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Nobody s winning : Drought upends life in US West basin
GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press
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1of45Jamie Holt, lead fisheries technician for the Yurok Tribe, maneuvers a boat near a fish trap in the lower Klamath River on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Weitchpec, Calif. A historic drought and low water levels are threatening the existence of fish species along the 257-mile long river. When I first started this job 23 years ago, extinction was never a part of the conversation, she said of the salmon. If we have another year like we re seeing now, extinction is what we re talking about. Nathan Howard/APShow MoreShow Less
Water crisis reaches boiling point on Oregon-California line
GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press
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1of45Jamie Holt, lead fisheries technician for the Yurok Tribe, maneuvers a boat near a fish trap in the lower Klamath River on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Weitchpec, Calif. A historic drought and low water levels are threatening the existence of fish species along the 257-mile long river. When I first started this job 23 years ago, extinction was never a part of the conversation, she said of the salmon. If we have another year like we re seeing now, extinction is what we re talking about. Nathan Howard/APShow MoreShow Less
Running out of water: How climate change fuels a crisis in the US west taipeitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from taipeitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Jamie Holt, lead fisheries technician for the Yurok Tribe, maneuvers a boat near a fish trap in the lower Klamath River on Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Weitchpec, Calif. A historic drought and low water levels are threatening the existence of fish species along the 257-mile long river. Nathan Howard, Associated Press
Toxic algae are seen in a sample of Upper Klamath Lake water on Thursday, June 10, 2021, near Klamath Falls. Toxic algae blooming in the lake threatens the vital habitat for the endangered suckerfish. Nathan Howard, Associated Press
Birds and other wildlife move through a wetland in the Klamath River Basin on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in Tulelake, Calif. Extreme drought is tearing apart communities in the massive basin, which spans the Oregon-California border.Â