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State of the Oceans - Dec 9, 2025 

 Now that everybody thinks that the temperatures are on the way up again, I feel it's safe to go over this stuff, once more before the end of the year.There is no great difference from all the reports I've done this year.  I only do this to record things that might be clearer in hindsight.  This is the world summary for sea surface temperatures.  Note that the

URSUS CURIOUS: TLA'YI 

A young Black Bear cub, Ursus americanus, tip-toes toward a frisky (and very startled) Striped Skunk, Mephitis mephitis — two wonderfully charismatic neighbours here in southern British Columbia.Skunks, despite their reputation as the great olfactory villains of the mammal world, are actually closer to Old World stink badgers than to true polecats. Their infamous spray comes from paired