Forbes: Mysterious Dolphin Deaths Linked To Climate Change In New Study
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Mysterious Dolphin Deaths Linked To Climate Change In New Study
Published by Forbes: January 2, 2021
In 2007, scientists studying dolphins in the Gippsland Lakes of South Eastern Australia noticed something alarming. Dead dolphins were washing up on shore, covered in skin lesions. Some of them looked like they had received third-degree burns.
At the time, no one was sure what was killing them.
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