Geoscience Bulletin Board – 29 April 2024

Record of regional climate in hydrothermal deposits in Yellowstone

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/jan-6-attorney-supreme-court-ruling-could-be-game-changer-for-trump-and-defendants/ar-AA1nrk7E

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Warning of further volcanic activity at Sundhnúkur in Iceland where magma may soon breach the surface – noted increased pressure & ground uplift

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/iceland-volcano-eruption-scientists-issue-urgent-lava-warning/ar-AA1nsy12

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Landslides triggered by intense rainfall in Jiangwan, Guangdong, China

·???????? https://eos.org/thelandslideblog/jiangwan-1

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Oldest undisputed evidence of magnetic field of Earth in 3.7 byo sequence of iron-bearing rocks in Isua, Greenland, record magnetic field strength

·???????? https://scitechdaily.com/3-7-billion-years-old-oldest-undisputed-evidence-of-earths-magnetic-field-uncovered-in-greenland/

·???????? https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earths-magnetic-field-formed-before-the-planets-core-study-suggests

·???????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023JB027706

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Possible point of origin of Golconda diamonds, including the Hope Diamond

·???????? https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/scientists-may-have-pinpointed-the-true-origin-of-the-hope-diamond-and-other-pristine-gemstones

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Computer simulations of supercell thunderstorm that produced deadly baseball-sized hailstones in Girona in northwest Spain in 2022 – of course it is blamed on “man-made global warming”

·???????? https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/weather/massive-heat-wave-and-a-supercell-thunderstorm-caused-deadly-baseball-sized-hailstones-to-rain-down-on-spain

·???????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL107632

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East Asian monsoon transports short-lived ozone-depleting organic chlorine substances to the upper atmosphere

·???????? https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1042287

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2024-04-airborne-asian-monsoon-ozone-depleting.html

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Relationship between carbon cycle & climate influenced by volcanism & seafloor spreading during Miocene Climate Optimum (MCO) between 17 and 14 myo

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2024-04-marine-carbon-tectonic-degassing-miocene.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2095927323009386

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Dozens of strong aftershocks of Taiwan earthquake

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2024-04-taiwan-dozens-strong-aftershocks-deadly.html

Potential for airborne interferometric radar altimeter measurements of sub-mesoscale sea surface height anomalies

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2024-04-airborne-interferometric-radar-altimeter-potential.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/16/8/1359

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CloudSat ends mission after nearly two decades of using W-band radar to study clouds

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/NASAs_CloudSat_Ends_Mission_Peering_Into_the_Heart_of_Clouds_999.html

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Fluctuations in the geomagnetic field during magnetic field excursions and complete reversals

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Earths_magnetic_field_intermittently_shielded_us_during_cosmic_ray_influx_41000_years_ago_999.html

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Venezuela closes illegal Bulla Loca open-pit gold mine

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Venezuela_expels_10000_from_illegal_gold_mine_now_closed_999.html

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Saharan dust clouds carried into Greece and sandstorm hits east Libya

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Greece_suffers_new_round_of_Saharan_dust_pollution_999.html

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Groundwater pumping in Central Valley of California – groundwater level and storage declines, land subsidence, changes to streamflow, degradation of water quality – approximately 158 cubic kilometers of storage loss including 15% of permanent total storage loss

·???????? https://www.usgs.gov/publications/groundwater-sustainability-and-land-subsidence-californias-central-valley

·???????? Paper:? https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/16/8/1189

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Seabed maps of quadrangle 5 of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary offshore of Massachusetts

·???????? https://www.usgs.gov/maps/seabed-maps-showing-topography-ruggedness-backscatter-intensity-sediment-mobility-and-0

·???????? Pamphlet:? https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3515/sim3515_pamphlet.pdf

·???????? Links to maps: https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/sim3515

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Geologic framework & hydro-stratigraphy of Edwards & Trinity aquifers in Andera & Kendall Counties, Texas

·???????? https://www.usgs.gov/maps/geologic-framework-and-hydrostratigraphy-edwards-and-trinity-aquifers-within-parts-bandera-and

·???????? Pamphlet:? https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3518/sim3518_pamphlet.pdf

·???????? Map Sheet:? https://pubs.usgs.gov/sim/3518/sim3518.pdf

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Toward improved modeling & prediction of arctic riverbank erosion

·???????? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/a-better-way-to-predict-arctic-riverbank-erosion

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Evidence from 3+ byo Yangtze Block craton in China suggests crustal rejuvenation occurred globally as result of increased mantle temperatures

·???????? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/mantle-heat-may-have-boosted-earths-crust-3-billion-years-ago

·???????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL108715

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Possible explanation for lack of renewed mega-slide activity on the Surveyor Fan in the Gulf of Alaska

·???????? https://eos.org/research-spotlights/a-million-years-without-a-megaslide

·???????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2024GL108374

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Five megathrust earthquakes may have led to demise of Teotihuacan

·???????? https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/5-catastrophic-megathrust-earthquakes-led-to-the-demise-of-the-pre-aztec-city-of-teotihuacan-new-study-suggests

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352409X24001561

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Bioluminescence evolved 540 myo in Octocorallia in depths of the ocean

·???????? https://www.sciencealert.com/bioluminescence-evolved-in-the-abyss-540-million-years-ago-study-finds

·???????? Paper:? https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2023.2626

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Mine Water Energy Symposium held in Edinburgh addresses research on heat-flow modeling, biogeochemistry and social sciences

·???????? https://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/2024-mine-water-energy-symposium/

·???????? Link to program:? https://www.bgs.ac.uk/download/bgs-events-mine-water-energy-symposium-2024-programme/

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Thyreosaurus atlasicus?– Middle Jurassic stegosaur species from Morocco had dermal armor

·???????? https://www.sci.news/paleontology/thyreosaurus-atlasicus-12878.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1342937X24000674

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Vasuki indicus – new genus & species of giant madtsoiid snake from early Middle Eocene in India – reached estimated lengths of 36 to 49 feet

·???????? https://www.sci.news/paleontology/vasuki-indicus-12873.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-58377-0

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New geological province map of Greenland

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2024-04-geological-reveals-secrets-greenland-icy.html

·???????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GL107357

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Mantle domain boundaries delineated by distinct geochemical signature

·???????? https://news.arizona.edu/news/geologists-rewind-clock-reveal-secrets-about-earths-mysterious-mantle

·???????? Paper:? https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01326-6

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Rockhounding in Montana

·???????? https://kmmsam.com/ixp/13/p/rock-hounding-resources-montana/

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Impact of karst on diesel spill cleanup in Whiteford Township in Monroe County, Ohio

·???????? https://www.13abc.com/2024/04/18/i-team-special-report-monroe-county-diesel-leak-airs-thursday-night/

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Will AI ever replace the wisdom and experience of a seasoned geologist?

·???????? https://www.miningreview.com/exploration/will-ai-enabled-geologists-replace-traditional-pros/

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Waterlogged volcano webcam is dried out and once again monitoring Kilauea

·???????? https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2024/04/19/geologists-dry-out-water-logged-volcano-webcams/

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Humans took refuge in lava tube in Saudi Arabia for thousands of years

·???????? https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1040773

·???????? Paper:? https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0299292

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Comprehensive 3D geological model for high-grade B26 Polymetallic Deposit in Canada

·???????? https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/abitibi-metals-unveils-3d-geological-100000755.html

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Engineering & geological research completed for low-power nuclear power plant in Yakutia, Russia

·???????? https://www.neimagazine.com/news/newsengineering-and-geological-research-completed-for-yakutia-smr-11706015

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Geopark Academy 2024 will explore unique geological terrain of the Burren in County Clare, Ireland

·???????? https://www.irishpost.com/news/remarkable-landscape-of-one-of-irelands-most-picturesque-spots-goes-under-spotlight-271108

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UNESCO has added 18 sites to list of Global Geoparks

·???????? https://www.planetattractions.com/news/Unesco-lists-18-new-geoparks-worldwide/3265

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Oldest blue glacial ice core from Antarctica is 6 myo from Allen Hills adjacent to Ross Ice Shelf – not a continuous record

·???????? https://www.science.org/content/article/oldest-ever-ice-offers-glimpse-earth-ice-ages

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New paradigm for studying landslide shapes & failure types

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2024-04-landslides.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-46741-7

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Factors that drive migration rates of meandering rivers – big surprise:? global-scale trend based on sediment load

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2024-04-meandering-waterways-world.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0012821X24001079

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