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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.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is in the southern hemisphere, it's the end of winter/beginning of summer there and the water temperature is already that high. When do we start holding corporations/governments accountable?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Seems like it won't happen until its too late

[–] 24_at_the_withers 2 points 1 year ago

This is a short distance from the equator. The seasons there don't really affect temperature significantly; only rainfall.