Category Archives: Los Angeles

Sea Otter Populations Growing in California

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By Laura Poppick, Staff Writer - livescience.com The California sea otter population, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, has grown since last year, according to a recent population census published by the U.S. Geological Survey. The otter population is reported annually as a three-year-running average, and rose to 2,941 this year, up from last year's average of 2,792. The animal still retains its threatened species status, and will continue to do so until it reaches an average of 3,090 individuals for three consecutive years, according to a USGS statement. ...
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Passenger ship Harvard runs aground

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The grounding was reported in the May 31, 1931, Los Angeles Times: Unscathed and undaunted by the shipwreck that interrupted their voyage, nearly 500 passengers of the stranded San Francisco-Los Angeles passenger ship Harvard last night were landed at Los Angeles Harbor by the U.S.S. Louisville, when the new Navy speed cruiser anchored at 7:10 p.m. after having dashed through fog and darkness to their rescue. At almost the moment of their arrival, Santa Barbara reported lines were being put aboard the Harvard by the tug Tamaroa in preparation for floating the vessel from the rocks at Point Arguello, where it went aground before dawn Saturday in heavy fog. Damage to the ship may be greater than first estimated, according to a boat’s crew which brought a line ashore from the Harvard. They said the vessel apparently dragged its entire keel over a reef…. Continue Reading... ...
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Fish dying off after massive molasses spill in Honolulu Harbor

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By Matt Pearce - Los Angeles Times Fish are dying off en masse in the waters around Honolulu after hundreds of thousands of gallons of molasses spilled into Honolulu Harbor this week -- and there's nothing officials can do to clean it up.
Thousands of fish, suffocated by the sugary sludge, have been killed or threatened. Footage from local media showed fish floating in the harbor, with some seeming to gasp above the surface of the water, which was contaminated by the thick, syrupy sweetener. Continue Reading...
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Chinese And U.S. Navies Exercise Together – China To Take Part in RIMPAC 2014

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Ottawa Citizen: By David Pugliese Three China People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) ships arrived in Hawaii last week to join the US Navy in a search-and-rescue exercise, according to Associated Press. The PLAN guided missile destroyer Qingdao, a frigate and a supply ship took part in exercises Monday with the USS Lake Erie off Waikiki in order to foster operational familiarity between the two navies, according to the report. PLAN ships last visited the U.S. in 2006, when they stopped in Pearl Harbor and San Diego for communications drills and search-and-rescue exercises, while the two nations last held a joint drill in 2012 during an anti-piracy exercise off Somalia, the report notes. Continue Reading... ...
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Weekend Beach, Surf and Weather Report

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AOL Malibu Patch A look at the weather forecast, surf conditions and beach water quality grades in Los Angeles County for the weekend of Sept. 7-8. Continue Reading... ...
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ON THE WATER: Mega-Yacht Causes Mega-Uproar

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www.Gazettes.com By Jo Murray Gazette Columnist
Mega-Yachts The “big” news for local boaters and waterfront homeowners this week is actually over in Newport Harbor. That’s where billionaire Rick Caruso’s 216-foot mega yacht, the Invictus, is anchored off Lido Isle — and it’s where the neighbors have issues with a five-story boat impacting their views. Continue Reading...
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Tsunami would flood large swath of Southland coast, USGS says

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Los Angeles Times: By Rong-Gong Lin II, Tony Barboza and Hector Becerra A large tsunami hitting California would cause major flooding in Long Beach and parts of Orange County and force 750,000 people to evacuate coastal areas in a few hours, according to extensive simulation published Wednesday by U.S. Geological Survey.
The study, released two years after a tsunami killed thousands in Japan, identified several communities that are particularly vulnerable to flooding because of their low elevation and lack of protection from waves. They include Marina del Rey, the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as well as a swath of low-lying coastal areas between San Pedro and Newport Beach. Continue Reading...
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Whale Slams Sailboat off Palos Verdes

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AOL Patch Palos Verdes: By Nicole Mooradian A whale struck a 31-foot sailboat about 2 miles off the Palos Verdes Peninsula early Monday afternoon,Pete Thomas of Pete Thomas Outdoors reported Tuesday. "We were just sitting there, not moving, and all of a sudden there was a great big crash," Ian Jory told Thomas. "It lifted the left side of the boat 4 to 6 feet out of the water." Continue Reading... ...
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LA County Beaches Get Cleaner

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NBC Los Angeles

Those celebrating Labor Day at a Los Angeles County beach might notice it's cleaner this year - particularly in Long Beach.

Since Memorial Day, 90 percent of LA County beaches received A and B grades, up 3 percent from last summer, according to a recent report from Heal the Bay. The non-profit grades 450 beaches along the California Coast based on levels of bacterial pollution in the water.

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