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Basalt
Basalt is an aphanitic extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon. More than 90% of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt. (Wikipedia)
Wildfire season expected to come earlier and be slightly more active than usual in Washington
Drought conditions and Washington's low snowpack are contributing to
expectations that fire activity will exceed what's considered typical.
Helen Smith reports. (KING)
Can a tiny shorebird stop the massive expansion of a container port?
This is the story of a mud wrestle at the Fraser River delta. On one
side, a government proposal for a massive expansion of a container port.
On the other, a tiny bird, the sandpiper, which relies on this place as
its last stopover on a migration as long as 7,000 miles. Lynda Mapes
reports. (Seattle Times)
Conservationists call out trampling of sensitive Surrey park
Blackie Spit, in Boundary Bay in Surrey, B.C., is an important stop for
dozens of species of migratory birds, but the environmentally sensitive
habitat is threatened when people fail to stay on the designated
pathway. Rafferty Baker reports. (CBC)
Oil refiners raise quality concerns over TMX pipeline shipments
U.S. oil refiners and West Coast traders are flagging concerns about the
quality of crude shipped on the newly completed Trans Mountain pipeline
expansion (TMX), warning that high vapour pressure and acidity limits
could deter purchases of Canadian heavy barrels. The $34 billion
expansion started operations last month and has nearly tripled shipping
capacity to Canada's Pacific Coast to 890,000 barrels per day (bpd).
Arathy Somasekhar and Nia Williams report. (Thomson Reuters)
North Shore sewage plant's bombshell budget a 'crossroads' for Metro Vancouver
The $2.83 billion cost overrun at Metro Vancouver’s North Shore
wastewater treatment plant project landed like a bombshell that has
prompted bigger questions about how the regional district handles such
big projects and even how it’s governed. Derrick Penner reports. (Vancouver Sun)
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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
239 AM PDT Thu Jun 13 2024
TODAY
W wind around 5 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
TONIGHT
W wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
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