8/25 Grasshopper, Skagit dams, extreme heat, sea stars, electric grid, Point Roberts, BC vax proof

Grasshopper

Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are ground-dwelling insects which go through a phase of incomplete metamorphosis before developing into the adult stage. As grasshoppers mostly live on the ground, they have very powerful hind legs which are adapted for escape in case they are threatened. Grasshoppers are closely similar to locusts though grasshoppers can only fly for shorter distances. Grasshoppers mostly exist within a solitary phase with little to no threat to crops. Within the solitary phase, grasshoppers are disorganized, each leading its way of life. However, some grasshopper species develop gregarious behavior under suitable conditions, becoming locusts. (World Atlas)

Skagit County sues Seattle for public records in fight over fish passage at city dams
A fight over the lack of fish passage at Seattle City Light dams escalated Tuesday when Skagit County sued the city of Seattle in a bid to force the release of some of the utility’s financial records. The county named Seattle, Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Light General Manager Debra Smith in its suit, seeking to compel the release of records under the state Public Records Act. The records include an accounting of the value of power sold from each of the three hydroelectric dams on the Skagit. Lynda Mapes reports. (Seattle Times)

B.C.’s extreme heat is here to stay. Critics say government’s plan to deal with it is dangerously weak
From 570 devastating heat-induced deaths, to fish die-offs, to berries being baked on the stem, British Columbians are experiencing the multitude impacts of a growing climate emergency that the province urgently needs to adapt to. Ainslie Cruickshank reports. (The Narwhal)

Expert says B.C. sea stars melting away because of wasting disease
A new study published by the Royal Society said sea stars are getting close to extinction as waters along the west coast. Sea stars in the waters off British Columbia that died off in the billions about a decade ago are not recovering as expected, an expert says. Hina Alam reports. (The Canadian Press)

How the West’s divided electric grid slows green growth
A hodgepodge of utilities run the West’s electrical grid. Will billions in federal funding help them get along? Peter Fairley reports. (InvestigateWest)

Canadians still can't visit tiny Point Roberts, and community is losing hope
Point Roberts faces at least another month of isolation after President Joe Biden extended the Canadian border closure last week. The Washington exclave relies on cross-border business to operate, and Point Roberts’ Fire Chief Christopher Carleton says that the downtown is looking desolate after two seasons of lost tourist traffic. Anya Steinberg reports. (KNKX)

British Columbia Mandates Proof Of Vaccination for Most Indoor Activities
Starting Sept. 13, residents of British Columbia must show “B.C. Vaccine cards,” if they want to attend a movie or indoor activity, work out at a fitness center, eat indoors or on the patio of a restaurant, live in student housing, go to dance or the symphony, or gamble away Loonies at a casino. Joel Connelly reports. (Post Alley)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  251 AM PDT Wed Aug 25 2021   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt becoming NW 5 to 15 kt in the afternoon.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. NW swell 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
TONIGHT  NW wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 1  ft at 8 seconds. Rain likely in the evening then a chance of rain  after midnight.

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