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Eels climb out of Sussex fishing lake to die
Original: 'The eels were climbing out of the water to die'
Witnesses at a fishing lake in East Sussex, England, report eels leaving the water to die as water temperatures soared, an event described in a new Guardian report on the summer heat. Conservationists say the behaviour signals severe oxygen depletion and heat stress, and point to it as another visible consequence of warming rivers and lakes on freshwater wildlife.
Why now: The striking image of eels escaping the water to die during extreme heat is being shared as evidence of climate change's impact on freshwater ecosystems.
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