Record Amazon lake heat reaches jacuzzi temperatures, causing dolphin die-offs
TL;DR
Severe heatwaves and droughts in the Amazon have caused lakes to heat up beyond 40°C, leading to mass die-offs of endangered river dolphins and fish, with lakes shrinking significantly and temperatures rising faster than the global average, highlighting the urgent impact of climate change on these ecosystems.
- Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study The Guardian
- Amazon lakes became ‘simmering basins’ as temperatures spiked to 105 degrees CNN
- Amazon Lakes Hit Record Heat in 2023 Drought Causing Dolphin Deaths Букви
- Amazon lake where hundreds of dolphins died hit jacuzzi temperatures CP24
- Amazon lake where hundreds of dolphins died was hotter than a jacuzzi The Straits Times
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