Salish Sea News Week in Review January 13 2023

 

Aloha Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!
“I am afraid that many among you are more concerned about making a living than making a life. You are prone to judge the success of your profession by the index of your salary and the size of the wheelbase on your automobile, rather than the quality of your service to humanity. The misuse of Capitalism can also lead to tragic exploitation.” (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., November 4, 1956, Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama)

Most of Western Canada's glaciers will melt in 80 years, University of Northern B.C. study finds
A study by international researchers using a supercomputer at the University of Northern British Columbia has found that most of Western Canada's glaciers will disappear by the year 2100.

Earth’s Last 8 Years Were the Hottest on Record
The world remained firmly in warming’s grip last year, with extreme summer temperatures in Europe, China and elsewhere contributing to 2022 being the fifth-hottest year on record, European climate researchers said on Tuesday.

Cooke wins extension on Washington State deadline
The original 60-day order by DNR required dismantling by Jan 14. On Jan. 6 the Superior Court for Washington State granted the motion filed by the company to extend the deadline to April 14 to remove the fish from its Rich Passage and Hope Island farms.

Gas stoves may be banned in U.S. amid health concerns, links to childhood asthma
A federal agency says a ban on gas stoves is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances.

Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022
The annual report from the nation's premier meteorological institution highlights a troubling trend: Extreme weather events, fueled by human-caused climate change, are occurring at a higher frequency with an increased cost — in dollars and lives.

Canadian military to resume weapons training in Juan de Fuca Strait
The firing range known as Whiskey Hotel is a 30-kilometre-long and 11-kilometre-wide swath of water between Sooke and Port Renfrew, about a kilometre off land, where the Canadian and U.S. navies and coast guards practise using sea surface and aerial machine-guns and other small weaponry.

There was a record number of sightings of these whales in the Salish Sea in 2022
A record number of Bigg’s killer whales and Humpback whales were spotted in the Salish Sea during 2022. There were 1,221 unique sightings of Bigg’s killer whales and 396 individual humpback whales were photographed in the Salish Sea,  the largest number of humpbacks recorded in over a century.

Toilet paper toxin found in endangered killer whales, B.C. researchers say
Chemicals used in the production of toilet paper have been found in the bodies of orcas around British Columbia, according to a new study. One of the most common pollutants found in killer whales' bodies was 4-nonylphenol or 4NP, which is often found in toilet paper.

Exxon climate predictions were accurate decades ago. Still it sowed doubt
Decades of research by scientists at Exxon accurately predicted how much global warming would occur from burning fossil fuels, according to a new study in the journal Science. The findings clash with an enormously successful campaign that Exxon spearheaded and funded for more than 30 years that cast doubt on human-driven climate change and the science underpinning it.

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