7/12 Pineapple weed, Orcas tuna, LNG exports, NW Forest Plan, Tokitae homecoming, heat records, farm water, deer Covid, space pic

Pineapple weed

Pineapple weed Matricaria discoidea
Matricaria discoidea, commonly known as pineappleweed, wild chamomile, disc mayweed, and rayless mayweed, is an annual plant native to northeast Asia where it grows as a common herb of fields, gardens, and roadsides. It is in the family Asteraceae. The flowers exude a chamomile/pineapple aroma when crushed. (Wikipedia)
    
Bluefin Tuna Washes Up On Orcas Island’s East Sound
Northwest Sportsman source and local landowner Gary Lundquist and his youngest son JD were headed to the ferry dock early this morning when they spotted a lump on Crescent Beach by the village of Eastsound and went to investigate. Lundquist described the fish as untouched, so it was likely deposited – or stranded – by last night’s midnight 8-foot-or-so high tide. This morning’s low was at 7:28 at nearby Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. Andy Walgamott reports. (Northwest Sportsman)

Future of Canada's LNG exports shrouded in uncertainty amid fluctuating demand, experts say
Canadian liquefied natural gas projects looking to fill gaps in the global market left by the absence of Russian gas may run into more challenging conditions than expected, industry experts say. Officials from the LNG industry at an industry conference in Vancouver say the consensus among economists is that the gas shortage in Europe caused by the Ukraine war is unlikely to last beyond 10 years, while the rise of renewables will cut into demand from 2030 onward. (The Canadian Press)

New committee will advise on key plan for future of Northwest forests, adapting to climate change
A panel of regional experts will spend the next two years updating a nearly 30-year-old plan for how to manage and protect millions of acres of federal forestland in the Northwest. Committee members will recommend policies to federal agencies updating the Northwest Forest Plan, focusing specifically on the impacts of climate change. Five experts from Washington state will serve on the panel. Alex Baumhardt reports. (Washington State Standard)

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay shares plans to move whale Tokitae ‘as soon as we can’
Indianapolis Colts owner and philanthropist Jim Irsay said he is still working on bringing the orca whale Tokitae back to the Salish Sea, and he’s personally helping to fund the effort. L.B. Gilbert reports. (MY Northwest)

Sounds like a broken record: why climate change keeps outdoing itself
Against the backdrop of global warming, El Niño conditions have an additive effect, pushing temperatures to record highs. This has combined with a reduction in aerosols, which are small particles that can deflect incoming solar radiation. So these two factors are most likely to blame for the record-breaking heat, in the atmosphere and in the oceans. Kimberley Reid reports. (The Narwhal)

Farmers in Sunshine Coast say they want to be exempt from water restrictions during drought
No outdoor watering is allowed in the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) during its most extreme Stage 4 water restrictions, but farmers say they need to continue watering their crops to maintain their livelihoods and provide food for their community. Michelle Gomez reports. (CBC)

Coronavirus probably spread widely in deer and perhaps back to people, USDA says
Humans transmitted the coronavirus to white-tailed deer more than 100 times in late 2021 and early 2022, according to new research led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The research also suggests that the virus probably spread widely among deer, that it mutated in the animals and that they may have passed these altered versions of the virus back to people at least three times. Emily Anthes reports. (NY Times)

JWST keeps finding cosmic gems, black holes and surprising galaxies
NASA is marking the anniversary of the JWST’s scientific debut with the release of a spectacular new image. Joel Achenbach reports.(Washington Post)

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West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  254 AM PDT Wed Jul 12 2023   
TODAY  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 2 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain. 
TONIGHT  W wind 10 to 20 kt becoming 5 to 15 kt after midnight.  Wind waves 1 to 3 ft. W swell 2 ft at 9 seconds.

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