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Topic: Millions of by-the-wind sailors wash ashore along West Coast
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Dee
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posted April 19, 2015 03:22 AM
  
Small, jellyfish-like sea creatures known as by-the-wind sailors—or purple sails—are getting blown onto beaches from California to Washington by the millions.
The latest sighting came this week at Ocean Shores, Washington, where swarms of the purple-colored, oval-shaped creatures washed ashore and died in amazing numbers, as seen by the photos provided to GrindTV from Michael Watson. “I’ve seen these guys in varies sizes of flotillas over the years, but this is the biggest incursion I’ve seen,” Watson told GrindTV. “It’s fun to see the hub-bub amongst the tourists.” The Weather Channel went so far as to say billions have washed ashore along the West Coast, reporting that it is a result of strong winds and above-average sea surface temperatures. “Since March, the component of surface wind blowing from west to east over the northeast Pacific toward coastal Washington and northwest Oregon has been stronger than average,” said weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Erdman.
Read more at http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/millions-of-by-the-wind-sailo rs-wash-ashore-along-west-coast/#Px7j6I6cu3OChEbG.99
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Randall
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posted April 20, 2015 12:42 PM
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Ami Anne
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posted April 20, 2015 03:07 PM
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Randall
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posted April 21, 2015 09:30 AM
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PlutoSurvivor
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posted April 21, 2015 09:31 PM
Thanks for the environmental update, Dee.
It's funny how an act of nature can cause such a shocking scene. I guess I will now have to do a little research on these sea creatures who have revealed their exsistance and their passing to us on such a large scale.
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PlutoSurvivor
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posted April 21, 2015 09:44 PM
Hey, guess what? They are the color blue but once beached they loose all their color, becoming bleached white after about 2 days or so. IP: Logged |
Randall
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posted April 22, 2015 04:08 PM
Mother Nature can be cruel.IP: Logged |
Randall
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Randall
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posted July 24, 2016 12:04 PM
quote:
Originally posted by PlutoSurvivor:
Hey, guess what? They are the color blue but once beached they loose all their color, becoming bleached white after about 2 days or so.
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