Lighting or drowning? Turned out, drowning.
CNN: Atlanta metro downpour leads to massive fish kill on the Chattahoochee River
"... The die-off followed an intense thunderstorm that dumped three inches of rain per hour on the Atlanta metro area Wednesday, which also flooded area streets resulting in flash flooding.
Investigations into the cause of the fish kill are ongoing by Chattahoochee Riverkeeper and the City of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management. Both entities believe drought and heat played a role in the die-off. ..."
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#disaster #environmentaldisaster #fishkill
The executive director an environmental nonprofit found thousands of dead fish along a 20-mile stretch of river on the western border of Fulton County.Kate Petersen (CNN)
City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management and Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper Responds to Fish Kill Incident on Chattahoochee River
"ATLANTA – On Friday, May 22, 2026, the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) received reports about a significant fish kill incident along the Chattahoochee River. In partnership with the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper (CRK), Commissioner Greg Eyerly and Deputy Commissioner Quinton Fletcher met with CRK Riverkeeper and Executive Director Jason Ulseth to investigate the incident on the river.
Whee
"...The climatic shift devastated crops nearly 150 years ago, raising the question of whether a similar disruption could threaten global food security yet again. The strongest El Niño on record from 1877 to 1878 fueled conditions that led to a global famine which killed more than 50 million people across India, China, Brazil and elsewhere. That was 3 to 4 percent of the estimated global population at the time, equal to at least 250 million people if it happened today.
“It was arguably the worst environmental disaster to ever befall humanity,” researchers have written about the event...."
WFAA: Damage, multiple injuries reported in Mineral Wells during severe storms
The Palo Pinto Sheriff's Office confirmed to WFAA that there are multiple injuries following a Tornado Warning in the region.
40 years since April 26, 1986:
The worst #nuclear #disaster in human #history
You can still find traces of cesium-137 and strontium-90 in #Europe's wild mushrooms
#Soviet govt arrogance led to Chernobyl and that warped into Russian govt arrogance leading to the #UkraineWar
And #Russia endlessly threatens to nuke nations
"Ukraine calls on world to stop Russia’s nuclear #blackmail on #Chornobyl #anniversary"
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In a statement marking the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged states that value stability to stop Russia’s nuclear blackmail. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform (Укрінформ)
NHK: Tuvalu declares state of emergency over electricity and fuel concerns
