Water Conditions: Fish and Temperatures Forecast

water conditions: Low water conditions and the heat may also have encouraged an algae bloom that starves the fish of oxygen and produces toxins, according to The Japan Times. We do expect to see more fish kills across parts of the far west and Northern Tablelands this week, said state minister Niall Blair. The banks of the Murray-Darling Rivers are thick with rotten fish, with officials putting the number of dead at hundreds of thousands and saying the toll is likely closer to 1 million. ; Further high temperatures forecast for this week could make the situation worse, the New South Wales government has warned. The deaths have become a national issue, sparking angry allegations about the cause and who is responsible. The sheer visual image of this is just terribly upsetting, he said. It's a devastating ecological event, said Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday, pointing to apocalyptic scenes. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.