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Amazon river temps near 100 degrees as more than 100 dolphins found dead

Headline from Wfmy News 2, on the newest of 3 developments

Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit

    Headline from KRDO ·

  2. More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon amid rapidly rising water temperatures

    Headline from ABC 11 Raleigh ·

  3. Newest

    Amazon river temps near 100 degrees as more than 100 dolphins found dead

    Headline from Wfmy News 2 ·

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  1. CNN

    More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid an historic drought and record-high water temperatures that in places have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit.

  2. KEYT Santa Barbara

    More than 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as water hits 102 degrees Fahrenheit | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Marcelo Medeiras, Stefano Pozzebon and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — More than a hundred dolphins have been found dead in the Brazilian Amazon amid

  3. ABC 11 Raleigh

    More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon amid rapidly rising water temperatures (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    The water temperatures rose from 32 C (89 F) on Friday to almost 38 C (100 F) on Sunday.

  4. Wfmy News 2

    Amazon river temps near 100 degrees as more than 100 dolphins found dead (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths.

  5. NPR

    More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Experts believe high water temperatures are the most likely cause of the deaths in the lakes in the region. Temperatures since last week have exceeded 102 degrees Fahrenheit in the Tefe Lake region.

  6. Time

    Dozens of Dolphins Are Dying in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Experts believe high water temperatures in the lakes in the region are the most likely cause of the deaths. Thousands of fish have also died, as the region grapples with a severe drought.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    Scores of dolphins die in Amazon amid severe drought, heat – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    More than 100 carcases of dolphins have been found in Brazil's Amazon rainforest hit by drought and heat.

  8. FOX 8 Cleveland

    More than 100 dolphins die due to drought (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week due to a severe drought, and many more could be affected if water temperatures remain high.

  9. Al Jazeera

    Deaths of 120 Amazon dolphins linked to severe drought, high temperatures (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Amazon River’s pink, grey dolphins are a threatened species and among the few freshwater dolphins found in the world.

  10. NBC Chicago

    More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon amid drought, high temperatures (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar

  12. Fox News

    More than 100 dolphins, thousands of fish found dead as Brazilian governor declares state of emergency (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Wildlife experts have found more than 100 dead dolphins and thousands of fish that have died in the Brazilian Amazon amid severe drought and high temperatures.

  13. NBC 4 Columbus

    More than 100 dolphins found dead in Brazilian Amazon (opens NBC 4 Columbus)

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    NBC 4 Columbus's feed description

    SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperature…

  14. Salon

    Over 100 dolphins cooked in the Amazon river as climate change heats water to Jacuzzi temperatures (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The dolphins may have lost 10 percent of their population, which could threaten the survival of the species

  15. France 24

    More than 100 dolphins dead in Brazilian Amazon as water temperatures soar (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts…

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