Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Heatwave roasts mussels alive in California

An unusual heatwave sent droves of Californians to the beach, where they were met with hundreds of other unfamiliar beach-goers – cooked mussels. Consecutive days of 90 degree weather caused a widespread die-off of mussels along Northern California’s Bodega Bay, an open space preserve and fishing community. Ecologists reported similar die-of scenarios throughout a 140 mil stretch of coastline. Although there was a similar die-off of mussels in 2004, this appears to be the largest in 15 years....

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/heatwave-roasts-mussels-alive-in-california
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