11/24 Lingonberry, more storms, salmon vigil, Sleydo' released, BC refinery closed, Acquavella case, rockfish, kelp forests, Greenland ice, Sumas floods, Suzuki warnings

Lingonberry [Brittanica]

Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
The lingonberry also known s partridgeberry, mountain cranberry or cowberry, is a small evergreen shrub in the heath family Ericaceae, that bears edible fruit. It is native to boreal forest and Arctic tundra throughout the Northern Hemisphere, from Europe and Asia to North America. (Wikipedia)

Heavy storms headed for southwest B.C., threatening recovery from floods and landslides  (CBC) Puget Sound region to get ‘continuous onslaught of rain’ over Thanksgiving weekend  (My Northwest)

Vigil calls for more urgency to save endangered salmon, orcas
A vigil in support of endangered salmon in the Pacific Northwest drew environmental advocates and members of the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Indian Tribe to the Bellingham waterfront on Nov. 20. The event commemorated the 30th anniversary of the original declaration of Snake River sockeye salmon as endangered, and was held in conjunction with several similar events around the region. Jacqueline Allison reports. (Salish Current)

Wet'suwet'en pipeline opposition leader released with conditions
A key leader in the fight against the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northwestern B.C. has been released from jail with the condition she not interfere with construction of the project. Sleydo', also known as Molly Wickham, is free to return to her home territory in northwestern B.C. and engage in fishing, hunting, trapping and cultural practices, so long as she stays 75 meters away from Coastal GasLink worksites and equipment. It is a stronger condition than that given to other Wet'suwet'en members who were released on the condition they stay at least 10 meters away from worksites and equipment. (CBC)

Refinery that supplies one-third of Lower Mainland gas out of crude
Three of the main ways gas is supplied to the Lower Mainland and elsewhere in B.C. were disrupted by the flooding. Joanne Lee-Young reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Water rights fight: Yakama Nation wins appeal in 42-year case known as Acquavella
State authorities cannot regulate the number of acres the Yakama Nation irrigates on its reservation, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The ruling was in response to three appeals in the massive 42-year case known as Acquavella, which adjudicated water rights throughout the Yakima River Basin. Phil Ferolito reports (Yakima Herald-Republic)

Learning from a legacy of overfishing
Fishing for rockfish was once promoted as a sustainable alternative to salmon harvests, but when rockfish numbers plummeted, fisheries managers realized they had a problem. Now a rockfish recovery plan seeks to reverse the damage as scientists learn more about protecting this once-popular game fish. David Williams writes. (Salish Sea Currents Magazine)

Kelp Forest Loss An Ecological Disaster Requiring Creative Solutions In Age of Climate Change
Over the last 10 years, an ecological disaster has taken place along the coast from San Francisco north. Bull kelp forests, which provide some of the most productive habitat for sea life anywhere on the planet, have declined by 96%. The once thriving undersea forests have been replaced by seemingly endless beds of purple urchins. These “urchin barrens” as they are called by scientists are exactly what they sound like. Nothing else can live there now. Darren Peck reports. (CBS)

Greenland ice sheet experiences record loss to calving of glaciers and ocean melt over the past year
Greenland has had a quite a year. For the first time in its history, rain fell at its summit. In August, it experienced one of the latest-occurring melt events in recent memory. This also became the third year with major melting events in the past decade. By the end of the melt season, the ice sheet lost more ice than it gained — for the 25th year in a row. Kasha Patel reports. (Washington Post)

Were the Sumas Floods Caused by Global Warming? The Evidence Says No.
Last weekend there were highly damaging floods over Northwest Washington, with the town of Sumas and its vicinity being inundated by floodwaters.  Several landslides occurred, including some that closed  I5 near Bellingham. The Sumas area is extraordinarily prone to flooding and has experienced flooding many times before.   ...[T]here is no evidence whatsoever that global warming caused the heavy rainfall associated with this event. Cliff Mass writes. (Cliff Mass Weather Blog)

David Suzuki Foundation disavows Suzuki's warning that 'pipelines will be blown up' if there is no climate change action
The David Suzuki Foundation has distanced itself from environmental activist David Suzuki’s warning that “pipelines will be blown up” if political leaders do not act on climate change...Two days later, on Nov. 22, the foundation, an environmental non-profit headquartered in Vancouver, put out a statement on Twitter denying any involvement in the claims, explaining Suzuki spoke on his own behalf and not for the organization. Devika Desai reports. (Vancouver Sun)

Now, your tug weather--
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  229 AM PST Wed Nov 24 2021   
TODAY  S wind 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 ft  at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning then rain  in the afternoon. 
TONIGHT  SE wind 10 to 20 kt rising to 15 to 25 kt after  midnight. Wind waves 2 to 4 ft. W swell 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain. 
THU  S wind 20 to 30 kt. Wind waves 4 to 6 ft. W swell 9 ft at  11 seconds building to 11 ft at 11 seconds in the afternoon. Rain  in the morning then showers and a slight chance of tstms in the  afternoon. 
THU NIGHT  W wind to 10 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 2 ft or less. W swell 10 ft at 13 seconds.

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