Another
sign of the (heat) times: thousands of dead fish
7
July, 2012
In
lakes and rivers across parched areas of the U.S., heat and lower
water levels are reducing oxygen levels -- and killing fish
populations by the thousands.
.
"Aggravating
this summertime problem, increased temperatures lead to warmer water,
which holds less dissolved oxygen," state natural resources
spokesman John Clark told NBCPhiladelphia.com.
In
South Carolina, some 500 fish died at Lake Hartwell.
Celebrating
the warm summer months, as schools let out and the cooling off begins
"It
started Sunday afternoon," local resident Brandi Pierce told NBC
affiliate WYFF-TV. "We started seeing ten fish popping up out of
the water. Then Monday, it was full."
Across
South Dakota, fishermen have reported thousands of fish kills in
multiple lakes and rivers.
And
in Tennessee, a fish kill on Butterfly Lake left a horrid stench in
one Knoxville neighborhood.
"It's
really putrid," Paula Gumpman, president of the local
neighborhood association, told the Knoxville News Sentinel. "It's
like after a hurricane. Gooky and yucky."
Some
10,000 bluegills were thought to have died, and city workers were
tasked with the cleanup even though the lake is on private property.
"It's
a public health issue," said Public Service Director David
Brace, "and it just smells real bad."
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