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More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit.

More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit [38.8 °C].

The dead dolphins were all found in Lake Tefé over the past seven days, according to the Mamirauá Institute, a research facility funded by the Brazilian Ministry of Science.

The institute said such a high number of deaths was unusual and suggested record-high lake temperatures and an historic drought in the Amazon may have been the cause.

The news is likely to add to the concerns of climate scientists over the effects human activity and extreme droughts are having on the region.

  • TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.eeEnglish
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    9 months ago

    If that’s their plan it’s incredibly stupid.

    It’s not, like most things it’s a lot dumber and simpler. Rich people don’t fight or organize as a class, but they don’t need too. The wealthy just have to look after themselves, and by doing so will vicariously establish benefits for other rich people.

    I think in regards to climate change the wealthy are experiencing a malicious version of the bystander effect. Where they on some level understand their own endangerment, but expect a higher power to fix it for them.

    However, when a government does attempt a fix that is personally detrimental to their financial health, they take it personally and become reactionary.