper-sources-earlier.html

·????????Paper:?https://academic.oup.com/petrology/article/63/10/egac098/6724377


Evolution of tree roots during the Devonian may have triggered series of mass extinctions

·????????https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Evolution_of_tree_roots_may_have_driven_mass_extinctions_999.html

·????????Link to paper:? https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/gsabulletin/article/doi/10.1130/B36384.1/618814/Enhanced-terrestrial-nutrient-release-during-the

Chukwunonso Ikechukwu

Applied Geophysics Student || environmentalist || energy sustainability || SDG member|| millennium campus network 2023 class || MCN Fellowship Global Admission Committee ||

2 年

Ma'am you doing a great job. People of the world needs to admit or Know that our planet is been attacked by our activities, and their is unavoidable need for urgent attention. In my own perception our environment needs urgent rescue

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