Investigators are probing an unusually high number of humpback whale deaths since 2016 off the US Atlantic Coast, where many appear to have been killed by colliding with boats, officials said Thursday. A total of 41 humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have died in the waters off Maine to North Carolina, said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Twenty-six died last year, far higher than the average annual number of humpback whales for the area — just 14. So far this year, 15 have already washed up dead. “The increased numbers of mortalities have triggered the declaration of an unusual mortality event, or UME, for humpback whales along the Atlantic Coast,” said Mendy Garron, stranding coordinator at the NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region. READ MORE
Concerning North Korea, they can attack the U.S.A. in many places closer to them than the continental U.S.A. We would need to defend South Korea in the event that they were attacked by North Korea. We would need to defend Japan if it was attacked by North Korea. Every Pacific island is endangered if North Korea seeks to expand. That includes Hawaii, obviously.