Yakima River overheated

[wanderingrichard]

This popped up in my news feed. Didnt see it shared anywjere when i searched the site;

Heatwave and drought deadly for fish in Yakima Basin

An unsettling discovery by U.S. Geological Survey staff gathering gear in the Yakima Delta on July 12 offered a harsh reminder of the dangers fish face due to this summer’s

www.yakimaherald.com

 

[Eastside]

There is a long range plan https://ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorel...a-River-Basin-projects/Yakima-integrated-plan. One solution that was proposed a while ago was to pump cooler water from the Columbia River to supplement the lower river flows. I wasn’t able to find any current discussion of this option, but it was done on the lower Umatilla River in Oregon.

 

[O' Clarkii Lewisi]

This popped up in my news feed. Didnt see it shared anywjere when i searched the site;

Heatwave and drought deadly for fish in Yakima Basin

An unsettling discovery by U.S. Geological Survey staff gathering gear in the Yakima Delta on July 12 offered a harsh reminder of the dangers fish face due to this summer’s

www.yakimaherald.com

A small price to pay for apple juice, wine, and beer?

 

[O' Clarkii Lewisi]

.......or even marijuana.

 

[wanderingrichard]

Now that you bring that up, it's sort of similar to the California Delta issue, isn't it ?