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More On Bushmeat and Fish
In Rift Valley lakes of Eastern Africa algae rely on surface water and deep water mixing to provide the perfect environment. Quoted in the article: “there is less of this mixing, because the [temperature-mediated] density difference between the surface waters and the deep waters has gotten greater, and so it takes more energy to mix deep water up to the surface.” (O'Rielly). In turn, the fish stock has plummeted as they have nothing to feed on. This has forced the local people to turn to bushmeat as a source of protein. Many of these animals are endangered and even more carry disease.
This “thread” can be pulled back to global warming. It is so sad that the people of Africa, who are most likely contributing the least to global warming, are the ones that are suffering the most due to the higher temperatures. (S. Fields, 2005)
More On Bushmeat and Fish
In Rift Valley lakes of Eastern Africa algae rely on surface water and deep water mixing to provide the perfect environment. Quoted in the article: “there is less of this mixing, because the [temperature-mediated] density difference between the surface waters and the deep waters has gotten greater, and so it takes more energy to mix deep water up to the surface.” (O'Rielly). In turn, the fish stock has plummeted as they have nothing to feed on. This has forced the local people to turn to bushmeat as a source of protein. Many of these animals are endangered and even more carry disease.
This “thread” can be pulled back to global warming. It is so sad that the people of Africa, who are most likely contributing the least to global warming, are the ones that are suffering the most due to the higher temperatures. (S. Fields, 2005)
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