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2023-07-23 06:36:33 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F1334D4F4750C1E14529D69668C42A16E4C77D8798A0EB5D26A17CFF2A260135
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-thousands-of-dead-fish-washed-ashore-in-texas-180982373/ Summer heat and calm waters are direct contributing factors, but it is not out of the ordinary. The article states it is a natural occurrence. “If there isn’t enough oxygen in the water, fish can’t ‘breathe.’ Low dissolved oxygen in many cases is a natural occurrence.”
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