low tide

The pod of nine whales became trapped on mudflats at low tide in the Swale estuary near Sittingbourne on Monday and one whale was found dead on Tuesday morning.

A coastguard spokesperson said rescue teams would return to the beach at low tide to reassess the situation.

This means that the seaweed is cut from the reef at low tide and is never pulled from the root to ensure regrowth.

The Puget Sound Area is forecast to see a low tide of minus 3.36 feet from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Johns Hopkins team is now focusing on what might be keeping the core hot, and expects forces might be in play similar to those causing high and low tides in Earth's oceans.