Australia's Rivers Suffer Millions of Dead Fish Amid Heat Wave

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Australia's Rivers Suffer Millions of Dead Fish Amid Heat Wave
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Millions of fish have died in southeastern Australia due to low oxygen levels caused by floods and hot weather during a heat wave. The situation has caused a terrible smell and is a health hazard for residents. Similar mass kills have been reported in recent weeks, with locals estimating millions of deaths during severe drought conditions in late 2018 and early 2019.

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