Record Amazon Lake Temperatures Trigger Mass Dolphin Die-Offs in 2023
TL;DR
A study reveals that a severe drought and heat wave in 2023 caused Lake Tefe in the Amazon to reach temperatures over 41°C, leading to the death of hundreds of dolphins and highlighting the broader impacts of climate change on tropical aquatic ecosystems.
- Hundreds of dolphins found dead in Amazon lake were in water hotter than a jacuzzi, study finds CBS News
- Amazon lakes became ‘simmering basins’ as temperatures spiked to 105 degrees CNN
- Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study The Guardian
- One lake in the central Amazon reached 41 °C and four others exceeded 37 °C in 2023 Science Media Centre España
- Amazon Lakes Hit Record Heat in 2023 Drought Causing Dolphin Deaths Букви
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