Warm ocean waters wash thousands of dead fish off Texas beaches

Big titleJune 13, 2023

In weather news, tens of thousands of dead fish have washed up on beaches along the Texas coast after running out of oxygen due to abnormally warm ocean temperatures. In 2019, the UN He warned that the crisis generated by climate change will lead to more and more mass deaths in the marine ecosystem, since cold water tends to contain a greater amount of oxygen than warm water.

It comes as more than 430 wildfires continue to burn across Canada, where evacuation orders remain in effect for thousands of people residing in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec. Quebec’s Minister of Public Safety said the fires are expected to continue burning through the summer, which will lead to further air quality alerts being issued across Canada and the northern UNITED STATES.

Last Wednesday, as thick, dark smoke from the fires in Canada blanketed New York City, more than 300 people were treated in hospitals for asthma symptoms, nearly double the number of people treated the day before. the arrival of smoke. The highest rate of emergencies occurred in neighborhoods where predominantly black, Latino and low-income communities reside.

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