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Fossils
Fossils
Geological events in the Western Strait of Juan de Fuca from 56 million
to 20 million years ago resulted in the deposit of marine animals into
the coastal substrate. Today you can find those fossilized animals while
beach combing. The fossils pictured were found on Strait of Juan de
Fuca beaches from Twin Rivers to Neah Bay in Washington State's Clallam
County. The fossil in the middle appears to be very similar to Hemigrapsus sp. found in today's intertidal zone. (Courtesy Pat McMahon)
Today's top story in Salish Current: At local food banks, accelerating need exceeds supply / Are totem poles Northwest tradition or cultural invaders?
Climate pollution surges in Washington state after pandemic lull
Policymakers and advocates are essentially driving blind as they pursue
the difficult goal of slashing fossil-fuel pollution fast enough to help
stabilize the planet’s rapidly heating climate. The Washington
Department of Ecology plans to publish the state’s greenhouse gas
emissions for 2020 and 2021 in December 2024. The Seattle Office of
Sustainability and Environment plans to publish an inventory of
Seattle’s contribution to climate change for the year 2022 in December
as well. John Ryan reports. (KUOW)
Will the Canadian dollar slip below 70 cents US?
The Canadian dollar has slipped to its lowest level in five years.
Outside of the depths of the COVID pandemic, the loonie is weaker than
it's been since 2015. And experts say there's every reason to think it
will fall even more. The Canadian dollar has been on a long, slow
decline since the summer of 2021. But the decline has picked up steam
this month as the U.S. dollar soared on news that Donald Trump had won
re-election. Peter Armstrong reports. (CBC)
Area off Vancouver Island a high-risk zone for ship-whale collisions: study
In B.C., a previously unidentified hot spot for whale-ship collisions
was found off the coast of Vancouver Island. Stefan Labbé reports. (Times Colonist)
Plucking polluted pilings: 1,200 are being removed along Tacoma’s Ruston Way
Crews have begun pulling the first of some 1,200 polluted pilings that
once supported a sawmill on Tacoma’s waterfront. The site is one of “The
Filthy Four,” according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
Crews working for DNR started the project Wednesday at the old Dickman
Mill site — now a Metro Parks Tacoma property. Craig Sailor reports. (Tacoma News Tribune)
Octopus captured on video battling B.C.’s bomb cyclone on ocean floor
The video shows the octopus using its tentacles to hang on, while its
mantle — the sac above its head — is rippled by the fast-moving water.
Brenna Owen reports. (Canadian Press)
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Here's your tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca-
225 AM PST Mon Nov 25 2024
TODAY
E wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE
2 ft at 5 seconds. Showers likely, mainly this morning.
TONIGHT
E wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft in the evening,
then around 2 ft or less.
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