A staggering number of fish, estimated to be tens of thousands, have washed ashore on the gulf coast of Texas due to a lack of oxygen in warm water, officials have confirmed. The fish kill began on Friday and could persist with thousands more fish expected to be affected. Factors contributing to the phenomenon include calm seas and hazy skies that limit oxygen infusion into the water, and warmer temperatures that decrease oxygen levels in the water and contribute to erratic behavior among fish. Climate change could also be exacerbating the issue, according to Katie St. Clair, the sea life facility manager at Texas A&M University at Galveston, who has warned of the cascading impact the fish kill could have on the ecosystem. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned that this summer, a large “dead zone” of water in the Gulf of Mexico could severely affect coastal waters in the region.
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