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Extreme Heatwave Turns Amazon Waters Deadly For Dolphins, Threatens Aquatic Habitats
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Study finds record warming in Amazon lakes during 2023–24 droughts, triggering mass die-offs of fish and river dolphins and threatening freshwater ecosystems An unprecedented heatwave and drought in 2023 turned several of the Amazon’s lakes into near-boiling basins, with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees, according to a new study by researcher Ayan Fleischmann and colleagues. […]