10/14 Great Barrier Reef, Orcas in Disguise

 

Chestnut

Chestnut
Chestnut, genus Castaneo has seven species of deciduous trees in the beech family (Fagaceae), native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The burrlike fruits contain edible nuts and several species are cultivated as ornamental and timber trees. Some members of the genus are known as chinquapins, which is also a common name for trees in the related genus Castanopsis.

Warming has killed half the coral on the Great Barrier Reef, study finds. It might never recover.
Half of the coral populations on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef — from “big mamas” to the little baby coral they spawn — have been wiped out in the warming ocean, a new study says. Studying coral as if it were a residential demographic, and counting its abundance over 30 years starting in 1995, four Australian researchers determined that size didn’t matter when bleaching events, such as two that occurred in recent back-to-back years, strike the giant reef. “The decline occurred in both shallow and deeper water, and across virtually all species — but especially in branching and table-shaped corals,” Terry Hughes, a professor at the ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland and a co-author of the research paper, said in a statement Tuesday. Darryl Fears reports. (Washington Post)

At Home Science Activities with South Sound GREEN: Orcas in Disguise
In the face of COVID-19 and recent stay at home order, parents and guardians may find themselves looking for activities that not only keep students engaged, but also provide information about local environmental science and concerns. In our South Sound GREEN Home Based Science Project series, we will introduce and demonstrate various hands-on and at-home activities for children of all ages to do either indoors or outside! (South Sound Green/Thurston Talk)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  141 AM PDT Wed Oct 14 2020   
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING   
TODAY  W wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell  10 ft at 10 seconds subsiding to 8 ft at 10 seconds in the  afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning then a slight  chance of showers in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming N after midnight. Wind  waves 2 ft or less. W swell 7 ft at 9 seconds. Areas of fog after  midnight.

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