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c/hackernews · by haxor@derp.foo · 2y

Why 10B snow crabs starved to death in the Bering Sea

https://phys.org/news/2023-10-billion-crabs-starved-death-bering.html

There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.

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GarrettBird@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y

Its a short article, but here's a summary: Snow crabs caloric needs are tied to temperature. If its too warm, it increases the amount of calories they need to survive. The most recent heat wave doubled this food demand.

Imagine if everyone in China needed double the food due to a sudden weather change.

CluckN@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Because there was snow food!