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Pacific Northwest Heat Wave Killed More Than One Billion Sea Creatures

18/07/2021 11:00 PM | Click to read full article

More than 1 billion sea creatures along the Vancouver coast were cooked to death during a record-breaking heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, according to preliminary data.

The maritime massacre surprised even the experts. Christopher Harley, a professor at the University of British Columbia, said the death toll kept climbing as his team investigated area beaches.

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