"Page 2" - Scientific Topics of Interest

Fix of contaminated Fountaingrove system could take 2 years : The unfolding water contamination crisis affecting 350 home sites is proving to be a complicated problem that could affect rebuilding in a major way. (Kevin MCCALLUM, The Press Democrat ; March 27, 2018) N. B. :   Discussion and research involving "Water Chemistry, Quality and Fires"   may be found by referring to my  Environmental Geochemistry Issues Semi-Monthly B log  with the direct   link provided below: Water Chemistry, Quality and Fires  ( Environmental Geochemistry Semi-Monthly ; Original blog post date:  11/11/2013) http://www.environmentalgeochemistryissuessemi-monthly.com/2013/11/water-chemistry-quality-and-fires.html

A flurry of research illuminates snow's foes (Emily BENSON, High Country News ; March 27, 2018) https://www.hcn.org/issues/50.6/scientific-research-a-flurry-of-research-illuminates-snows-foes Featured Research Articles: Exploring the Origins of Snow Drought in Northern Sierra Nevada, California (HATCHETT and MCEVOY, 2018) http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/EI-D-17-0027.1 Humidity determines snowpack ablation under a warming climate (HARPOLD and BROOKS, 2018) http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/01/12/1716789115.full.pdf Variations in Rising Limb of Colorado River Snowmelt Runoff Hydrograph Controlled by Dust Radiative Forcing in Snow (PAINTER et al. , 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas_Painter4/publication/321749773_Variation_in_Rising_Limb_of_Colorado_River_Snowmelt_Runoff_Hydrograph_Controlled_by_Dust_Radiative_Forcing_in_Snow/links/5a748636a6fdcc53fe16ac4f/Variation-in-Rising-Limb-of-Colorado-River-Snowmelt-Runoff-Hydrograph-Controlle...

A search for an ancient crocodile in Utah's Bears Ears leads to a major discovery of Triassic fossils (Brian MAFFLY, Salt Lake Tribune ; February 24, 2018) https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2018/02/24/a-search-for-an-ancient-crocodile-in-utahs-bears-ears-leads-to-a-major-discovery-of-triassic-fossils/ Featured Research Poster and Article Pre-Prints: A New Triassic Bonebed from Bears Ears Region of Utah (GAY et al. , 2017) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xavier_Jenkins3/publication/316588037_A_New_Triassic_Bonebed_from_the_Bears_Ears_Region_of_Utah/links/5905a6f74585152d2e953974/A-New-Triassic-Bonebed-from-the-Bears-Ears-Region-of-Utah.pdf The oldest vertebrate trace fossils from Comb Ridge (Bears Ears Region, southeastern Utah) [GAY et al ., 2017] https://peerj.com/preprints/2662.pdf Paleontology of the Bears Ears National Monument:  history of exploration and designation of the monument  (UGLESICH et al. , 2017) https://peerj.com/preprints/3442.pd...

New data helps explain recent fluctuations in Earth’s magnetic field (Newscenter, University of Rochester ; February 27, 2018) http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/new-data-helps-explain-recent-fluctuations-in-earths-magnetic-field-302242/ Featured Research Article: New Archeomagnetic Directional Records from Iron Age South Africa (ca. 425 - 1550 CE) and Implications for the South Atlantic Anomaly (HARE et al. , 2018) https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/2017GL076007 Supporting Information S1 (HARE et al. , 2018) https://www.readcube.com/articles/supplement?doi=10.1002%2F2017GL076007&index=0&ssl=1&st=ee9495a33af17aa3109ea6eeaccd65d5&preview=1

Study: Unique Diamond Impurities Indicate Water Deep in Earth's Mantle : Scientific analysis of diamond impurities - known as inclusions - reveal naturally forming ice crystals and point to water-rich regions deep below the Earth (Francis MCCABE, News Center - University of Nevada, Las Vegas ; March 9, 2018)

Sinking land will exacerbate flooding from sea level rise in Bay Area (Robert SANDERS, Berkeley News ; March 7, 2018) http://news.berkeley.edu/2018/03/07/sinking-land-will-exacerbate-flooding-from-sea-level-rise-in-bay-area/   Featured Research Article: Global climate change and local land subsidence exacerbate inundation risk to the San Francisco Bay Area (SHIRZAEI and BÜRGMANN, 2018) http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/4/3/eaap9234.full.pdf Selected Research Studies: Deep uncertainties in sea level rise and storm surge projections:  Implications for coastal flood risk management (ODDO et al. , 2017) https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1705/1705.10585.pdf N. B.:   Link to accepted manuscript.  Research article published in "Risk Analysis". DOI:  10.1111/risa.12888 Millions projected to be at risk from sea level rise in the United States (HAUER et al. , 2016) http://www.stmarysga.gov/Millions%20projected%20to%20be%20at%20ri...

Study:  Climate Change Threatens Major Crops in California (Amel AHMED, KQED Science ; February 27, 2018) https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2018/02/27/study-climate-change-will-wipe-out-major-crops-in-california/ Featured Research Article: Climate Change Trends and Impacts on California Agriculture:  A Detailed Review (PATHAK et al. , 2018) http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/8/3/25/pdf Websites: California Climate & Agiculture Network http://calclimateag.org/ What is Climate-Smart Agriculture? https://csa.guide/csa/what-is-climate-smart-agriculture