Massive Fish Die-Off in Australian River

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Massive Fish Die-Off in Australian River
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Millions of fish, including carp and bony herring, have died in a river near Menindee, Australia due to low oxygen levels caused by heatwave conditions and flood waters receding. The Department of Primary Industries in New South Wales has warned that the event is ongoing and that the current hot weather is exacerbating hypoxia. This is not the first time that mass fish deaths have occurred in the area, and experts have linked the phenomenon to climate change and global warming.

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