Wednesday, 24 December 2014

Chinook salmon could be wiped out by 2100, new study claims

Chinook salmon could be wiped out by 2100, new study claims


New climate-change research involving a University of British Columbia scientist predicts that one of the West Coast's most prized salmon stocks could be wiped out over the next 85 years. A study has concluded that there is a five per cent chance of a catastrophic loss of the chinook salmon by 2075, and a 98 per cent chance the population will suffer catastrophic losses by 2100, if climate change warms the water.

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