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| Portuguese Man o' war |
The Portuguese man o' war is a highly venomous open ocean predator that superficially resembles a jellyfish but is actually a siphonophore. Each man o' war is actually a colony of several small individual organisms that each have a specialized job and are so closely intertwined that they cannot survive alone. In this manner, the larger colony consists of a float that keeps the colony at the sea surface, a series of long tentacles that are covered with stinging cells, a rudimentary digestive system, and a simple reproductive system.
Trump's Environmental Rollback Will Silence Citizens' Voices, Critics In NW Charge
Northwest conservation and anti-pollution organizations say the Trump administration’s changes to a bedrock environmental law from the Nixon-era will have major impacts in the region. The changes to the National Environmental Policy Act, or NEPA, include eliminating environmental impact reports for some projects and streamlining the approval process for pipelines and other projects. Monica Samayoa reports. (OPB)
Canada is failing to track the true climate cost of clearcut logging in boreal: report
Organizations calls on the Canadian government to properly record and regulate greenhouse gas emissions connected to forestry and align its forest management policies with climate targets. Matt Simmons reports. (The Narwhal)
Look: One Great Shot: A Grand Assemblage
Every winter, thousands of blacktip sharks migrate to the balmy waters off Palm Beach County, Florida. These finned snowbirds, which can grow to one-and-a-half meters long, travel from as far away as New York to feast on bony fishes. Absurdly agile, the blacktip is known to make spectacular leaps while hunting for weak and sickly prey. By forming enormous schools in the shallows, they safeguard themselves from their nemesis, the great hammerhead. Michael Patrick O’Neill writes. (Hakai Magazine)
Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 239 AM PDT Fri Jul 17 2020
TODAY W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 6 ft at 10 seconds.
TONIGHT W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming SW after midnight. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 6 ft at 9 seconds.
SAT W wind to 10 kt rising to 10 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less building to 1 to 3 ft in the afternoon. W swell 6 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
SAT NIGHT W wind 15 to 25 kt easing to 5 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft subsiding to 2 ft or less after midnight. W swell 5 ft at 7 seconds.
SUN Light wind becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 6 ft at 8 seconds.
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