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A marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean that began a decade ago killed some four million common murres in Alaska, researchers say

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Tags: climate change, usa.ak, oceans, pacific, disasters.environmental, wildlife, deaths.animal, birds.sea, common murre, fish, heather renner, studies, heat waves.marine, researchers, author.joshua partlow, source.the washington post, paywall
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/12/12/common-murre-alaska-climate-change/

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Scientists just confirmed the largest bird-killing event in modern history
Published
Dec 12 2024
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1146 words

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    chocobean
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    Archive https://archive.is/nAJOH Quick note, murres are cute black and white sea birds

    Archive https://archive.is/nAJOH

    Quick note, murres are cute black and white sea birds

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      Tmbreen
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      Aww, you weren't kidding about them being cute. Someone get them an air conditioner

      Aww, you weren't kidding about them being cute. Someone get them an air conditioner

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      1. chocobean
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        These kinds of news make me very upset. Years ago scientists kept finding dead pufflings....their parents were working so far to find food but when the ocean is hot the food fish go deeper down,...

        These kinds of news make me very upset. Years ago scientists kept finding dead pufflings....their parents were working so far to find food but when the ocean is hot the food fish go deeper down, and so they tried "jellyfish". Pufflings with exhausted Puffin parents died of hunger and malnutrition with tummies full of plastic. It's very upsetting that we're going to see all of them gone like this.

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