What do fish do when the water gets too hot?
Cold-water fish like trout have a strategy for surviving extreme heat—moving into thermal refuges. Thermal refuges are areas in a river where colder water discharges …
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Coal mine expansion permit vacated by Montana Supreme Court
In issuing permits for expansion of a key Montana coal mine, state regulators have consistently ignored water quality laws, the Montana Supreme Court ruled Wednesday …
Artificially Cooling Rivers Could Protect Fish From Climate Change
In the midst of a heat wave in Nova Scotia, Canada, this July, humans sought out air conditioning and shelter in the shade. Fish in the Wrights River, meanwhile, …
Drought conditions expose rivers to hotter water temperatures
I’m not sure we need a scientist to tell us drought conditions lead to hotter river temps. As climate change warms the planet and droughts …
Years After the Blob, the Pacific Still Doesn’t Look the Same
The 2014–2016 marine heatwave aka the Blob, was one of the most intense marine heatwaves in recorded history, so it makes sense that it had …
Water just offshore in Florida Bay near the Upper Keys hit 98 degrees
An ocean heat wave off Florida’s coast is breaking records for water temperatures. Now, the El Nino weather pattern is partly to blame, but scientists …
“No doubt, we’re in hot water”
The current heatwave impacting large swaths of the country is also driving a spike in marine temperatures. As scientists around the world sound the alarm …
Dude, Where’s My Hatch?
Fly hatches are becoming harder to predict because of climate change. What happens when there’s no more hatches to match? The decline of aquatic insects …
Redfish, bluefish, no fish: Climate change threatens traditional fishing waters
The chances of climate change causing significant disruption to saltwater fisheries are pretty high, according to a NOAA Fisheries climate vulnerability assessment that’s on its …
As glaciers retreat, new streams for salmon
Glacial melting is shining a spotlight on the science of ecological succession, the name given to the patterns of the arrival of one species after …