• Photos of the Blue Angels from multiple locations and years
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Seafair 2026 happened in Seattle during the first week of August. Performances from the United States Navy's Blue Angels aerobatics squadron are a regular annual feature. The Blue Angels are scheduled to return in 2027, but environmental concerns may result in changes eventually. One proposal that I heard was to change to demonstrations of electric-powered aircraft. There are many other elements of Seafair, such as Coast Guard Search and Rescue demonstrations, visits of ships from multiple nations, and hydroplane racing. The Blue Angels routinely attract thousands of spectators.

• First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath River
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The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples takes place annually on 9 August.

The Klamath River runs through parts of the states of Oregon and California in the United States. The indigenous peoples in this area have had a relationship with the river for centuries. However, the river was dammed starting in approximately the year 1918. Recently several dams were removed, and a group of indigenous teenagers kayaked the entire un-dammed portion of the river. Their journey was documented in an excellent 30 minute Oregon Public Broadcasting production, First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath River, which I encourage people to watch. The video includes a few ugly images of environmental damage on the river, so people may not want to watch First Descent during a meal, but overall I think viewers will like it. I appreciated the hopeful outlook.

• The Perseids
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The Perseids are a prolific meteor shower associated with the comet Swift–Tuttle that are usually visible from mid-July to late August. The meteors are called the Perseids because they appear from the general direction of the constellation Perseus and in more modern times have a radiant bordering on Cassiopeia and Camelopardalis.

In 1866, after the perihelion passage of Swift–Tuttle in 1862, the Italian astronomer Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli discovered the link between meteor showers and comets. The finding is contained in an exchange of letters with Angelo Secchi.

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