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Underwater Behavior of Southern Hemisphere Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) Feeding in Super‐Groups, From Video Footage

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By Simon H. Elwen, Steve Benjamin, Rebecca Hannén, Claudio Velasquez Rojas
| Wiley Online Library Verified
1 Introduction Baleen whales are large-bodied mega-predators which eat low on the food chain, and historically played an important role in prey consumption, nutrient transfer, and nutrient recycling in the world's oceans (Savoca et al. 2021; Roman et al. 2025). As baleen whale populations recover into significantly altered ecosystems, their renewed impacts on marine ecosystems are becoming increasingly important to understand.
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The horror, the heroes. I was mayor when Columbia flooded in 2015. This is what I saw.

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By Steve Benjamin
| The State Verified
Residents on Woodlake Drive in Forest Acres woke up with their homes submerged in flood water in October 2015. I was standing not 300 feet away when rushing water collapsed the Columbia Canal wall during the October 2015 “1,000-year flood.” But it wasn’t the most amazing thing I saw. I remember when a record 11 trillion gallons of rain fell over the Carolinas in just five days. I remember the Congraree River cresting at nearly 32 feet and hundreds of families evacuating.
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Guide to Tactical Gate Roundings

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By Steve Benjamin, Dave Perry Verified, Jeff Williams
| Sailing World Verified
In a crowded gate rounding, approach the gate marks on or overstanding their outside laylines to maximize speed into and away from the mark. Do not approach the gate area in “the funnel,” which is the area in between the outside laylines. Kim Downing When approaching the ­leeward gate, there are a lot of possibilities to consider: Which mark to round? How to best round it? What’s the exit and the next windward leg plan?
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