Blood Clots May Complicate Aortic Valve Replacements Previously Thought Not to Require the Use of Blood Thinners. New Study in New England Journal of Medicine Shows Anti-Coagulation Medicine Successful and Fast in Resolving Clots that Could Impair Valve Motion. Los Angeles - Oct. 5, 2015 - Heart valve replacements made from tissue (bioprosthetic valves) have long been thought to be spared the complication of blood clot formation.
Today's Sea Island sea temperature is 86 Â°F. Statistics for 28 Aug (1981â2005) â mean: 83 Â°F, range: 81 Â°F to 84 Â°F. Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(86 Â°F) too at Sea Island, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water. (click thumbnails to expand) Below is a graph of Historical Sea Surface Temperature for Sea Island.
Unlike other marine mammals, sea otters do not have an insulating layer of blubber and instead rely on their dense fur and high metabolism to keep warm. Sea otter fur is the densest of any animal on earth with an average of 500,000 hairs per square inch. They live in water that ranges in temperature from 35-60Â°F, so in order to keep their body temperature at approximately 100Â°F, a sea otter needs to east approximately 25% of its body weight each day! For more interesting facts about our sea otter, go to seattleaquarium.org/sea-otters.