More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the last week because of a severe drought and soaring water temperatures.
A fisherman navigates near thousands of dead fish awash on the banks of Piranha Lake because of a severe drought in the Brazilian state of Amazonas.in the last week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.
The Mamiraua Institute, a research group of Brazil’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, said two more dead dolphins were found Monday in the region around Tefe Lake, which is key for mammals and fish in the area. Video provided by the institute showed vultures picking at the dolphin carcasses beached on the lakeside. Thousands of fish have also died, local media reported.are the most likely cause of the deaths in the lakes in the region.
Nicson Marreira, mayor of Tefe, a city of 60,000 residents. said his government was unable to deliver food directly to some isolated communities because the rivers are dry.Ayan Fleischmann, the geospatial coordinator at the Mamirauá Institute, said the drought has had a major impact on the riverside communities in the Amazon region.
“Many communities are becoming isolated, without access to good quality water, without access to the river, which is their main means of transportation,” he said.Japan’s fishing and seafood industry is under threat as warming sea temperatures spur changes in marine life behavior and migration patterns.Fleischmann said water temperatures rose from 89 degrees Friday to almost 100 on Sunday.
He said that experts were still determining the cause of the dolphin deaths but that the high temperature remains the main candidate.For SubscribersSaving Mt. Wilson Observatory: Inside the long battle to maintain the spot where we found our place in the universe
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