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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe sea froze so fast that it killed thousands of fish instantly
Norwegian public radio (Google-translated) reports on the instant dead of thousands of fish in a bay in the island of Lovund, Norway. An air temperature of -7.8 C (17.96 F) combined with a strong east wind froze the sea water instantly, trapping and killing the fish you can see in this fishapocalyptic image:
The dog owner says that he has never seen such a phenomenon. NRK claims that the herrings were chased by cormorants into the bay when the deadly freezing happened. Aril Slottethe head of pelagic fish department at Norway's Institute of Marine Researchsays it is not uncommon for herring to get very near the shore when chased by predators, sometimes getting trapped by the low tide in areas like this bay.
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/this-sea-water-froze-so-fast-that-it-killed-thousands-o-1500143812
Katashi_itto
(10,175 posts)OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)or fresh frozen? With a little pickaxe action, we could have fishsickles.
mindwalker_i
(4,407 posts)PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)I think the article may have neglected to put in the negative sign.
Anyway, wow! I've never seen anything like that before.
JVS
(61,935 posts)PotatoChip
(3,186 posts)JVS
(61,935 posts)ohheckyeah
(9,314 posts)"flash frozen" but this is ridiculous.
Lobo27
(753 posts)Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)... I hope someone's got a big freezer handy.
jsr
(7,712 posts)FatBuddy
(376 posts)Javaman
(62,534 posts)Mmmmmmmm....
badtoworse
(5,957 posts)dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)Cormorants go on killing frenzies - they don't just kill for food.