Good News for Dolphins

The official opening day of the dolphin slaughter coincided with the arrival of Typhoon Talas with a maximum sustained wind speed of 30 meters per second (100 kilometers an hour) and a central pressure of 965.  So, the slaughter has been postponed for 1 week.

Meteorologists are puzzled by Talas saying, "The analysis continues to reveal an unusual upper-level pattern with an upper low over the center and anticyclonic flow around the periphery."  And just below Talus, is the raging category 4 super typhoon named Nanmadol, with winds of 250 kilometers per hour.

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