8/27 Cicada, salmon-killing tires, Fairy Cr protest, shipping delays

Cicada [Bruce Martin/WikiCommons]

 
Cicada
The cicadas are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha,along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers...One exclusively North American genus, Magicicada (the periodical cicadas), which spend most of their lives as underground nymphs, emerge in predictable intervals of 13 or 17 years, depending on the species and the location...Cicadas have been featured in literature since the time of Homer's Iliad and as motifs in art from the Chinese Shang dynasty. They have also been used in myth and folklore as symbols of carefree living and immortality. The cicada is also mentioned in Hesiod's Shield (ll.393–394), in which it is said to sing when millet first ripens. Cicadas are eaten by humans in various countries, including China, where the nymphs are served deep-fried in Shandong cuisine. (Wikipedia)

Discovery of tire-related chemical that kills coho salmon sparks widespread response
Scientists, legislators and manufacturers are responding in various ways to the recent groundbreaking discovery of a deadly chemical derived from automobile tires, a chemical that can rapidly kill coho salmon swimming in urban streams. Researchers are trying to better describe the chemical signature and biological function of the newfound chemical, 6PPD-quinone, along with related compounds. One major goal is to find an alternative chemical that can prevent dangerous cracking in tires without poisoning the environment. Christopher Dunagan reports. (Puget Sound Institute)

Video of Mountie ordering journalist to 'be silent' at Fairy Creek protest raises press freedom concerns
Legal experts say they're concerned about a widely shared video showing an RCMP officer telling a journalist to be "silent" while she covered protests against old-growth logging on Vancouver Island "or you're gone."... That interaction is unacceptable to Veronica Martisius, staff counsel for policy at the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, who said reporters have a right to do their jobs without police interference. "For an officer to order a journalist not to engage … and to threaten that journalist, that if you do engage, I'm going to remove you, that's totally inappropriate," she told CBC News. Bethany Lindsay reports. (CBC)

Shipping delays caused by full cargo ships waiting to unload along West Coast
The delays are due to continuing backups to unload cargo ships at West Coast ports, including in Seattle and Tacoma. Glenn Farley reports. (KING)

Salish Sea News and Weather Week in Review 8/27/21: Jan-ken-po, Van Is salmon, salmon temp, sea star die-off, Skagit dams, BC heat, kelp forests, tire chemicals

Now, your weekend tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  212 AM PDT Fri Aug 27 2021   
TODAY  W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 5 ft  at 9 seconds. 
TONIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 9 seconds. 
SAT  Light wind becoming NW to 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind  waves 1 ft or less. W swell 4 ft at 8 seconds. 
SAT NIGHT  W wind 5 to 15 kt becoming to 10 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 2 ft at 8 seconds. 
SUN  W wind to 10 kt. Wind waves 1 ft or less. W swell 3 ft at  8 seconds.

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