9/27 Moon ring, building ferries, removing 'forever chemicals,' week in review

Moon ring [Wikipedia]

 

 Moon ring
The moon's halo or lunar halo is an optical illusion that causes a large bright ring to surround the moon. This striking and often beautiful halo around the moon is caused by the refraction of moonlight from ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.  In effect, these suspended or falling flecks of ice mean the atmosphere is transformed into a giant lens causing arcs and halos to appear around the moon or the sun depending on whether the effect is happening during the night or day respectively. (Space.com)

Today's top story in Salish Current: ‘The Nonessentials’ — hazmat suits and scary stories that make us feel better / Harvest season arrives in Skagit County

Who will build WA’s electric ferries? Only one West Coast shipyard shows interest
Three shipyards from different corners of the country say they have the ability to build the next generation of hybrid-electric boats for Washington State Ferries. Of the three, only one is local: Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, in Freeland, on Whidbey Island. The others are Eastern Shipbuilding Group from Panama City, Fla., and Philly Shipyard in Philadelphia. Nicholas Deshais reports. (Seattle Times)

Seaspan says government needs to financially support shipbuilding or ferries will not be built in B.C.
The company notes that other provinces, such as Quebec, support their shipyards by requiring vessels to be built domestically and providing tax credits, forgivable loans and grants. Carla Wilson reports. (Times Colonist)

Vancouver aims to raise $210M to remove ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water
The city of Vancouver, the third-largest municipal provider of drinking water in Washington, is less than a quarter of the way to securing enough funding to mitigate toxic “forever chemicals” from its drinking water by 2029. The city announced it has secured a $10 million low-interest loan to build PFAS filtration systems, bringing its collection of grants and loans up to $37.5 million. In all, it needs to raise an estimated $210 million. April Ehlrich reports. (OPB) 

Salish Sea News Week in Review 9/27/24: Koala Friday, steelhead, coho, Dan Evans, forever chemicals, Dungeness crab, orca diets, habitat recovery, OR offshore wind, L128 

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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-  245 AM PDT Fri Sep 27 2024    
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT    
TODAY  W wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 7 to  10 ft. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of  rain early this morning.  
TONIGHT  NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming E around 5 kt after  midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.  Wave Detail: W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
 SAT  S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW 10 to 15 kt in the  afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 6 ft at 12 seconds.  
SAT NIGHT  W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W  7 ft at 11 seconds.  
SUN  W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at  10 seconds.

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