Geoscience Bulletin Board – 27 February 2023

Assessing collapse of 433-foot-high lava dam on Rio Coca River in Ecuador

·        https://www.usgs.gov/centers/pcmsc/news/federal-scientists-assess-unusual-river-erosion-disaster-ecuadorian-amazon

Geology is about public safety, natural resources & so much more

·        https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/interview/121253/geology_rocks_public_safety_peter_gatt#.Y_FO3CbMKUk

Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) saw global temp rise of 5-8°C based on Gulf of Mexico cores – that is true global warming that was 5 to 8 times the meager increase of the last 150 years

·        https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/02/230216172224.htm

Unique rocks and precious gems of the Palouse

·        https://dailyevergreen.com/152399/news/the-palouses-hidden-gems-literally/

Silicon-rich “snow” rises in the Outer Core

·        https://phys.org/news/2023-02-silicon-rich-earth-outer-core.html

Ultra-low frictional healing & slow slip events along the Hikurangi tectonic plate boundary

·        https://phys.org/news/2023-02-motion-scientists-tectonic-plate-boundary.html

Deep Digital Cornwall project conducting airborne electromagnetic survey of regional geology

·        https://www.geplus.co.uk/news/digital-underground-tech-project-surveys-cornwalls-geology-from-above-17-02-2023/

Plate tectonics of Turkey: just a question of time before a major earthquake happened

·        https://abcnews.go.com/International/regional-fault-lines-led-destructive-earthquake-turkey-syria/story?id=97005531

Morrison Formation is rich in fossils

·        https://a-z-animals.com/blog/what-is-the-morrison-formation-and-why-are-there-so-many-fossils-there/

Comparing 1984 & 2022 eruptions of Mauna Loa on the Big Island

·        https://kauainownews.com/2023/02/19/volcano-watch-scientists-compare-1984-and-2022-mauna-loa-eruptions-on-big-island/

Assessing climate theory, proxy data & model simulations to reflect global temperature since mid-Holocene temperature maximum when average global temperature was about 0.7 C (1.3F) warmer than modern time

·        https://phys.org/news/2023-02-earth-global-reverse-long-term-cooling.html

Elephant seal remains show Ross Sea was warmer in mid- to late-Holocene

·        https://phys.org/news/2023-02-elephant-antarctic-sea-warmer-mid-to-late.html

·        Paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277379123000392?via%3Dihub

Largest alluvial diamond in NA named “Jones Diamond” weighs 34.46 carats found in West Virginia in 1928

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-jones-diamond-the-largest-alluvial-diamond-in-north-america-was-found-in-west-virginia/ar-AA17IF6Z

Strong aftershocks in southern Turkey – M6.4 and M5.8

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/another-earthquake-hits-southern-turkey/ar-AA17IPW7

Mount Edgecumbe on Kruzof Island, Alaska, showing signs of activity – last eruption 4,000 years ago

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/this-sleeping-volcano-is-coming-to-life-after-800-years/ar-AA17GJaf

First geological map of Yellowstone National Park was published in 1878

·        https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/first-geological-map-yellowstone-national-park

Faults and aftershocks in Humboldt County, California

·        https://thelumberjack.org/2023/02/20/aftershock-the-nuance-of-humboldt-geology/

Potential role of salt domes in energy “transition”

·        https://news.utexas.edu/2023/02/21/salt-could-play-key-role-in-energy-transition/

Paper: Decadal cyclical geological atmospheric emissions for marine seep field offshore Coal Oil Point in Southern California

·        https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-28067-4

Analysis of Cretaceous carbon cycle in Cedar Mountain Formation in Utah

·        https://news.unl.edu/newsrooms/today/article/husker-analysis-of-ancient-carbon-cycle-deepens-understanding-of-modern/

Book Review: The Life and Times of Dr Henry Hicks (1837-1899) - the geology of Wales

·        https://nation.cymru/culture/review-dr-henry-hicks-the-life-and-times-of-dr-henry-hicks-of-st-davids-and-the-bubble-that-refused-to-burst/

24 geological trails promote geo-tourism in Andalusia

·        https://euroweeklynews.com/2023/02/21/collection-of-24-geological-trails-to-promote-geo-tourism-in-andalusia/

Geologists warn against immediate construction in EQ zone in Turkey – open tenders for rebuilding

·        https://stockholmcf.org/geologists-warn-against-immediate-construction-in-earthquake-zone-as-turkish-authorities-open-tenders-for-rebuilding/

Using airborne electromagnetic induction sounding to estimate fast ice thickness in Antarctica

·        https://eos.org/research-spotlights/how-thick-is-antarctic-ice-and-what-is-underneath

·        Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2022JC019459

Japan Basin formed by seafloor spreading then bifurcated & reorganized by small-scale mantle convection

·        https://eos.org/research-spotlights/small-scale-convection-shuffles-the-oceanic-lithosphere

·        Paper: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2022JB025581

Layer of fluid rock may ring the Earth at base of the Upper Mantle evidenced by post-seismic deformation of deep earthquake

·        https://phys.org/news/2023-02-kilometer-deep-earthquake-elusive-earth-layers.html

Developing several hundred-year-old climate database from dendrochronology of building rafters in NYC

·        https://eos.org/features/finding-climate-history-in-the-rafters-of-new-york-city-buildings

Visualizing which countries contribute the most plastic pollution to the ocean – surprise: Philippines contributes almost 3 times more than India, 5 times more than China & 2 times the rest of the world (including the US)

·        https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/visualized-ocean-plastic-waste-pollution-by-country/

Humpback whales seem to be less vocal a population grows – songs may be sign of loneliness

·        https://www.huffpost.com/entry/humpback-whales-wailing_n_63efa5ebe4b0255caaf1fabd

Capturing photographic images of atmospheric phenomena in National Parks – including auroras, sun dogs, moonbow, crepuscular rays, glows, Belt of Venus

·        https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2023/02/photography-national-parks-capturing-atmospheric-phenomena

How to best photograph volcanoes

·        https://www.outdoorphotographer.com/tips-techniques/nature-landscapes/how-to-photograph-volcanos/

The newly discovered Innermost Core

·        https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a42940662/earth-has-a-second-inner-core/

Model predicts probability of elevated arsenic in groundwater across the western Great Basin

·        https://phys.org/news/2023-02-arsenic-contaminates-private-wells-western.html

Using consecutive DInSAR and law of material conservation to investigate land subsidence in Japan

·        https://phys.org/news/2023-02-subsidence-japan-consecutive-dinsar-law.html

·        Paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10106049.2022.2159069

Patagorhynchus pascuali – Cretaceous monotreme lived in what is now Patagonia as part of Gondwana

·        https://www.sci.news/paleontology/patagorhynchus-pascuali-11676.html

·        Paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-04498-7

“le Clot” impact crater discovered near Béziers in southern France

·        https://www.sci.news/space/domaine-du-meteore-crater-11681.html

·        https://www.cnet.com/science/space/scientists-sleuth-out-meteorite-crater-at-a-french-winery/

·        Paper: https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2023/pdf/1910.pdf

As a female geologist, think quality over quantity and then pursue your passion

·        https://www.susqu.edu/live/news/1561-professor-tracks-history-through-earths-rock

Update: Search for clues to missing geologist Daniel Robinson continues after a year and a half – human remains found but not Robinson

·        https://www.azfamily.com/2023/02/22/search-operation-missing-buckeye-geologist-comes-up-empty-police/

The geological diversity of Cornwall displayed in Cornish hedging

·        https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-64719457

Rock fall on face of El Capitan in Yosemite (video)

·        https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/huge-section-of-yosemite-s-el-capitan-collapses-watch/ar-AA17Q4Vy

Deadly coal mine collapse in Inner Mongolia, China

·        https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/more-bodies-found-in-china-open-pit-mine-collapse-48-remain-missing

·        https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64730607

·        Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SefrstzZVQk

Are reserves of natural hydrogen waiting to be discovered for human exploitation?

·        https://www.science.org/content/article/hidden-hydrogen-earth-may-hold-vast-stores-renewable-carbon-free-fuel

Bengaluru Metro Rail seeking senior geologist and geologist to check underground tunnel work following sinkhole incident in January when portion of Brigade Road caved it

·        https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/after-sinkhole-incident-bmrcl-to-rope-in-geologists-to-check-underground-tunnelling-work-8461262/ 

Hydrothermal vents webinar presentation (1:28:45 video)

·        https://www.whoi.edu/multimedia/oe-hydrothermal-vents/