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Climate change claiming first victims in Northwest

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Mark Matassa
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The Oregonian reports that warner than usual water in the Willamette River is killing spring Chinook salmon as they swim upstream to spawn. Scientists say the state’s low snowpack is to blame, since that means shallower rivers, which tend to warm quickly. For that reason, as the summer progresses warmer weather will continue to kill off the fish.

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