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Olifants River faces extreme warming by 2100, threatening fish and macroinvertebrates
The Olifants River, one of South Africa’s most troubled waterways, is facing an escalating threat from climate change. Already heavily polluted, overused and ecologically stressed, new research suggests that the river could experience dramatic warming over the coming decades, with potentially devastating consequences for freshwater ecosystems. The study, published in the latest issue of the…