Geoscience Bulletin Board – 31 December 2023

Norwegian cruise ship MS Maud temporarily lost power after being hit by rogue wave

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/norwegian-cruise-ship-loses-power-after-it-was-hit-by-rogue-wave-in-north-sea/ar-AA1lUfGx

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New perspective on last time the West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapsed – what the octopus genomics tell us

·???????? https://astrobiology.com/2023/12/using-genomics-to-trace-ice-planet-history-octopus-dna-reveals-west-antarctic-ice-sheet-collapse-during-last-interglacial.html

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200 myo Greece was part of lost continent of “Greater Adria”

·???????? https://greekreporter.com/2023/12/21/greece-part-lost-continent-greater-adria/

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1342937X19302230

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New pamphlet on geology of Sinks Canyon State Park in Wyoming

·???????? https://www.wyotoday.com/new-wsgs-pamphlet-highlights-geology-in-sinks-canyon-state-park/article_83687482-9e8e-11ee-919f-5b0a6fd95f16.html

·???????? Pamphlet:? https://www.wsgs.wyo.gov/products/wsgs-2023-ip-23.pdf

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General introduction to mining law in Portugal

·???????? https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=886cdd47-4437-4a5a-8599-e32b91db4cad

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Cataclysmic geological history of the Ruby Mountains in Nevada

·???????? https://elkodaily.com/news/local/a-changing-range-a-geological-history-of-ruby-mountains-cataclysmic-history/article_8a74920c-9dd9-11ee-a77a-436cb50daaa1.html

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A pūpū platter of earthquakes in Hawaii

·???????? https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/hvo/news/volcano-watch-a-pupu-platter-earthquakes

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A unified theory of the evolution of geology and biodiversity

·???????? https://bnnbreaking.com/tech/science-tech/geology-and-biodiversity-a-unified-theory-of-lifes-evolution/

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Nine giant landslides in the Vaigat Strait in Greenland

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

·???????? Link to pdf paper:? https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/doi/10.1130/G51234.1/630549/Holocene-gigascale-rock-avalanches-in-Vaigat

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The Wrangell landslide – cannot monitor everything

·???????? https://alaskapublic.org/2023/12/18/were-always-going-to-be-surprised-wrangells-tragedy-highlights-alaskas-lack-of-landslide-monitoring/

Sampling high grade gold at Cook Project in Northeastern Saskatchewan

·???????? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/eagle-plains-samples-high-grade-120000232.html

·???????? Map:? https://www.eagleplains.com/projects/cook?

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More than a century of streamflow measurements on the Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Montana

·???????? https://www.usgs.gov/observatories/yvo/news/over-a-century-yellowstone-river-streamflow-measurements-corwin-springs-mt

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Balanced boulders and the San Andreas Fault

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/balanced-boulders-on-san-andreas-fault-suggest-the-big-one-won-t-be-as-destructive-as-once-thought/ar-AA1m3GEY

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China limits exportation of gallium & germanium

·???????? https://www.gizchina.com/2023/12/22/china-rare-earths-dominance-focus-limits-germanium-gallium-exports/

·???????? Gallium:? https://www.livescience.com/29476-gallium.html

·???????? Germanium:? https://www.livescience.com/29520-germanium.html

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Planetary geology:? after asteroid Bennu, OSIRIS gets new name & new mission to Apophis asteroid

·???????? https://interestingengineering.com/science/osiris-enroute-to-new-asteroid

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IUCN confirms released most recent Red List of Threatened Species – confirms Java Stingarees are extinct

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/humans-cause-extinction-of-marine-fish-for-first-time-in-history/ar-AA1ma0nj

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The Polar Vortex continues to evolve – what the prognosticators say that means

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-polar-vortex-weakening-may-lie-ahead-here-s-what-that-could-mean-the-rest-of-this-winter/ar-AA1ma3yl

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Geotechnical survey drilling is crucial for restoration of Deschutes Estuary

·???????? https://www.thejoltnews.com/stories/some-parts-of-capitol-lake-to-close-for-geotechnical-survey-drilling,13379

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China’s “Mengxiang” ultradeep ocean drillship completes first trial voyage – plan to? drill through Crust & into Upper Mantle

·???????? https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/chinas-first-homegrown-ultradeep-ocean-drillship-completes-trial-voyage/

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Man-made noise is impacting the soundscape of the ocean – multibeam sonar for deep ocean mapping

·???????? https://eos.org/features/oceanic-cacophony

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Book Review:? “Clouds and Their Climatic Impact:? Radiation, Circulation and Precipitation”

·???????? https://eos.org/editors-vox/the-complexity-of-clouds-circulation-and-climate

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Aggradation and degradation of alluvial fans in Arabian correlates with orbital cycles of Earth

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2023-12-arabia-alluvial-fans-decay-earth.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379123004328

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Improving understanding of the formation of fog in mountainous terrain

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2023-12-fog-mountainous-areas.html

·???????? Paper:? https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/bams/104/11/BAMS-D-22-0030.1.xml

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Mercury in sediment samples from Upper Yangtze River in China associated with peak in carbon isotopes linking Permian marine mass extinction linked to volcanism-induced anoxia

·???????? https://phys.org/news/2023-12-permian-marine-mass-extinction-linked.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0009254123005399

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Photo-essay:? rainbow-colored clouds in the Arctic

·???????? https://www.sciencealert.com/extremely-rare-rainbow-clouds-lit-up-arctic-skies-for-3-days-the-photos-are-breathtaking

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Pterygotid eurypterids were giant (up to 8 foot long) predatory sea scorpions

·???????? https://www.sci.news/paleontology/predatory-giant-sea-scorpions-biggest-bugs-12572.html

·???????? Paper:? https://www.geology.cz/bulletin/fulltext/1891_Braddy_231224.pdf

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Extra-terrestrial diamonds

·???????? https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Cosmic_Bling_The_Science_of_Extraterrestrial_Diamonds_999.html

Sendero del Cangrejo chain of hydrothermal vents

·???????? https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/otherworldly-mini-yellowstone-found-in-the-deep-sea/

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“negative friction” allows sand to flow uphill

·???????? https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/12/watch-sand-defy-gravity-and-flow-uphill-thanks-to-negative-friction/

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Plant health changes may be precursors of earthquakes

·???????? https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/60058/20231229/plant-health-provides-early-signs-volcanic-unrest-study.htm

·???????? Paper:? https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2023GC010938

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Non-meteoric waters in natural spa waters in Central Japan

·???????? https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/60066/20231229/non-meteoric-water-discovered-scientists-natural-spa-waters-central-japan.htm

·???????? Paper:? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022169423015317

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Tallest tsunami on record hit Alaska in 1958 – 524-meter wave in Lituya Bay following massive landslide triggered by earthquake

·???????? https://www.iflscience.com/the-tallest-tsunami-on-record-hit-alaska-with-a-524-meter-wave-in-1958-72215

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Mauna Kea is sacred to spiritual practitioners, treasured by astronomers, and respected by geologists

·???????? https://www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/science/volcano-hawaii-sacred-spiritual-practitioners-and-treasured-astronomers

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Ground temperature changes with depth

·???????? https://latestsolarnews.com/how-ground-temperature-changes-with-depth/

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Active seamount is also a Pacific white skate nursery

·???????? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/scientists-left-speechless-after-discovering-ancient-volcano-is-still-active-and-covered-in-giant-eggs/ar-AA1meNPs