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Flies
Shoo, fly. There are many different flies in Washington. Some of the
most common are cluster flies, house flies, drains flies and fruit
flies.Even though flies do not bite, flies are considered dangerous. In
the course of their travels (through excrement, sewers, decaying
vegetation, etc.), they pick up and spread disease, human pathogens,
and parasites. (Pro Pest Control)
Today's top story in Salish Current: 42nd and 40th Legislative District primary vote will eliminate one contender
Seattle Aquarium’s Ocean Pavilion to open in August
Seattle Aquarium’s new, $160 million Ocean Pavilion will open Aug. 29.
The 50,000-square-foot exhibit space is already transforming the city’s
central waterfront, and will feature the region’s largest tropical reef
ecosystem, with sharks, rays, other animals and plants. Vonnair Phair
reports. (Seattle Times)
Work starts on new battery-electric B.C. Ferries vessels
Construction has begun on the first two of B.C. Ferries’ new
battery-electric hybrid Island-class vessels. The work is being done at
Damen Shipyards in Romania. When completed, the vessels will be the
first in the fleet to operate exclusively in battery-electric mode.
Andrew A. Duffy reports. (Times Colonist)
WA awards $52 million from carbon auctions for tribal climate adaptation
More than $50 million in revenue from the state’s carbon market auctions
is going to 32 tribal nations across the Northwest for clean-energy
projects and efforts to better safeguard communities from the effects of
climate change. Isabella Breda reports. (Seattle Times)
Second abandoned sea otter pup rescued in B.C. in less than a month
A second abandoned sea otter has been rescued in the waters off
Vancouver Island, marking the first time the Vancouver Aquarium Marine
Mammal Rescue Society has had to take care of two fragile pups at the
same time. (Canadian Press)
Dry forests 'very receptive to ignition': B.C. Wildfire Service
Over a dozen new fires have sparked across the province over the last 24
hours, and the B.C. Wildfire Service says dry forests in much of the
province are "very receptive to ignition." The wildfire service's online
dashboard, as of 5 p.m. PT Wednesday, reports 161 active wildfires in
B.C. Within the the last 24 hours, 16 more fires have started and 41
were declared out. In the last seven days, 136 were declared out. (CBC)
Birthing the Blob
In 2013, a huge marine heatwave known as the Blob hit the northeast
Pacific Ocean. Temperatures soared to dangerous new highs, killing
millions of marine animals and disrupting the broader ocean ecosystem in
ways that have yet to—and may never—return to normal. Michael Allen
reports. (Hakai Magazine)
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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
236 AM PDT Thu Jul 18 2024
TODAY
NW wind around 5 kt, backing to W 15 to 20 kt. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 10 seconds.
TONIGHT
NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds.
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