THE Surf Report

Summer is almost here!

SURF:

Ok, TECHNICALLY summer arrived a few days ago, but the clouds haven't fully cleared at the beaches and our water temps are mid-60's. Would be nice to see a little more sunshine AND 70 degree water temps. Is that too much to ask? 

Shouldn't complain though as we had plenty of surf the past 7 days and we're not baking in 120 degree temps like our friends in the desert. Things might take a slight turn for the better this weekend as we've got more SSW headed our way and MAYBE more sun. 

A small storm last weekend in the southern hemisphere will send new swell to our shores Friday afternoon and we're looking at chest high surf with the odd shoulder high set by Saturday. We also have some small NW windswell in the water this weekend so the beachbreaks could be fun. Sunday is back to the waist to chest high range. And hopefully with a touch more sun this weekend (more on that below in the WEATHER section) water temps will rebound to the high 60's. And here's the tides, sun, and water temps for the next few days:

• Sunrise and sunset:
• 5:43 AM sunrise. 
• 8:00 PM sunset. 
• And just like that, the days are getting shorter. Now that we're past the summer solstice, we're headed to a sunrise of 6:47 AM and a sunset of 4:46 PM on December 20th!

• Dropping water temps are what you get when the wind blows NW for a week. After hitting 70 last weekend, we were down to 65 last night. Thankfully we're not Long Beach where it was 59 in the water this morning. I'm hoping the winds are more SW this weekend and we'll at least "Stop The Drop!" (I'm trademarking that slogan FYI). 

• And after seeing extreme high tides in the evenings the past few days, we get to see the opposite this weekend with extreme low tides in the mornings:
• -1.5' at sunrise
• 4' at lunch
• 2' later afternoon
• And back to 4' at sunset

FORECAST:

Most of next week is just background SW groundswell/NW windswell for waist high+ surf and chest high waves towards the OC. 

Models though show a storm taking shape this weekend in the southern hemisphere again and we'll most likely see fireworks July 4th weekend. Fireworks meaning shoulder high surf, not Piccolo Petes or Flowers or Roman Candles or Sparklers... you get my drift. 

WEATHER:

So while the the western states see extremely warm air temps- like 90 in Montana, 100 in Texas, and 125 in Death Valley, we're a comfortable 75 degrees at the beaches of Southern California. So yes, I'm ok now with the lingering low clouds along the coast. Actually cool to see a little bit o' tropical clouds overhead yesterday too. High pressure is set to build again this weekend into next week and temps will rise inland but still be mild at the coast. We SHOULD see a little more sun at the beaches by Monday and most of next week. If anything changes between now and then, make sure to follow me HERE at North County Surf on Twitter!

BEST BET:

Saturday with fun combo swell. And mostly sunny skies by mid-day? And water temps of at least 68? Please?

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

If you haven't guessed by now, my pet peeve is low clouds/fog. Now I'm fine with clouds in general- clouds can develop into storms and storms give us surf, rain, and entertainment (unless you're on the receiving end of a hurricane). But low clouds and fog? Not so much. Not sure what their purpose is. When I go to the beach, I want it to be sunny. Who doesn't? Many a time I've been running errands on a pretty nice little Saturday in June, we're going to go to Home Depot, buying some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we have enough time- but anyway, it's nice and sunny, I feel like I deserve a surf after all my honey-do's. So I run to the beach and hit a WALL- a wall of fog that is. Hopes? Dashed.

Did you know the sunniest months in San Diego are during our late fall/winter? Crazy, huh? Makes sense- we hardly get any rain down here and if we do, storms last a day. The rest of the days in December? Clear and cool. And what we consider 'summer'- May, June, and July? Our cloudiest months. What's the culprit? May Gray and June Gloom of course. Here's PBS to explain:

Tourists arriving in San Diego this month hoping for a vacation on the beach may be sorely disappointed. That’s because of an ugly blend of heavy clouds and cool weather that locals call "June Gloom." The gloom is caused by the combination of cold water and higher pressure in the atmosphere, said Sam Iacobellis, a research specialist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

"We see this June Gloom and May Gray for a reason," he said. "That’s when the high pressure is pretty strong. This high pressure probably reaches its peak in June and July. And also the water in May and June still hasn’t warmed up to its summer temperature, it’s still pretty much on the cool side."

The cold water and high pressure act together to create what's called a "temperature inversion," Iacobellis said, where cooler air is found closer to the ground and air temperature increases with height. That's the reverse of what you normally find, he said.

Temperature inversions that hang around for awhile make clouds form, he said. But when the air pressure isn't as high, air can mix more, which means fewer clouds. As the sun heats up the air during the day, the warmer air mixes with the clouds and can help break them apart. That's why the gloom often fades away by afternoon.

While San Diego’s beaches have cold water during most of the year, Iacobellis said it’s only in May and June when the atmospheric pressure is high enough to trap clouds so they hover low over the city. That cloud blanket captures the cold air coming off the ocean to create the gloom. "It’s two things acting together and May and June seem to be the time when we get the most amount of these clouds," he said.

Sea breezes that come from the water to the land also help keep the clouds along the coast, he said. After June, the gloom should fade away. But if not, we may need to start using the names “Gray Sky July,” or even, as the science blog The Last Word On Nothing suggests, “Fogust.”

So don't despair! Sunny skies are on their way! 

PIC OF THE WEEK:

California doing its best impression of New Zealand. 

Keep Surfing, 
Michael W. Glenn
Powerhouse
Taking Conan's Time Slot
I'm Having Problems Going Totally Vertical; My Best Is Only 12:01

THE Surf Report

Summer's Comin' In Hot! 

SURF:

Had some small fun waves this past week but questionable conditions. High pressure to the east of us baked the deserts in 120 degree+ weather but here along the coast? Partly cloudy conditions and NW winds. The result was air temps in the high 70's and a drop in our water temps. Looks like we've got milder conditions this weekend along with small combo swell Friday/Saturday. 

A solid storm off Antarctica last week is sending a good SW swell our way (more on that below) so we might see chest high+ sets on Sunday as the swell fills in. And with the milder conditions, the winds should continue to blow from the SW which will help warm up our water temps. And here's the tides, sun, and water temps for the next few days:

• Sunrise and sunset:
• 5:41 AM sunrise. 
• 7:59 PM sunset. 
• And on that note, the longest day of the year will be this Sunday with the sun staying out until 8 PM in San Diego. Happy Summer everyone!

• Water temps dropped to the mid-60's (or worse) here in So-Cal due to the WNW winds the past few days. But today we're back to SW winds so keep your fingers crossed for high 60's by Sunday...

• And the tides are all over this weekend:
  • 4' at sunrise
  • 1' at lunch
  • 6' late afternoon
  • 4' at sunset

FORECAST:

So I'm going to turn on the Emergency Boardriding System. Before you freak out though, let me tell you why: Looks like the storm that generated our incoming SW swell on Sunday was pretty solid and we should see the biggest SW swell we've seen all summer- at least here in San Diego. Looks like late Monday into Wednesday morning will have at least head high surf with better spots in far N County SD and the OC going well overhead. 

Then there's a slightly smaller storm behind it that will give us shoulder SW late Friday into Saturday. 

I'm also turning on the EBS because there really isn't much swell behind it; forecast models show a potentially small storm in a few days which may give us waist high+ SW around July 4th weekend. So if you miss out next week, you really miss out. 

WEATHER:

Pleasant weather here at the beach as long as you don't mind June Gloom. Better than 100+ degrees inland I guess. The strong high pressure the past few days will start to weaken but only gradually- and we're looking at mid to low 70's at the coast and if we're lucky- partly sunny skies. The overcast conditions may hang around along the coast- but if that means SW winds and warming water temps- then fine by me. If anything changes between now and then, make sure to check out North County Surf on Twitter!

BEST BET:

Next week with the return of the EBS. Stoke! 

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

If you're a fan of ocean buoys like I am (and who isn't?!), it used to perplex me that a 3' wave at 5 seconds wasn't as big as a 3' wave at 20 seconds when it hit our shores. But I learned over the years that there's a ton of variables as to why that is. But before the big reveal, a refresher course first:

The waves you and I surf on are generally created by wind. Wind-driven waves, or surface waves, are created by the friction between wind and surface water. As wind blows across the surface of the ocean or a lake, the continual disturbance creates a wave crest.

As waves emerge from their wind source (like a storm), they tend to organize and line up the further removed from the storm. Waves during a storm may only have a 1 second swell period between wave crests (i.e. whitecaps). Locally generated windswell in the outer waters of Southern California may be a 7-10 second interval once it reaches our beaches. Hurricane swell off Baja? Maybe a 10-15 second interval. And swells reaching us from far away Antarctica? Sometimes 20+ seconds.

Once a wave is formed, its energy passes through the water, causing it to move in a circular motion. The only thing the wave actually does is transmit energy across the sea.

The idea of waves being energy movement rather than water movement makes sense in the open ocean, but what about on the coast, where waves are clearly seen crashing onto shore? This phenomenon is a result of the wave’s orbital motion being disturbed by the seafloor. As a wave passes through water, not only does the surface water follow an orbital motion, but a column of water below it (down to half of the wave’s wavelength) completes the same movement.

As mentioned above, waves move in a circular motion with longer period swells having deeper kinetic energy below the surface. So groundswell with a 20 second period may have its kinetic energy reach under water to a depth of 1,000' and a 5 second windswell type wave will start to feel bottom at a depth around 65'. 

So why does the depth of the kinetic energy beneath a wave matter? Well, as a wave approaches shallower water, the energy underneath starts to slow down and compress, forcing the wave at the surface to crest higher in the air. Eventually this imbalance in the wave reaches a breaking point, and the crest 'trips' over itself and comes crashing down as wave energy is dissipated into the surf. 

And when referring to 'longer' period swells, that's in regards to the the distance between each crest. But what about the actual length of the wave? That's important too. It's easy to see if you're standing on a cliff. You'll see a set coming in and the first wave may actually start breaking at a spot like Cardiff Reef and the same wave will break moments later at Swami's- a distance of 2 miles! Shorter interval windwell though? That wave may only be 100 feet in length. As a wave though moves down the coast, it may start to lose its strength as it needs to bend and fit the contour of the coastline. Rincon is a good example of that. The waves on the outside at Indicators will be bigger than by the time they hit the inside of the Cove. 

Based on the knowledge above about waves losing their size as they bend to fit the shoreline and the energy beneath a wave, what if they hit a deepwater canyon instead and bend back towards itself? Depends if it's a short interval swell or a long interval swell. The kinetic energy of a long interval swell will feel bottom and hug the edge of the underwater canyon and refract as it heads towards shore. As it bends back inwards, the formerly straight swell bends inwards and creates a larger wave from the added energy. Shorter period swells? Not so much. If you'll remember, they're also shorter in length and hence have less wave to work with in regards to bending back inwards. So on a day in which the surf is 3' at 20 seconds from the NW, Scripps Pier in La Jolla may be 6' but just down the beach at La Jolla Shores- flat. Why? The swell was bending in the Scripps Canyon and heading towards the pier- and away from La Jolla Shores. And for shorter interval swell- let's say 3' at 10 seconds? The wave won't bend as much in the canyon and will most likely continue its march to La Jolla Shores. The result? 3' surf at both La Jolla Shores and Scripps Pier. So now I know. 

PIC OF THE WEEK:

Most photos I see of Japan are of busy streets and the frantic energy of Tokyo. And rightfully so; with Japan roughly being the same size as California but over triple the population (40 million vs. 130 million), there's not a lot of room to spare. But then photos like this prove me wrong. As was written in the first issue of Surfer Magazine “In this crowded world, the surfer can still seek and find the perfect day, the perfect wave, and be alone with the surf and his thoughts.” Moral to this story? Get out there this weekend and explore! 

Keep Surfing, 
Michael W. Glenn
Whatever The Opposite of Bumbling Is
Tired From Attending All Those G7 Meetings
Solar Is Too Expensive So I'm Having Wave Energy Installed At My House

THE Surf Report

 

It's (Almost) Summer!

SURF:

Sure feels like summer out there. Sunny skies. Water is creeping up to the high 60's. Now we just need surf! 

A few rideable waves from the SW/NW this past week but nothing over chest high unless you live behind the Orange Curtain. 

For the weekend, we just have some small background SW in the water along with a touch of new waist high+ NW Saturday. Both swells MAY combine for a chest high set Saturday and we're back to waist high on Sunday. A good weekend to take a thicker board out and enjoy the sunshine. And here's the tides, sun, and water temps for the next few days:

• Sunrise and sunset:
• 5:40 AM sunrise. 
• 7:57 PM sunset. We're THAT close to 8 PM...

• WNW winds the past few days started to scare me with the thought of our water temps taking a dive. But we're back to WSW winds, sunny skies, and water temps in the 65-67 range. Hoping to see high 60's in a few days with the heat wave...

• And tides are pretty low in the mornings:
• -0.5' at sunrise
• 3.5' at lunch
• 2.5' late afternoon
• 4.5' at sunset

FORECAST:

Monday starts off slow but then we get a small boost from the SW later in the day for waist high waves and chest high sets Tuesday into Wednesday in far N County SD and consistent chest high surf in the OC.

The 2nd half of the week sees a slightly better SW towards Friday for chest high surf and then...

...we should get a good SW towards the 22nd from a storm that's forecasted to form off  Antarctica in a couple days. I'm hoping to see head high surf from it- or better? I'll turn on the EBS if warranted...

WEATHER:

Even though our surf will be lacking this weekend, the weather won't. High pressure is forecasted to build this weekend with temps in the mid-70's along the coast and potentially high 70's by mid-week. And will our friends in Death Valley be doing? Maybe 125 degrees+. Yowza. High pressure should remain in control most of the week but weaken slightly next weekend for more lingering clouds along the coast. But until then- tastes like chicken. I mean, feels like summer. If anything changes between now and then, make sure to follow North County Surf on Twitter!

BEST BET:

2nd half of next week with fun SW and great weather. Or maybe the 1st day of summer with REAL surf?...

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

According to National Geographic, they say we should consider adding a 5th named ocean to our planet (which is of some significance to us surfers here in California due to where we get a majority of our summer surf). In addition to the 4 named oceans we already have- the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Arctic- cartographers say the swift current circling Antarctica keeps the waters there distinct and worthy of their own name: the Southern Ocean. Those familiar with the Southern Ocean, the body of water encircling Antarctica, know it’s unlike any other. Here's Nat Geo to elaborate:

“Anyone who has been there will struggle to explain what's so mesmerizing about it, but they'll all agree that the glaciers are bluer, the air colder, the mountains more intimidating, and the landscapes more captivating than anywhere else you can go,” says Seth Sykora-Bodie, a marine scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and a National Geographic Explorer.

Since National Geographic began making maps in 1915, it has recognized four oceans: the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic Oceans. Starting this week, on World Oceans Day, it recognized the Southern Ocean as the world’s fifth ocean.

“The Southern Ocean has long been recognized by scientists, but because there was never agreement internationally, we never officially recognized it,” says National Geographic Society Geographer Alex Tait. Geographers debated whether the waters around Antarctica had enough unique characteristics to deserve their own name, or whether they were simply cold, southern extensions of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.

“It’s sort of geographic nerdiness in some ways,” Tait says. He and the National Geographic Society’s map policy committee had been considering the change for years, watching as scientists and the press increasingly used the term Southern Ocean. The change, he adds, aligns with the Society’s initiative to conserve the world’s oceans, focusing public awareness onto a region in particular need of a conservation spotlight. “We’ve always labeled it, but we labeled it slightly differently [than other oceans],” Tait says. “This change was taking the last step and saying we want to recognize it because of its ecological separation.”

Marine biologist and National Geographic Explorer at Large Sylvia Earle praised the cartographic update. “While there is but one interconnected ocean, bravo to National Geographic for officially recognizing the body of water surrounding Antarctica as the Southern Ocean,” Earle wrote in an e-mailed statement. “Rimmed by the formidably swift Antarctic Circumpolar Current, it is the only ocean to touch three others and to completely embrace a continent rather than being embraced by them.”While the other oceans are defined by the continents that fence them in, the Southern Ocean is defined by a current.

Scientists estimate that the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC) was established roughly 34 million years ago, when Antarctica separated from South America. That allowed for the unimpeded flow of water around the bottom of the Earth. The ACC flows from west to east around Antarctica, in a broad fluctuating band roughly centered around a latitude of 60 degrees south—the line that is now defined as the northern boundary of the Southern Ocean. Inside the ACC, the waters are colder and slightly less salty than ocean waters to the north.

Extending from the surface to the ocean floor, the ACC transports more water than any other ocean current. It pulls in waters from the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, helping drive a global circulation system known as the conveyor belt, which transports heat around the planet. Cold, dense water that sinks to the ocean floor off Antarctica also helps store carbon in the deep ocean. In both those ways, the Southern Ocean has a crucial impact on Earth’s climate.

Scientists are currently studying how human-driven climate change is altering the Southern Ocean. Ocean water moving through the ACC is warming, scientists have learned, but it’s unclear how much this is impacting Antarctica. Some of the most rapid melting of the continents ice sheets and shelves have been where the ACC is closest to land.

For now, by fencing in the frigid southern waters, the ACC helps keep Antarctica cold and the Southern Ocean ecologically distinct. Thousands of species live there and nowhere else. The Southern Ocean “encompasses unique and fragile marine ecosystems that are home to wonderful marine life such as whales, penguins, and seals,” notes National Geographic Explorer in Residence Enric Sala. What’s more, the Southern Ocean has ecological effects elsewhere as well. Humpback whales, for example, feed on krill off Antarctica and migrate far north to winter in very different ecosystems off South and Central America. Some seabirds migrate in and out too.

By drawing attention to the Southern Ocean, the National Geographic Society hopes to promote its conservation. The impacts of industrial fishing on species like krill and Patagonian toothfish (which is marketed as Chilean sea bass) has been a concern in the Southern Ocean for decades. In 1982, catch limits were imposed in the region. The largest marine protected area (MPA) in the world was established in the Ross Sea off West Antarctica in 2016.  A number of organizations are working to set aside more MPAs to protect the Southern Ocean’s most critical feeding grounds, for example off the Antarctic Peninsula. “Many nations across the world support the protection of some of these areas from industrial fishing,” Sala says.

Since the late 1970s, the National Geographic Society has employed a geographer who oversees changes and tweaks to every map that’s published. Tait has been on the job since 2016. He says he takes a journalist’s approach to the process. It involves staying on top of current events and monitoring who controls what areas of the world.

“It is important to note it’s a map policy, not a policy about Nat Geo’s position on [geopolitical] disputes,” he says. For example, National Geographic maps show that the U.K. controls the Falkland Islands, even though Argentina claims them too. In disputed areas, Tait works with a team of geographers and editors to determine what most accurately represents a given region.

Minor changes happen on a weekly or biweekly basis. Major changes, like labeling the Southern Ocean, are more rare. Generally, National Geographic has followed the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) on marine names. While not directly responsible for determining them, the IHO works with the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names to standardize names on an international scale. The IHO recognized the Southern Ocean in its 1937 guidelines but repealed that designation 1953, citing controversy. It has deliberated on the matter since, but has yet to receive full agreement from its members to reinstate the Southern Ocean. But the U.S. Board on Geographic Names has used the name since 1999. And in February of this year, NOAA officially recognized the Southern Ocean as distinct.

Tait says National Geographic’s new policy will have an impact on how children using maps in school learn to see the world. “I think one of the biggest impacts is through education,” he says. “Students learn information about the ocean world through what oceans you’re studying. If you don’t include the Southern Ocean then you don’t learn the specifics of it and how important it is.”

PIC OF THE WEEK:

Another beach where there's something for everyone. Maybe you don't have the energy to surf point breaks? You know- all those turns and THEN you have to paddle back out?! So surf that peaky beach break on the inside. All the fun but half the paddle! 

Keep Surfing, 
Michael W. Glenn
Invincible
#357 Ranked Dad In The World! 
Never Met A Wave I Didn't Like

THE Surf Report

 

I Fume As I Presume June Gloom Will Continue To Loom...

SURF:

This past week was shaping up to be sunny with heaps of waves but alas only 1 prediction came true. There's a reason they call it May Gray and June Gloom- even though I'm the eternal optimist. But we did have surf! Most beaches around town had shoulder high+ surf and the OC of course got the lion's share with overhead waves. Today the SSW was winding down but for Friday we'll still have chest high waves and head high surf in the OC. 

Saturday is waist to chest high and Sunday is the same but we'll have some NW windswell mixing in as the SSW fades away. And unfortunately- looks like the sun will play hide and seek all weekend. Maybe we'll see the sun in July? Maybe? And here's the tides, sun, and water temps for the next few days:

• Sunrise and sunset:
• 5:41 AM sunrise. On that note, this is the earliest the sun will come up until the longest day of the year- June 21st. And on June 22nd... it will start to rise later at 5:42 AM.
• 7:54 PM sunset. On that note too... we've got 2 more weeks of the sun staying out later until we hit June 21st where at 8 PM it will be the latest we'll see the sun stay out.
• And for you die hard surfers out there, the sun comes up at 5:07 AM and sets at 9:22 PM in Vancouver. That's 16.25 hours of surfing. You could paddle out at 4:45 AM and paddle in at 9:45 PM. 17 hours. Nuts! 

• Due to the persistent W winds and lack of sun, water temps are now back to 63-65. Get the 3/2 on again! 

• And the tides don't move much this weekend:
• 3.5' at sunrise
• 1.5' at lunch
• 5' at dinner
• 4' at sunset

FORECAST:

Not much on tap next week. We've got leftover NW on Monday with small SW for waist high surf- and that's about it all week. Charts show some storms taking shape off Antarctica the next few days so we may get shoulder high+ SW again mid-month. As far as the tropics go, Tropical Storm Blanca was a dud with only 65 mph winds but we're still early in the hurricane season so keep the faith! 

WEATHER:

Guess what the temp in Death Valley was today? C'mon, take a guess. Correct! 119 degrees! Not as hot as last year's 129 degrees, but pretty darn hot nonetheless. But there's still time this summer. How about at the coast here? Mid-60's and mostly cloudy. Yawn. Better than 119 I guess. And if you think about it, the desert today was roughly twice the temperature as the coast. Unreal. So what's on tap for next week? More of the same- temps in the mid-60's along the coast and mostly cloudy. Yawn. If anything changes between now and then, make sure to follow North County Surf on Twitter here!

BEST BET:

Friday with leftover smaller SSW. 

NEWS OF THE WEEK:

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Unless you're a tiger shark. In contrast to other species, tiger sharks revel in the chaos caused by hurricanes, according to a new study published last month in the online edition of the journal Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science...

One of the ocean's foremost predators, the sharks take their name from their distinctive patterning. While neither as massive as great whites nor as alarming in appearance as hammerheads, they are responsible for a significant percentage of the attacks and deaths recorded annually, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History. But that's only half the story with these swimmers of our oceans. A recent study found tiger sharks are attracted to, rather than repelled, by the turbulent weather conditions the massive storms create. Many marine animals, including dolphins, flee at the first sign of high seas and strong winds, but tiger sharks stick around, according to The Scientist.

This aspect of their behavior has been a source of fascination to the study authors since 2017. During a research expedition in September of that year, study author Neil Hammerschlag and colleagues noted nurse sharks, bull sharks, and hammerhead sharks responded differently to the arrival of Hurricane Irma in Miami than tiger sharks had to the arrival of Hurricane Matthew in the Bahamas 11 months before. The nine nurse sharks, three bull sharks and seven hammerhead sharks the researchers were tracking fled the area before Irma hit, but the 12 tiger sharks remained even as Matthew battered the ocean floor. In fact, tiger shark detections doubled in the days and weeks immediately following the hurricane.

"I was amazed to see that big tiger sharks didn't evacuate even as the eye of the hurricane was bearing down on them. It was as if they didn't even flinch," Hammerschlag said, according to a University of Miami press release.

While the researchers haven't officially identified a cause, they speculate tiger sharks, which eat almost anything that crosses their path, may seize the opportunity to feed on carrion.

They "were probably taking advantage of all the new scavenging opportunities from dead animals that were churned up in the storm," Hammerschlag told The Scientist, adding the sharks will dine on everything from "sea birds to sea turtles to dolphins to fish to other sharks."

Their bulk may also enable them to ride out hurricanes safely, Hammerschlag said. Both tigers and hammerheads can reach a similar maximum length. However, tigers outweigh hammerheads by a significant margin, making them more physically sturdy.
"They're built like tanks," Hammerschlag told WUSF Public Media. "They're robust, they're strong, and they don't get stressed out. If they're not getting too stressed out, then why flee? Why evacuate if it's going to take energy and time?"

The results of the study potentially forecast changes in shark behavior in the future because climate change is expected to spawn more hurricane activity.

PIC OF THE WEEK:

Who says point breaks have all the fun?!

Keep Surfing, 
Michael W. Glenn
Mind Like A Steel Trap
Doing My Part And Ride A Hot Air Balloon To Work
Sold The Naming Rights To Swamis And It's Now Called Amazon Point Presented By Fed Ex