Geoscience Bulletin Board – 26 August 2024

More than 10,000 thermal features in Yellowstone – from Apollinaris to Zomar

·?????? https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/yellowstone-thermal-features-apollinaris-zomar

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Atlantic Ni?a conditions developing in the central equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean – 0.5 to 1.0 degrees Celsius colder than average for this time of year – the Atlantic zonal mode

·?????? https://www.climate.gov/news-features/event-tracker/atlantic-nina-verge-developing-heres-why-we-should-pay-attention

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/no-one-can-figure-out-why-the-atlantic-ocean-is-cooling-at-record-speed/ar-AA1pcupU

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Meeting new seismic standards in the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, British Columbia

·?????? https://www.archpaper.com/2024/08/arthur-erickson-museum-of-anthropology-vancouver-seismic-standards/

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Bring on the next Ice Age!!? Snow in August in the Sierras!!? What a magnificent weather pattern – Farmers Almanac winter outlook

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/august-snowstorm-forecasted-for-california/ar-AA1pbP2s

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/farmers-almanac-where-the-snow-will-fall-this-ski-snowboard-season/ar-AA1pcgMh

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New technology to measure ice core gases provides comprehensive record of CO levels from 1821-1995 as evidence of steady decline in biomass burning since 1920s – climate models including IPCC need revised assumptions

·?????? https://www.environmentenergyleader.com/2024/08/antarctic-ice-unveils-surprising-fire-trends-challenging-climate-models/

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Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) to map elevations on Earth

·?????? https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153199/mission-to-map-the-elevation-of-earth

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Price of gold at record high of $2,514 per Troy ounce

·?????? https://apnews.com/article/gold-prices-record-high-bar-worth-3644f0689b92b7646eb11c2e88e3f084

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Mapping 60,000-year-old 1,250-mile-long pathway of Agadir Canyon submarine avalanche

·?????? https://scitechdaily.com/mapping-the-monstrous-underwater-avalanche-that-carved-a-1250-mile-path-of-ruin/

·?????? Paper:? https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adp2584

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Using AI to predict earthquakes – 7-month pilot study predicted 70% of earthquakes in China a week before they happened by detecting statistical bumps in real-time seismic data

·?????? https://scitechdaily.com/artificial-intelligence-predicts-earthquakes-with-unprecedented-accuracy/

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Two large landslides in Gisborne New Zealand, triggered by Cyclone Gabrielle – Bushy Knoll landslide & coastal cliff collapse at Kuri o Pāoa/Young Nick’s Head

·?????? https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/gisborne-landslides-1

\2024 Pedersen Lagoon landslide & tsunami

·?????? https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/pedersen-lagoon-landslide-1

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2024 landslide at Teesta Stage V power house on banks of Teesta River at Baluatar, Sikkim in the Himalayas

·?????? https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/20-august-2024-landslide-at-teesta

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Submarine eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai has long-lasting climate impact

·?????? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/atmospheric-effects-of-hunga-tonga-eruption-lingered-for-years

·?????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024JD041296

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Lithospheric ‘oddities’ may explain vertical motions of Crust in continental interiors

·?????? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/lithospheric-oddities-may-be-sculpting-continental-interiors

·?????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL107719

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Abundant formation of marine clays may have slowed recovery from the Great Dying

·?????? https://eos.org/articles/clays-may-have-slowed-earths-recovery-after-the-great-dying

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Moonbows spotted shortly before the rise of the Blue Moon

·?????? https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/rare-moonbows-light-up-night-sky-across-us-as-blue-supermoon-rises-and-you-could-still-spot-another-one

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Most dire prediction of sea-level rise is unlikely

·?????? https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1054851

·?????? Paper:? https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado7794

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Humpback whales now recognized as tool-wielding animals

·?????? https://phys.org/news/2024-08-humpbacks-animals-wield-tools.html

·?????? Paper:? https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.240328

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Significant atmospheric changes caused by geomagnetic superstorm in May 2024

·?????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Geomagnetic_Superstorm_in_May_Drives_Significant_Atmospheric_Changes_999.html

·?????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL110506

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Assessment of water levels, nitrate & arsenic in Carson Valley Alluvial Aquifer, Nevada – water levels declining in 65% of monitoring wells, nitrate increasing in 64% of wells, E and N portions appear to have higher arsenic concentrations

·?????? https://www.usgs.gov/publications/assessment-water-levels-nitrate-and-arsenic-carson-valley-alluvial-aquifer-and

·?????? USGS OFR 2024-1045:? https://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2024/1045/ofr20241045.pdf

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Characterizing groundwater resources near SE Puget Sound, Washington

·?????? https://www.usgs.gov/publications/characterization-groundwater-resources-near-southeastern-part-puget-sound-washington

·?????? USGS SIR 2024-5026-A-C:? https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2024/5026/v1/sir20245026v1.pdf

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Numerical model of groundwater flow system near SE Puget Sound, Washington

·?????? https://www.usgs.gov/publications/numerical-model-groundwater-flow-system-near-southeastern-part-puget-sound-washington

·?????? USGS SIR 2024-5026-D-E:? https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2024/5026/v2/sir20245026v2.pdf?

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Conceptual hydrogeologic framework & groundwater budget near SE Puget Sound, Washington

·?????? https://www.usgs.gov/publications/conceptual-hydrogeologic-framework-and-groundwater-budget-near-southeastern-part-puget

·?????? USGS SIR 2024-5026:? https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2024/5026/v1/sir20245026v1.pdf

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Possible explanation for what happened to the rest of the Teton Range

·?????? https://new.nsf.gov/news/disappearing-mountains-hungry-volcano

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Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields) seismic activity continuing & growth of fumaroles – updating emergency plans

·?????? https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/campi-flegrei-earthquakes.html

·?????? Video:? https://www.pbs.org/video/campi-flegrei-italys-underground-super-volcano-z9l3yt/

·?????? https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/4097267-threat-of-more-destructive-earthquakes-lingers-near-southern-italys-naples

·?????? https://uk.news.yahoo.com/italy-tourists-issued-foreign-office-085018670.html

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Walking back the dire warning on the danger of collapse of the “Doomsday” Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

·?????? https://cleantechnica.com/2024/08/23/danger-of-thwaites-glacier-collapse-less-likely-than-feared-for-now/

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Second largest rough diamonds ever found – 2,492 carats from Karowe Diamond Mine in Botswana – detected by XRT technology in EM/PK(S) kimberlite

·?????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/second-largest-diamond-ever-unearthed-found-in-botswana-remarkable-find/ar-AA1pfQWj

·?????? https://lucaradiamond.com/newsroom/news-releases/lucara-recovers-epic-2-492-carat-diamond-from-the-122900/

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Rock garden at University of California at Davis

·?????? https://www.kcra.com/article/explore-outdoors-uc-davis-rock-garden-is-a-geologic-treasure/61958667

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End of an era at Lawrence University – book review:? “Turning to Stone”

·?????? https://www.sciencenews.org/article/turning-to-stone-rocks-story-mentors

·?????? https://bookshop.org/p/books/turning-to-stone-discovering-the-subtle-wisdom-of-rocks-marcia-bjornerud/20344775

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Altamira slip plain beneath Rancho Palos Verdes landslide could encompass Rolling Hills with increasing slip rate

·?????? https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/land-movement-in-rancho-palos-verdes-moving-quicker-more-widespread-than-originally-thought-geologists/3492552/

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The Racetrack Playa in Death Valley

·?????? https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/racetrack-playa-the-home-of-death-valley-s-mysterious-sailing-stones

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Impacts of weather on sinkholes in Charlotte, North Carolina

·?????? https://www.wcnc.com/article/weather/weather-iq/weather-impacts-sinkholes/275-eb29d6fd-289c-4004-b96a-1b0f3573995e

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Alpkarakush kyrgyzicus – predatory theropod found Callovian Balabansai Formation in Kyrgystan

·?????? https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1055233

·?????? Paper:? https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/201/4/zlae090/7736730

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“Solfatara” volcanic bent fire at Hope Ranch Volcano in Santa Barbara County, California

·?????? https://keyt.com/news/fire/2024/08/18/illegal-hillside-fire-sparks-at-hope-ranch/

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Los Angeles Basin alters dispersion of seismic energy from earthquakes

·?????? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240816-california-earthquakes-why-the-los-angeles-basin-is-like-a-bowl-of-jelly

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Paper:? identification & mapping of groundwater recharge zones using multi-influencing factor & analytical hierarchy in Mohmand District of Pakistan

·?????? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-70324-7

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Improved understanding of massif-type anorthosites

·?????? https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-unveil-mysterious-origins-of-earths-largest-igneous-rocks/

·?????? Paper:? https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adn3976

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