‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: Japan says reason behind 1,200 tonnes of fish washing ashore is unknown (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/biodiversity@mander.xyz

15 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Article is non-scientific headline bait. Vote this boolshit down.

The fish kill was likely from the monstrous underwater earthquake that hit the Philippines. Which triggered tsunami warnings in the country and in Japan. Funny thing, the word "earth" doesn't appear in the article, let alone "earthquake". How odd to leave such a significant thing out of consideration.

Yes, global warming is hell, and it's here and now. This has nothing to do with that.

Yes, Fukushima's release of barely radioactive water is a non-issue. Here's an easily understandable take on water and radiation.

[-] kaffiene@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I didnt get the impression they were making any definite claims 'But no one has been able to confirm the cause. “The cause is unknown at the moment,”'

this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2023

40 points (69.6% liked)

Biodiversity

1380 readers

1 users here now

Welcome to c/Biodiversity @ Mander.xyz!

A community about the variety of life on Earth at all levels; including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi.

Notice Board

This is a work in progress, please don't mind the mess.

2023-06-16: We invite our users to contribute resources for the sidebar.

2023-06-15: Looking for mods!

About

Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.

Over generations, all of the species that are currently alive today have evolved unique traits that make them distinct from other species. These differences are what scientists use to tell one species from another. Organisms that have evolved to be so different from one another that they can no longer reproduce with each other are considered different species. All organisms that can reproduce with each other fall into one species. Read more...

Rules