Bushfires unseen victims

Scientists believe that marine animals in Australia will soon be the unknown victims of the fires. Australia is in a drought right now. They are destined to get flood causing rain in the near future. When the floods come it will cause the ash from the fires to rush into nearby creeks that will lead is to lakes, estuaries, and nearby rivers. When there the ash will rush into fishes gills and also block sunlight needed for aquatic plants photosynthesis. This will basically suffocate the fish underwater. There is no solution to this problem, there is no possible way to clean up all the ash laying on the ground. The only way to stop it would be to set up silt catching bags around the water to block the ash from getting in. Yet, these are very ineffective and also cost a lot of money and time to set up.


https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/australias-marine-animals-will-be-bushfires-unseen-victims/

I believe this is a very scary article. We have already heard about the billions of animals killed in the fire, and now we hear that there could be millions more killed in the aftermath. The ash from these fire will flood into nearby waters and suffocate the fish within. Leaving mass killings of not only aquatic animals, but also plant life. I hope they find a solution to minimize the affects of the soon to come toxic flood waters.

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  1. chrheaFebruary 3, 2020 at 1:57 PM

    Very scary! Especially considering the great barrier reef's proximity and vulnerability.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2020 at 4:51 AM

    It seems odd that no solution has been thought of, but that showcases how unknown this problem is. That makes the whole situation scarier, because no one knows for sure how dangerous it can be.

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