POSTED BY LONNIE BOUTTE OF SLANA, ALASKA, 10/19/2011
THE FOLLOWING SLIDE IS FROM AN ARTICLE POSTED BY ALEX DAVIES OF PARIS, FRANCE ON “TREEHUGGER”, SEPTEMBER 9, 2011. THE SEVERE DROUGHT IN TEXAS HAS RESULTED IN PONDS AND WATER RESERVOIRS BECOMING SHALLOW OR DRYING UP COMPLETELY. FISH ARE SUFFOCATING DUE TO LACK OF DISSOLVED O2 IN THE WATER. THE ARTICLE FOLLOWS:
The Week in Animal News: Bear Drives a Prius, Suffocating Fish and More
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Even Fish Feel the Heat
As Texas continues to suffer from the worst one-year drought on record along with scorchingly high temperatures, area lakes might seem like the best places to find refuge from the heat, but apparently not for fish.
According to state wildlife officials, in one lake alone some 124,000 fish perished last week in the extreme weather conditions, not from a lack of water, but from a lack of oxygen — an oft overlooked consequence of rising temperatures which may become more common as heat-spells grow more intense and prolonged.
Read the full story: 124,000 Fish Suffocate to Death in Texas Heat
Photo: GrapevineTXOnline/ccBy Alex Davies, Paris, France
on September 9, 2011
FULL URL BY ALEX DAVIES: https://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2011/09/week-in-animal-news-bear-drives-a-prius-suffocating-fish.php?page=2
THE ABOVE URL REFERRED TO AN ARTICLE POSTED BY STEPHEN MESSENGER OF PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL.
FULL URL BY STEPHEN MESSENGER: https://www.treehugger.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2011/09/124000-fish-suffocate-to-death-in-texas-heat.php