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| Frosted nudibranch [Vic High Marine] |
Frosted nudibranch Dirona albolineata
The frosted nudibranch, also called the Alabaster Nudibranch and
White-lined Dirona, has frosty white tips lining the leaf-like cerata on
their back. They come in a wide variety of colours, including mauve and
peach, but for the most part, they’re a translucent whitish-yellow. The
frosted nudibranch thrives along the shores of Japan, Siberia, and
Southern Alaska, to Southern California. (Vic High Marine)
Today's top story in Salish Current: San Juan County braces for lower revenues, higher costs
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As climate change reshapes the seasons, extreme temperatures reveal how unprepared we are for a hotter future. Michelle Cyca reports. (The Narwhal)
El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
U.S. meteorologists say an El Nino has formed. That's the natural warming of parts of the Pacific that changes weather around the globe. Seth Bernstein reports. (Associated Press)
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After deadly chemical spill, Longview official wants new safeguards
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Democracy Watch
It's been two weeks since Washington's worst industrial accident in nearly a century. More than a half-million gallons of a caustic liquid known as white liquor flooded through the Nippon Dynawave pulp mill in Longview after a storage tank imploded. Eleven people were killed. Kim Malcolm and John Ryan report. (KUOW)
After deadly chemical spill, Longview official wants new safeguards
A district in Cowlitz County was key to flushing out the corrosive chemical spill that threatened to contaminate Longview's drinking water after a catastrophic tank implosion. Bellamy Pailthorp reports. (KNKX)
From neon mosquitoes to winged migrations, top images captured by scientists
New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines. Ari Daniel reports. (NPR)
Trump Reopens Protected Hawaiian Waters To Commercial Fishing
Dealing a blow to environmentalists, Papahānaumokuākea and two other Pacific marine monuments will be partially reopened by presidential proclamation. Marcel Honoré reports. (Civil Beat)
Democracy Watch
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Salish Sea News Week in Review 6/12/26:
Superman, Van Is kelp, gray whales and kelp, sea-stars, vibrocompaction,
killer tires, killing owls, Brad Pitt, wolf kill, Longview explosion,
El Nino.
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Here's your weekend tug weather—
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 224 AM PDT Fri Jun 12 2026
TODAY W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT W wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca- 224 AM PDT Fri Jun 12 2026
TODAY W wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
TONIGHT W wind around 5 kt, backing to S around 5 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 10 seconds.
SAT E wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NE in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 8 seconds.
SAT NIGHT NW wind around 5 kt, veering to NE after midnight. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
SUN E wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 8 seconds.
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