Volcano & mountain plateau across Turkey may have formed by massive detachment of tectonic material & of deep lithosphere “dripping” Getting a better picture of the volcanic plumbing system of Mount Etna Rates of subsidence vary across the US East Coast in metro Hampton Roads, Virginia, some – spots subsiding 7 to 10 times faster than average Novel approach to using footprints to estimate body masses of dinosaurs Humans are creating EQ zone in North America Paper: Earth might be overdue for a cataclysmic volcanic eruption Huge mass of hot rock continues to rise under Vermont Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may be at risk of impacts from proposed mining Frozen debris are creeping toward Dalton Highway in Alaska (video) Turquoise (copper aluminum phosphate) & zircon (zirconium silicate) are the birthstones for December ************************************** Environmental Science Bulletin Board 4 December 2017 compiled by Elaine J. Hanford – – Expansive soils cause greater financial property loss than earthquakes, floods, hurricanes & tornadoes Reindeer must contend with collisions with railroad trains in the Arctic of Norway 3,300+ since – 2013
Volcano & mountain plateau across Turkey may have formed by massive detachment of tectonic material & “dripping” of deep lithosphere Getting a better picture of the volcanic plumbing system of Mount Etna Rates of subsidence vary across the US East Coast – in metro Hampton Roads, Virginia, some spots subsiding 7 to 10 times faster than average Novel approach to using footprints to estimate body masses of dinosaurs Humans are creating EQ zone in North America Paper: Earth might be overdue for a cataclysmic volcanic eruption Huge mass of hot rock continues to rise under Vermont Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument may be at risk of impacts from proposed mining Frozen debris are creeping toward Dalton Highway in Alaska (video) Turquoise (copper aluminum phosphate) & zircon (zirconium silicate) are the birthstones for December ************************************** Environmental Science Bulletin Board – 4 December 2017 – compiled by Elaine J. Hanford Expansive soils cause greater financial property loss than earthquakes, floods, hurricanes & tornadoes Reindeer must contend with collisions with railroad trains in the Arctic of Norway – 3,300+ since 2013
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